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Aaron Sams

Flipped Classroom Co-Originator

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American chemistry teacher who, with colleague Jonathan Bergmann at Woodland Park High School in Colorado, co-developed the flipped classroom model starting in 2006, proposing that lectures be recorded for students to watch outside class so class time could go to interactive exercises and lab work. Sams received the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching.

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American 1
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Co-developed the flipped classroom model with Jonathan Bergmann beginning in 2006 and helped establish it as a distinct pedagogical approach. 1
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1. Wikipedia: Aaron Sams
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