REFLECTIONS OF TEACHERS AFTER USING THE FLIPPED CLASSROOM MODEL: AN ANALYSIS OF INTERVIEWS

The Flipped Classroom is a new model of teaching, under the Blended Learning strategy. It consists of the delivery of content to the students at their homes, using technology, and processing the content in the class, in the presence of teachers and peers. A lot of research worldwide has proved the effectiveness of Flipped Classroom in developing higher order thinking skills among students. The teachers need training to use the Flipped Classroom model in teaching as it is a new pedagogical approach and also needs a different skill set. There has not been much work regarding teacher training for Flipped Classroom in India. A teacher training program was conducted in June 2021 in order to equip secondary school teachers to use the Flipped Classroom model in subject teaching. It focused on building awareness about the model and its benefits, training teachers in technological skills, student engagement, and lesson planning, as well as building the motivation required for implementing the model. After the training, all the 32 teachers planned and conducted one lesson using the Flipped Classroom model. The researcher then selected 10 teachers out of the total 32 to understand their experience in depth. Semistructured interviews of these 10 teachers were conducted to understand how the implementation had occurred. The analysis of the interview responses show that the training program has been fairly successful in creating interest and eagerness among the teachers about using the Flipped Classroom model. It has equipped them with the basic technological skills and lesson planning skills required. The experience of one lesson has boosted their confidence and curiosity, triggering new ideas about the next lesson in their minds. At the same time, the responses show specific areas where more guidance is needed. A lot of insights for the betterment of the training program have emerged from the data.