– by Susan White –
| Featured Faculty | Featured Faculty |
| Kathy Swanger, Ohio, USA | Sean Moran, Pennsylvania, USA |
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| International Faculty founding member, Kathy Swanger, has more than three decades of experience in public education. She is currently the digital media and technology integration specialist for Elgin Local Schools in Marion County, Ohio. Kathy is a Vice-Chair of the Global Standards Project, and has been named on of the top 100 Flipped Learning leaders in K-12 education worldwide. Kathy is also one of several International Faculty members on the Presentations Leadership Team, leading the global development of world-class Flipped Learning keynote speakers, workshop facilitators, and presentations. | International Faculty founding member, Sean Moran, comes to us with more than 18 years of teaching experience. He is a social studies teacher for the Bangor Area School District in Bangor, Pennsylvania. Sean began his flipping journey 3 years ago, and has since then incorporated many different instructional strategies to enhance his group space. In addition to being named to the International Faculty, Sean is a Vice-Chair of the Global Standards Project and has been named one of the top 100 Flipped Learning leaders in K-12 education worldwide. |
| What does the Global Standards Project mean to you? | What does the Global Standards Project mean to you? |
| “The Global Standards Project allowed us to challenge our views and discuss what certain terms and ideologies really meant to us. We focused on what was really important and vital to Flipped Learning so that we could share the standards and know that we were all on the same page. It is important, as Flipped Learning continues to grow, to know that we are all following the same standards. The standards will unify us as a group to provide quality, engaged classrooms for students. The standards will help flipped educators define and identify active, engaged learning.” | “It means having a standard to which others can aspire to achieve. It reflects a global community of educators who commit to establishing something much larger than themselves for the greater good of the Flipped Community. I believe there are too many people who claim to be ”flipping” that are not embracing best practices. I think this incorrect use of FL can negatively impact the perception of FL and therefore pass it off as a simple fad that will pass in time. True FL embraces far more than videos, webquests and other activities, so I believe the need for Global Standards has risen from the improper use and lazy efforts of educators. I believe they will help to establish a ‘universal code of conduct’ along with a set of principles that will be seen as the foundation of best practices.” |
| How do you feel your role as a faculty member has impacted Flipped Learning? | How do you feel your role as a faculty member has impacted Flipped Learning? |
| “The FLGI faculty has given me a voice. In my silo, I heard myself and my echo. In the FLGI community I got to share my views. With the radical candor of my flipped family, I had my ideas challenged in a positive way. This has made me a better educator. Defending and revising my beliefs has solidified my belief in Flipped Learning. The exchange of ideas within this faculty has opened the doors of Flipped Learning around the world.” | “I hope I have made a positive impact in the global community as a member of the faculty. I have learned many lessons from my colleagues so I hope I have had a similar influence on them. I cannot speak for all of the members of the faculty but I know I have had a positive influence on some of them, I hope that influence was positive enough to encourage reflective thinking and positive results in the classroom.” |
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