NEW: Create Insights for Innovation
Explore a Confluence of Pedagogical Practices for Teaching & Student Learning
Support your professional learning with Flipping the Focus’ podcast! Several episodes available for helping generate insights towards innovation in instructional leadership.
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Click on the image to check out this podcast discussing assessment, thinking, connected and flipped learning.
Podcast: The Do-Do's & Don't Do's of Personalized Learning
Click on the image to access an interview on Personalized Learning with the hosts of the "Do-Do's & Don't-Do's of Personalized Learning"--Matt Shea & Courtney Belolan (captured at the 2019 Mid-Atlantic Conference for Professional Learning).

A) What are educators saying about Flipped PL?

-Flipped learning allows students to take ownership & leadership. Learning is a co-space of thinking, co-creating success criteria, building knowledge & conversations for reaching the goals (Interview, hosted by Rola Tibshirani, on "The Missing Link", Feb 2/19).

-You ensure that everyone at the table has a voice...that they are heard. The facilitation was inspiring, we connected as a team, and met our goals (Executive Member, Carleton-Ottawa Mathematics Association, Feb 9/19).

-The professional learning I received was matched to my needs, provided just-in-time, and complemented how I like to learn (Educator, Program Leader).

-You have really helped me stretch and think about teaching in new ways (Educator, School Learning Team).

-Having these tools, along with coaching, will be a perfect support for teacher learning (Learning Resource Teacher).

-Great learning content ... we like the format of this learning opportunity (Educator Group).
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-We're growing ideas with everyone's participation (System Teacher).

B) What are administrators saying about Flipped PL?

-Due to the depth of knowledge made available, open-mindedness, and interpretive listening, our collaboration with Flipped PL led to making ideas better (School Administrator, Upper Canada DSB, May 2018).
-How can I go about flipping some of the collaborative inquiry initiatives in my school? Staff meetings? (School Administrator)
-I like how you apply your own curiousity and learning to various divisions and subject areas (System Administrator).
-The value of having ... time with a colleague to view and discuss the on-line training was beneficial.  We liked the ability to pause when we felt it necessary and the ability to set our own time limits ... for discussion time (School Learning Team, Upper Canada DSB).

C) How do I create this type of professional learning opportunity?

The "Today's PL ... Flipped" link takes educators to a page that they can navigate to facilitate their learning experience. Since flipped learning is geared to helping us determine the best use of our face-to-face meeting time for professional development, this experience can also include a follow-up, face-to-face component in which participants will bring their learning and reflections into a workshop experience that includes observation and documentation of student thinking--truly blending the learning opportunity and experience!

How do I create a Flipped PL opportunity for myself, group, school, or district? Reach out for a consultation, where we can discuss your ideas, design an experience, and/or facilitate the learning opportunity.

NOW AVAILABLE: An on-line sign-up option has been made available to share your ideas and to determine best ways for Flipped PL to collaborate with you.
D) Mission
On a path to developing 21C co-learning relationships: 

Creating and sustaining dynamic, collaborative learning opportunities 
that explore the intersection of inquiry, professional practice, and research 
into Teaching & Learning
E) Expanded Services Description
At Flipping the Focus, your learning is optimized for meaning through...

-providing current and relevant information to professional educator learning communities (K-12) for continuous improvement... -facilitating the building of collaborative, professional learning networks that incorporate models of learning specific to your needs
-providing just-in-time, educational consulting services for ...
  • effecting growth in student/teacher efficacy in learning/teaching, growing capacity of schools to further leveraging the strengths and exploring the aspirations of their team members
  • facilitating and/or leading co-constructed, professional learning opportunities for educators that can incorporate both flipped and face-to-face components