The In Class Flip: How Flipped Classrooms Can Meet the Needs of All Learners
When I began thinking about becoming a teacher, one idea that always stood out in my mind was that I wanted to give students the access and opportunities that I was afforded during my school career. I did not attend a well to do school, nor did I live in a well to do district, but rather attended a lower income school in the district. This was during the 90s, but my classmates and I were afforded and given many opportunities to excel and succeed because my teachers believed that we deserved it. I look back on my elementary education with fondness and a sense of joy because I attended a school where I knew that I was loved and cared for. When I speak to my former grade school teachers, they say that that old elementary school was an “island”. One teacher went on to explain that the administration was very supportive of teachers wanting to begin extracurricular clubs or activities and that the families, students, faculty, and staff there felt like a family. Fast forward to 2022, and we