Flipped Classroom: Simple Present Tense

 Hi there, my beautiful people !!
SOOO HOW ARE YOU??? I hope you’re doing fantastic ! ✨

 

    Midterms are over (yuppie 😬 I guess) but now a bunch of other assignments decided to come and attack at the same time. Stress level? Off the charts. 📈

    So today, I’m sharing our latest project. It required group work, of course. Compared to our previous group work, this one was actually way smoother because we were not that exhausted and thanks to my amazing teammates Berfin, Buse and Melis we did a great job (I am proud of us). 

    OK. Before I dive into our project more , let me tell you what a flipped classroom is. So, The flipped classroom is a teaching method where students first engage with new content outside of class, usually via videos or other digital materials, and then use class time for activities, discussion, and practice. For language classes, this method has several advantages such as: students can learn at their own pace, review explanations multiple times, and come to class prepared for meaningful interaction. On the downside, it requires self-discipline, access to technology, and teachers need to ensure students actually engage with the pre-class materials. 

    So, we made a video for the flipped classroom approach. It is for high school prep students. We choose the topic Simple Present Tense. We started by designing slides on Canva and added simple animations to make them visually appealing. Preparing the slides was actually fun, I love preparing slides. Then we recorded the slides as a video by using OBS studio and we did the recording of the screen. The next step was recording the voice. Finding a quiet space was a bit tricky, so we used the library study rooms. Sometimes it was a little noisy we had to change places, but overall, it went smoothly. After that, we combined the slides video and audios using CapCut. Editing wasn’t our strongest skill, but we managed it somehow??? I don’t know but we did it :))

    In the end… we created a video we’re really proud of! You can find it on YouTube. Here is the link of our video do not forget to leave a comment !!

    I forgot to mention that, besides the video, to make the lesson more interactive, we also prepared activities for the students to do alongside the video. At the end of the video, there’s a short activity that is on a worksheet we prepared. Also, we provided additional exercises on the worksheet. On top of that, we created a Kahoot quiz to make the learning experience more fun and engaging. This combination of video, worksheet, and quiz s should help students practice the material actively rather than just passively watching. Also, we have a lesson plan made again according to the ASSURE model.