Share Paper: Teaching Teachers to Teach Literacy Based Behavioral Interventions: The Effects of Flipped Instruction on Professional Development

1. Kristina Bielskus-Barone, Florida Atlantic University, United States

Abstract: Flipped instruction is an inverted model of teaching where students interact with content independently then spend classroom time engaged in hands-on activities that extend knowledge (Mok, 2014). A majority of the evidence base for flipped instruction is focused on classrooms, and a gap in the literature exits in applying this model to professional development, suggesting a need for further study in this area (Noren, & Berge, 2014). Based on encouraging outcomes in flipped classrooms and a call for more research in using the flipped instructional model for professional development, this study was developed. Preliminary results show promise in teaching special ...