https://padlet.com/davinaramirez/2smxnxb3j4eez1jd With special thanks to Rachel Siegel! en-us 2021-02-27 05:09:57 UTC 2026-01-26 02:28:30 UTC hello@padlet.com davinaramirez https://padlet.com/davinaramirez/2smxnxb3j4eez1jd/wish/1247724594 Now: I dedicate the first few minutes to free questions/discussion. During the previous administration, students really needed that time to air questions and fears. I always post the day's agenda at the start of class, too.]]> 2021-02-27 05:54:21 UTC https://padlet.com/davinaramirez/2smxnxb3j4eez1jd/wish/1247724594 davinaramirez https://padlet.com/davinaramirez/2smxnxb3j4eez1jd/wish/1247732321 Now: I know a weak point is the last few minutes of my class. I often scramble to get my last point in.  There's not always a predictable class ending time. ]]> 2021-02-27 06:07:31 UTC https://padlet.com/davinaramirez/2smxnxb3j4eez1jd/wish/1247732321 davinaramirez https://padlet.com/davinaramirez/2smxnxb3j4eez1jd/wish/1247735058 To stick closer to timelines, while remaining flexible and responsive to student questions. Develop a CLOSER to the class as carefully as I do an OPENER.]]> 2021-02-27 06:12:32 UTC https://padlet.com/davinaramirez/2smxnxb3j4eez1jd/wish/1247735058 davinaramirez https://padlet.com/davinaramirez/2smxnxb3j4eez1jd/wish/1247740451 I'm pretty happy with this system, but I want to be more mindful that 5 minutes doesn't turn into 15.
I also want to keep reviewing this time so that "predictable" doesn't become "boring."]]> 2021-02-27 06:19:46 UTC https://padlet.com/davinaramirez/2smxnxb3j4eez1jd/wish/1247740451 davinaramirez https://padlet.com/davinaramirez/2smxnxb3j4eez1jd/wish/1247742576 Now: I mix short activities with long ones and try hard to shift among learning modalities during the session. I plan one long activity (~20 minutes) into almost every session.]]> 2021-02-27 06:23:33 UTC https://padlet.com/davinaramirez/2smxnxb3j4eez1jd/wish/1247742576 davinaramirez https://padlet.com/davinaramirez/2smxnxb3j4eez1jd/wish/1247751980 Now: I have a repertoire of stories, especially for demonstrating grammar points, to deploy.]]> 2021-02-27 06:40:44 UTC https://padlet.com/davinaramirez/2smxnxb3j4eez1jd/wish/1247751980 davinaramirez https://padlet.com/davinaramirez/2smxnxb3j4eez1jd/wish/1247753200 To reflect further on how to develop the skills of rapid focus shifts and weave them more deeply into my classroom practices.
I want to continue to examine my ideas of "education vs. entertainment" and parse out the meaningful differences.]]> 2021-02-27 06:42:59 UTC https://padlet.com/davinaramirez/2smxnxb3j4eez1jd/wish/1247753200 davinaramirez https://padlet.com/davinaramirez/2smxnxb3j4eez1jd/wish/1247771258 I don't want to become an automated YouTube channel of a teacher, switching activities every five minutes. "Keeping learner's attention" is a cheaper goal than truly engaging them, isn't it? Doesn't it veer closer to "entertainment"  than "education"? ]]> 2021-02-27 07:13:11 UTC https://padlet.com/davinaramirez/2smxnxb3j4eez1jd/wish/1247771258 davinaramirez https://padlet.com/davinaramirez/2smxnxb3j4eez1jd/wish/1247776447 Now: I have the learning objectives for every course catalogued in my course plan - my overview of the term, my One Ring, my North Star, for each course. I know which objective I want to meet each week, and I share the plan with students in the syllabus.]]> 2021-02-27 07:21:39 UTC https://padlet.com/davinaramirez/2smxnxb3j4eez1jd/wish/1247776447 davinaramirez https://padlet.com/davinaramirez/2smxnxb3j4eez1jd/wish/1247777844 D2L lets us build in learning objectives for each week to keep students explicitly aware of them. I want to start to include a weekly objective in Spring: maybe not for all 3 classes, but at least for the highest-level Reading class.]]> 2021-02-27 07:24:21 UTC https://padlet.com/davinaramirez/2smxnxb3j4eez1jd/wish/1247777844 davinaramirez https://padlet.com/davinaramirez/2smxnxb3j4eez1jd/wish/1247780449 Now: I think seriously about what material is best delivered asynchronously and have been building a library of short videos to help students succeed on assignments. This isn't totally new - it's key for a flipped classroom, which I've been trying to develop - but it's gone to extremes in the pandemic era.]]> 2021-02-27 07:28:20 UTC https://padlet.com/davinaramirez/2smxnxb3j4eez1jd/wish/1247780449 davinaramirez https://padlet.com/davinaramirez/2smxnxb3j4eez1jd/wish/1247782793 There was a lot I agreed with in the article, but I think Darby Flowers downplays the importance of the 1-on-1 element of teaching. It's true we don't want to burn out, but this human connection is priceless. I disagree that it has low returns and is inefficient. It has its own purpose. ]]> 2021-02-27 07:32:19 UTC https://padlet.com/davinaramirez/2smxnxb3j4eez1jd/wish/1247782793 davinaramirez https://padlet.com/davinaramirez/2smxnxb3j4eez1jd/wish/1247785449 To prep for next term by reviewing the sequence of videos, ensuring they correlate EXACTLY with the instructional goals for each week, and viewing class structure with the "one to many" lens. ]]> 2021-02-27 07:36:34 UTC https://padlet.com/davinaramirez/2smxnxb3j4eez1jd/wish/1247785449 davinaramirez https://padlet.com/davinaramirez/2smxnxb3j4eez1jd/wish/1247786892 Now: We continually do 
call-and-response reviews 
of key points - the ones I've identified as the most 
important learning
 objectives. I try to repeat my phrasing and even color 
schemes / symbols.]]> 2021-02-27 07:38:45 UTC https://padlet.com/davinaramirez/2smxnxb3j4eez1jd/wish/1247786892 davinaramirez https://padlet.com/davinaramirez/2smxnxb3j4eez1jd/wish/1247788337 To create many more small, low-stakes memory-test type quizzes - probably using Google Forms to lessen the high-stakes feeling of the D2L Quiz tool and to reassure them that these grades are semi-private - to reduce the fear that "everything's graded."]]> 2021-02-27 07:41:06 UTC https://padlet.com/davinaramirez/2smxnxb3j4eez1jd/wish/1247788337 davinaramirez https://padlet.com/davinaramirez/2smxnxb3j4eez1jd/wish/1247790047 Colleagues, it's been great spending this time with you. You're an amazing group!]]> 2021-02-27 07:43:58 UTC https://padlet.com/davinaramirez/2smxnxb3j4eez1jd/wish/1247790047 davinaramirez https://padlet.com/davinaramirez/2smxnxb3j4eez1jd/wish/1247811241 I truly believe this is powerful!]]> 2021-02-27 08:14:37 UTC https://padlet.com/davinaramirez/2smxnxb3j4eez1jd/wish/1247811241