'Are you tech-ready for flipping?': an analysis of the digital skills of Spanish teachers

The Flipped Classroom Model (FC) can be considered as a meta-strategy that can provide an available structure in order to introduce the new methodologies in the classroom. The aim of this study is to analyze the level of digital competence of Spanish teachers and to determine if they are technically prepared to design and implement the model. For this, we used two tools. A survey designed according to the recommended dimensions of the “Common Framework for Digital Competence of Teachers” of the Digital Culture in School Plan (ACDC questionnaire). A questionnaire that we carried out among more than 100 Spanish experts in Flipped learning to determine, through analysis of the ACDC questionnaire, which would be the 12 key competences for the adequate development of the FC model. This second analysis will help us determine the technical specificities required by the FC model, which can guide the teachers in evaluating their own competences and in building a formative itinerary over FC and ICTs. The Spanish teachers have a low or medium-low level in many of the keys kills to include these strategies in their professional performance. A plan of improvement of digital skills is needed to alleviate the detected weaknesses.