Flipped By Sophia sophia /home-teacher

1. Flipped By Sophiahttp://www.sophia.org/home-teacher A tutorial by Jessica Butler

2. What kind of assistance does Sophiaoffer for students? • The website offers more than 37,000 tutorials for a range of academic topics taught by more than 6,000 teachers • A quick quiz helps assess what kind of learner the student may be – visual, verbal, interpersonal, auditory or applied • Each tutorial is taught by multiple teachers using various instructional styles (slideshows, video, text, etc.), which allows the students to individualize their own method of learning; in other words, students find the instruction that works best for them • Students can earn badges (Seed of Knowledge, anyone?) and points from interactive quizzes, creating incentives and making learning fun

3. What kind of assistance does Sophiaoffer for teachers? • Using the lesson building tools, teachers can make their own tutorials or choose from the 37,000 already offered • Teachers can create their own quizzes to use as formative assessments using the Sophia quiz builder • Arrange tutorials for your students in a playlist so they are easily accessible • Create private groups for your students so they can interact together, access lesson plans and ask questions • Use Sophia Pathways to challenge gifted students and help those who are struggling; quizzes help monitor their progress as each pathway is completed

4. What makes a “flipped classroom?” • Gone are the days of lectures in class and homework at home – a flipped classroom has students watching the Sophia tutorials as homework which then enables interactive learning in the classroom • More face time with the teacher and active learning in class • Teachers are able to teach to each individual student by offering different tutorials for the same lesson • Hands-on, in-class learning with the help of technology offers a refreshing twist on the standard lesson plan

5. *Bonus Points* • The website is entirely FREE for teachers and students • There are also low-cost college courses available on Sophia so students can earn college credit. Sophia uses Transferman, a credit transfer service, at no cost to the student • Students are given the freedom to learn at their own pace and in the style that fits them best