Flipped By Sophiahttp://www.sophia.org/home-teacher

A tutorial by Jessica Butler

What kind of assistance does Sophia offer 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

What kind of assistance does Sophia offer 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

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

*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