He currently teaches science at a private high school in the suburbs on the West side of Houston, Texas.

"[2] Bergmann has worked in education since 1986, spending twenty-four years as a middle and high school science teacher.

Then, along with fellow chemistry teacher Aaron Sams, he experimented with putting lectures on video for students to view outside of class.

Bergmann served as the Chief Academic Officer at the Flipped Learning Global Initiative until 2021 and now teaches high school science at a private institution in Houston Texas.

[3] Along with fellow chemistry teacher Aaron Sams, he began experimenting with recording content lectures.

However, they soon discovered what was more important were the activities that students were doing in the classroom, since they no longer spent so much time listening to explanation.

[5] However, Bergmann and Sams continued promoting the ideas, founding a nonprofit network for those interested.

[2] Even before the flipped classroom, Bergman's work was recognized with the Presidential Award for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching, which earned him a trip to the White House to meet the First Lady.

[1] He and Sams were nominated for the Brock International Prize in Education, and were named one of Tech & Learning's 10 Most Influential of 2013.