Class activities and instruction: timing. In the post “Vuelco a las aulas” where I talked about Salman Khan’s book and his KhanAcademy, I included some links for further reading. This post is a recast of the one originally written for the Sls Hallam blog back in 2013. It has now been updated to include some […]
Flipping the English Class: Here’s how to go about it
Flipping the English class may help us meet the needs of ALL the students in our classes and not just the “good” ones. Not the only way, by all means I’m fully aware that many teachers have been: working in small groups for years, using English in class and, even if they may –or not- use Spanish […]
Are flipped-mastery classrooms a pipedream or a way to help all students?
Often, when I talk to teachers about flipped-mastery classrooms, they tell me that it would work with highly motivated students only. And I can see their point. However, I also think that, perhaps, we need to flip the idea: wouldn’t flipping our English classes be a way to motivate our students and help them achieve […]
No single way to flip a classroom
Just as there is no single method or approach to the teaching of a second or foreign language, there’s no single way to flip a classroom. First publication of this post and why it is now published here This post was first published on the Sls Hallam Blog for English teachers on August, 5th 2014. […]
Un vuelco a las Aulas. Repensando la educación
Hoy quiero hablaros de un libro que promueve darle un vuelco a las aulas y repensar la educación que, como profesores y miembros de la sociedad en la que vivimos, damos a nuestros alumnos. El autor del libro es mi admirado Salman Khan, el fundador de la Khan Academy The One World School House The […]