Re-thinking learning for the 21st Century
Written by Vivienne Kraus
This year, I added another element to prepare for the Harkness-inspired discussions that we had in class. As a way to build vocabulary and fluency, the students’ homework was to record their response to a given question using Flipgrid (https://www.flipgrid.com/). For example : Quelle est la place de la technologie à l’école? Use at least 10 … Continue reading “A Flipgrid Twist to Harkness Tables (Part 2 of 2)”
Written by Vivienne Kraus
…that of a teacher. And that of a French teacher trying to get her students to speak more in class! Thanks to Celeste Kirsh (@teach_tomorrow), I attempted to up the ante beyond “Talking Stick 2.0” (https://cohort21.com/viviennekraus/2015/11/21/talking-stick-2-0/). No longer was it just about using the plain popsicle sticks to determine the number of one’s contributions to … Continue reading “It’s a colourful life…”
Written by Vivienne Kraus
My action plan My goal for this year was to provide more opportunities for my students to communicate orally in French in an authentic manner. I had heard of Harkness tables from the English Department at my school, and I have been playing with this idea over the past couple of years. I didn’t realize … Continue reading “Things are going to get messy…”