Day 1: to flip or not to flip?
To flip or not to flip? All last year I tried to motivate my students to reflect on their work, their language learning habits and their learning style. Some grumbled, some procrastinated, some took it seriously, others dutifully filled the space. They posted their reflections on their Google site and it gave me a better insight into their progress, their difficulties and their perception of what I was teaching and they were learning. Now that September has rolled around once more, with it comes the inevitable task of goal setting. As always there are too many goals and too little time. Reflection, but this time my own, should be one of my goals, hence this blog. Reality, however, is forcing me down a different road. Both my 9th and 10th grade advanced French classes have 18 students in them, so in order to accommodate all, I will have to become really efficient. Making sure every student gets enough of my attention will be my priority and modifying the way I r