Post on 18-Aug-2015
Flip Your Language Classroom
FLEAT VI Conference, Cambridge, MA
Today’s presentation will be led by: Karen Olson
Academic Manager kolson@transparent.com
The Flipped Classroom
• What is it?
• Why do it?
• How to do it right!
• DABL –Our flipped classroom
• Transparent Language's tools for flipping
• Why flipping can flop
• Resources to help you flip
• Q&A
What is it?
What is it?
Why do it?
Why do it?
Image by Jeffrey Anderson on Wikimedia Commons
Why do it?
• Increases student-teacher-class interaction
• Helps busy and absent students
• Allows students to pause and rewind learning
• Differentiates (fast learners vs. slow learners)
• Educates parents
• Benefits absent teachers
Why do it? Comparison: Traditional vs. Flipped
Traditional Classroom
Activity Time
Warm-up Activity 5 min
Go over previous night’s homework
10 min
Lecture new content 30 min
Practice 15 min.
Homework: Independent practice and/or lab activity
30 min.
Flipped Classroom
Activity Time
Warm-up Activity 5 min
Q&A time independent learning
10 min
Practice activities • Skits • Debates • Questions • Demonstrations
45 min.
Homework: Refresh Learning Prepare for next class
10 min. 20 min.
How to do it right!
How to do it right!
Pre-Class
• Identify key words & phrases to learn
• Choose a powerful tool
• Assign
• Track
Classroom
• Allow students to confirm learning/Ask questions
• Facilitate interactive, engaging activities
After Class
• Review/Sustain
• Prepare for next class
Sample Lesson Plan: Food & Drink
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Beware of Flipped Learning Misconceptions!
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Delivering a lecture via video at home is still
passive learning. Seek out more active ways to
deliver learning at home via online tools.
DABL Declaratively Accelerated
Blended Learning
The Flipped Language Classroom with Declaratively Accelerated Blended Learning
1. Leverage technology to acquire a large pool of declarative (words, phrases, chunks of language) knowledge.
• Rapid exposure to learning material • Variety of interactive activities:
listening/reading/writing/speaking • Adaptive (knows what is right/wrong) and adjusts
2. Use classroom time to facilitate interactive activities that not only reinforce but also apply the language in context.
3. Review/sustain the learning through repetition and spiraling.
Case Study
Case Study
Spanish French
Odd Week
Transparent Language Online
Virtual Class
Even Week
Virtual Class
Transparent Language Online
East Kingston Elementary 5th Graders*
Greetings & Introductions
Nationality Age
Residence Likes & Dislikes
Identify & Describe People
Date & Time Weather Holidays
Classrooms Schedules Hobbies
*Read the full case study at http://www.transparent.com/case-studies/cs-east-kingston-elementary.html
Transparent Language's Tools for Flipping
Rapid Exposure to Vocabulary Content • System is capable of presenting hundreds of
words and phrases per minute
Variety of Interactive Activities • Includes activities to build all four core skills:
listening, speaking, reading, and writing
Adaptive and Sustainable • Tracks student progress and adjusts to their
individual needs and levels • System automatically gathers and refreshes content that has
not been learned in a while through Learned Items
Transparent Language's Tools for Flipping
MANAGE CLASSES • Organize class sections
• Send messages
ASSIGN LEARNING • Supplemental lists
• Customizable content • Companion lessons to text books
ASSESS STUDENTS • Track student progress
• Report scores
Increase productivity!
Keep students on task!
Report in minutes!
Why Flipping Can Flop
Why Flipping Can Flop
• Time-consuming
• Technology not available
• Teacher training missing
• Unrealistic expectations
• Lack of parental support
Resources to Help You Flip
Recommended Reading
Declaratively Accelerated Blended Learning Implementation Guide – Get your hands dirty in our follow-up guide, in which we’ll show you how to apply the DABL flipped classroom method to your language classroom. The guide includes 3 detailed sample lesson plans.
“Flip Your Classroom” by Jonathan Bergmann and Aaron Sams – Learn more about the flipped classroom model from the two teachers who pioneered it. This book is a great introduction to and overview of the world of flipped teaching in general.
Transparent Language Online
Interested in using Transparent Language Online to flip your language classroom?
You can learn more about the system at www.transparent.com/education.
Educational Webinars Offering free professional education webinars
for teachers!
• Teaching grammar through technology • How to teach asynchronously • Creating ACTFL aligned lessons • The communicate classroom: teaching listening and speaking • The communicate classroom: teaching reading and writing
Q&A