Flipped Learning and Technology
in the EFL classroom in Public secondary School In Costa rica
May 15, 2019
9 - 11 am
Summary of Key questions and points from the Webinar
Flipped Classrooms
What is flipped learning? What are the four pillars of F-L-I-P?
What are three theories that support flipped learning?
What content can English teachers flip in their classrooms?
Why flip? What are the benefits for teachers and students?
What does "at home" work look like for students? What does face-to-face time look like in the classroom?
How does a teacher flip their classroom?
In-Class Flipped Classrooms
What is an in-class flip? What does it look like in the classroom? What are the two types of in-class flip?
Why do an in-class flip? What are the benefits?
Technology in the Classroom
What is a Digital Portfolio? What program can students use to create them?
What apps can students use to create projects that align with the new MEP curriculum, and which can be included in their portfolio?
How can the planning, creation and presentation of these projects be a springboard for practicing the four skills, especially speaking?
What are some helpful apps that teachers and students can use to promote the learning of English in and out of the classroom?
PDF of Slides from the Webinar
May 15 Technology in the Classroom with Chad.pdfVideo of the Webinar
Additional Resources
Flipped Classroom
The Flipped Learning Network is a network of teachers implementing Flipped Classrooms and sharing their
experiences and ideas. It's the go-to place to learn more:
https://flippedlearning.org/
In-class flipping: Helpful explanations, examples, and activity ideas
For helpful explanations, examples, and activity ideas, check out these websites:
http://martharamirez.com.co/blog/whats-an-in-class-flip/
https://flippedlearning.org/syndicated/class-flipped-boring-language-lesson/
Great in-class flip video explanation:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhq3Yn_QgIA
Digital Portfolio
•A tutorial on how to set up a digital portfolio in your schools using Google Sites, created by the presenters: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTd4_qARP5s&feature=youtu.be
Apps for student projects: Padlet, Canva, Blogger, Quizziz
Edmodo and other apps for teaching and learning English (as discussed in the Webinar)
•Wlingua, Elsa, Clip2Comic, LyricsTraining, Practice English Grammar, Sounds: The Pronunciation App, Flipgrid
•Create and share books with Flipgrid and Book Creator: http://blog.flipgrid.com/news/bookcreator
References and Bibliography
Bucaneve, M., & Monteiro, M. (n.d.). Realistic Flipping: The Flipped Classroom Approach at ELT Institutes. 1-10. Retrieved from https://www.academia.edu/27311068/REALISTIC_FLIPPING_The_Flipped_Classroom_Approach_at_ELT_Institut es
Cursos de Inglés (2017, Dec 20). Cómo Usar There Is Y There Are En Inglés [Video File]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZczyV8LVbjs&t=78s
Definition of Flipped Learning. (2014, March 12). Retrieved May 10, 2019, from https://flippedlearning.org/definition-of-flipped-learning/
Eppard, J., & Rochdi, A. (2017). A Framework for Flipped Learning (I. A. Sánchez & P. Isaías, Eds.). In Proceedings of the 13th International Conference: Mobile Learning 2017. Retrieved May 10, 2017, from https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED579190.pdf
Green, L. S., Banas, J. R., & Perkins, R. A. (2017). The Flipped College Classroom: Conceptualized and Re- Conceptualized. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-41855-1
Ramírez, M. A., & Rodríguez, C. (2018). In-Class Flip in Teacher Education Through Looped-Input (H. Cantañeda-Peña, Ed.). Technology in ELT: Achievements and Challenges in ELT Development, 131-148. Retrieved May 10, 2019, from http://die.udistrital.edu.co/sites/default/files/doctorado_ud/publicaciones/technology_in_elt_achievements_a nd_challenges_for_elt_development.pdf
Ramirez, M. (2017, May 30). What's an in-class flip? Retrieved May 10, 2019, from http://martharamirez.com.co/blog/whats-an-in-class-flip/
About the DesigneR and PresenteR
chad laroche
Chad's teaching career began in 2011 as a U.S. Peace Corps volunteer. He taught for two years at a secondary school in St. Vincent and the Grenadines where he focused on building reading skills and creating extracurricular activities. Two years later, a blossoming love for teaching and living in new cultures brought him to South Korea where he taught English for two years in elementary schools. In Korea, Chad fused his passion for music, drumming and video creation with language teaching. Soon after he obtained his Master of Arts in TESOL at the School for International Training in Brattleboro, Vermont in 2016. He has since been teaching English and training teachers in Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, South Africa, and most recently in Mozambique as an English Language Fellow.
Contributing presenters
JoNNATHAN ELIZONDO
Jonnathan Elizondo is an experienced EFL professional who devotes his time and energy seeking ways to enhance his students´ learning processes. He is especially interested in exploring the impact of technology in the English classroom and specifically in using ICTs to improve students’ listening and speaking skills. Currently, this is the topic of his dissertation to obtain a PhD in Education from Universidad Internacional Iberoamericana (UNINI) in Mexico.
Mr. Elizondo holds an MA in Teaching English as a Foreign Language and a BA in Primary Education with emphasis in English teaching – both degrees from the University of Costa Rica. Jonnathan has experience teaching English to different age groups. At present he works the Ministry of Public Education, at UNED in the English Teaching major, at CEDES Don Bosco Language Academy, and as an international speaking and writing examiner for Cambridge Assessment English.
A thought he strongly identifies with is Albert Einstein’s "I never teach my pupils. I only provide the conditions in which they can learn.”
Arelis Oconitrillo Palma
Arelis is a Costa Rican English teacher. She has a bachelor's degree in English teaching, a degree in English teaching, and a master's in Educational Administration. She has five years of experience in Hewlett Packard as a Quality Analyst and nine years of experience teaching English. She is currently working as a conversational English teacher at Santa Gerturdis High School in Grecia, Alajuela.
María de los ángeles alfaro rojas
María is a Costa Rican English teacher. She has a bachelor's degree in Primary Education, a degree in Primary Education, a Bachelor's degree in English Teaching, a degree in English Teaching, a master's in Educational Administration, and a master's in Teaching. She has four years of experience in Primary Education and eight years of experience in English teaching. She is currently working as a conversational English teacher in Santa Gertrudis High School in Grecia, Alajuela.
María José Herrera
María is a Costa Rican English teacher who has been working at Tuetal Norte High School for 11 years. She has a bachelor's degree in Teaching English as a Second Language, and is currently finishing her master's degree.