Walk the halls of Clintondale High School, just north of Detroit, and the school doesn’t appear out of the ordinary. You’d find the typical smells and the sprawling nondescript interior, as well as the persistent challenges confronting many American public high schools serving mostly low-income students.
Yet, there’s a stark difference in the way instruction is delivered. Clintondale is the nation’s first completely flipped school, meaning teachers record lectures for students to watch online outside of class, and what was once considered homework is now done during classtime, allowing students to work through assignments together and ask teachers for help if they run into questions. Go to http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/what-does-a-flipped-classroom-look-like-2/ for more information on how successful this school is.
