Wisconsin’s Guiding Principles for Teaching and Learning inform the design and implementation of all academic standards. All educational initiatives are guided and impacted by important and often unstated attitudes or principles for teaching and learning. The Guiding Principles for Teaching and Learning emerge from research and provide the touchstone for practices that truly affect the vision of every child a graduate prepared for college and career. The principles inform what happens in the classroom, the implementation and evaluation of programs, and remind us of our own expectations for students. (Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction)
While I have stepped away from the every day middle school math classroom, I am often caught reflecting upon the wide array of strategies and instructional practices shared with me at the college level. Furthermore, I continue to witness and recommend flipped learning to help create an active, engaged classroom that truly focuses on putting the students first and meeting their needs. Flipped learning, when done correctly, can provide students with such a vast array of opportunities to become successful in school and prepare them for what lies ahead.
As I was writing an article for the Association of Wisconsin School Administrators, I couldn't help but realize how flipped learning helped me to meet the guiding principles of teaching and learning that Wisconsin established: Every student has the right to learn, Instruction must be rigorous and relevant, Purposeful assessment drives instruction and affects learning, Learning is a collaborative responsibility, Students bring strengths and experiences to learning, and Responsive environments engage learners.
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