Flipping ESL Classrooms

Lyn Buchheit, Linda Fellag, Girija Nagaswami

What does ‘flip’ mean?Focus on your Learners by Involving them in

the Process. (Honeycutt 2013)Swapping ‘lecture’ time for ‘discussions’ and

‘hands-on practice’ time. (Kachka 2012)Students gain knowledge of content before class.Students discuss content online before class.Class time spent on discussions, learning new

materials, practice, and individualized instruction.

Why Flip?Blending/Flipping

Infuses technology

Engages every learner

Reflect/inquire with each other outside of class

AdvantagesStudents learn at their own pace.Students take ownership of the learning process.Maximum participation and involvement.Students teach students.Builds a learning community beyond the

classroom.

Points to consider while blending/flippingStudents have to see the connection between the

activities.Have to plan the sequence of activities carefully-

before class, during class, after class.Not use technology for the sake of technology.Consider carefully what to flip and how useful the

flipping will be.

Flipped Classroom CycleFlipped content + Reflection/Inquiry

via technology

Additional practice, inquiry, clarification via

technology

Student practice, inquiry +Teacher

clarification, facilitation

BEFORE CLASS

DURING CLASS

AFTER CLASS

Example 1 - FlippingPre-college Advanced ESL Reading/Writing Overarching Themes: Juvenile Incarceration/

Alternatives, Recidivism, Fatherhood, MentoringStudents will prepare for a Capstone expository

research project, collect/discuss/assess secondary resources in databases, alternative sources such as videos, podcasts.

Example 1 - Before FlippingStudents were collecting data independently in

library databases.The students were not sharing information that

they had collected, but working independently attempting to integrate found materials, as well as classroom materials into a final research project.

Thus, the research projects often lacked multiple integrated source materials.

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Example 1 - After FlippingStudents, having discussed major themes and

integration of materials in online platform, developed better integrated research projects.

Value added for weaker students who may have more problem seeing connection between source materials.

More time in class available for instruction on writing and development of project.

Example 2 - FlippingPre-college Advanced Listening/speakingContent-based courseUnit on global economicsBefore flipping:

Several classes to explain difficult concepts Students had to listen to lecture many times Very little class time available for higher order

discussions

Example 2 - Flipping

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Example 2 – After Flippinghttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h64RLDH10WI

&feature=youtube_gdata_playerClass time used for:

individual instructiondiscussionsproject work

Example 3- FlippingFreshman CompositionThematic course: DiversityReading Circles & Capstone Project Before flipping:

Many students didn’t keep up with assigned reading. They struggled in isolation with difficult texts. The instructor became “the best student in the class.” Students often had difficulty meeting f2f outside class

to develop projects. Little class time was available for in-depth

collaboration.

Example 3 - Flipping

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Example 3 - Flipping

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Example 3 - Flipping

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Example 3 - Flipping

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Example 3 – After Flippinghttp://prezi.com/gyj5rjfuinzr/?utm_campaign=shar

e&utm_medium=copyClass time used for:

Minimal introduction of Reading CirclesGroup discussion, collaborationIndividualized instructionGroup instruction, collaboration on project

More Example Lessons:Comma use – Pre-college reading-writinghttp://screencast.com/t/bpryQDWnVocabulary – Pre-college reading-writinghttp://screencast.com/t/HvmkVoQNt

Students’ feedback“In a classroom, a student can't remember every

things that he/she have to do, or get ready for work they will be doing in the classroom, and Canvas make it easy for use to get ready for works that we will do in class and works that need to get done. it make it easy to communicate with your classmate and the teacher.”

“It offers students the chance to communicate and discuss about some specific topic after class time”

“Canvas heps us to come to class with a idea about the topic that we will to discuss in that day.”

“Canvas that teacher gave really very good for me.i also liked the assignments that she gave on Canvas,it helps me much understand the lessons that in class we don't have time to discuss.”