2016 - Martha Ramirez

Using loop-input on in-class flip with in-service teachers (co-written with Carolina R.)

Last October, we – Martha Ramirez [@martharamirezco] and Carolina R Buitrago [@crbuitrago] – participated in ASOCOPI’s (Asociación Colombiana de Profesores de Inglés) 51st annual conference, whose main focus was on using technology in ELT… right up our alley! Since both of us have been applying in-class flips in our classes for the past year, this […]

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In-Class Flip: Duplicated Sequenced Stations

Blog, English, flipping

Last week, in my public speaking class with 10th graders, I worked on how to create diagrams for presentations. For this class, I needed students to understand what a diagram was and learn about the different types, so they could plan one and design one- in the same class! I had a 70 minute class,

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My first experience with in-class flip

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I’ve been working on in-class flips since I first heard the term in January this year. I had taken an Electronic Village Online – EVO course (free, BTW) on flipped learning and completely fell in love with the idea as soon as I heard what it was about. To clarify, an in-class flip is a

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Feedback – best practices

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In this post I want to share some of the things I did to provide and receive feedback in my class this year, which I consider work well and are worth giving them a try. If you have other ways you provide or receive feedback. Please, do share!

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Teaching reflections about this year

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In my previous post, I wrote about what my students had to say regarding their learning and what they consider they needed to improve for next year. In ths post I will reflect on what they liked about the class, what they consider I should improve and what last words they had for me. What

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My students’ reflections on their learning

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On the verge of finishing the school year, I find it necessary and important to ask my students for feedback on my classes and their learning. It’s the only way I know first hand what my students think of me and my teaching. With this in mind, I assigned a class reflection activity in which

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Favorite excerpts from “Everyday” by David Levithan

Blog, Book Club, English

This month I read “Everyday” by David Levithan for the monthly book club I lead. In the book discussion, everyone agreed it was a beautifully written book. In my case, I concluded that ‘A’ was my type of person; a person who sees the world the way that I do and someone I would love

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Providing written feedback through color-coding

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This year I taught 7th grade literature and there was a lot of writing to be done. This was followed, of course, by a lot of grading. So I started out by grading students’ work using the proofreading symbols the languages department had been using; and even though I had previously used similar symbols, I

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TESOL 2016 highlights (Part 3 – using & teaching with technology)

Blog, English, flipping

Here is a summary of my favorite technology oriented sessions. Practice-oriented session: “Making instructional videos: The Technology, Planning and On-Camera Delivery” I attended a session on making instructional videos by Jennifer Lebedev and Vicki Hollet. I immediately recognized Jennifer’s face (from her youtube videos, which I’ve used in my teaching), and learned about Vicki Hollet’s

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TESOL HIGHLIGHTS (Part 2 – Pronunciation)

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While at the TESOL convention, I also attended sessions regarding pronunciation teaching. I was delighted to see research being carried out in this field. However, I wish there were more studies on teacher training, which I did not see this year. Moreover, the following are some sessions I attended that are worth mentioning: Research-oriented session:

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