Jazzing Up The Classroom
Flipping the classroom benefits many types of students, including ESL students. I created a TED-Ed Lesson on Louis Armstrong to be used in a flipped classroom. The lesson meets learning standards for English As A Second Language. Below are the learning standards for this lesson. Standard - ESL.I.5-8.1: Students will listen, speak, read, and write in English for information and understanding. Performance Indicator - ESL.I.5-8.1.1.1: Students identify and use reading and listening strategies to make text comprehensible and meaningful. This learning standard matches directly with the multiple choice questions on the TED-Ed lesson. The questions make the student listen for a specific answer. This is tested through the question itself. Standard - ESL.I.5-8.2: Students will listen, speak, read, and write in English for literary response, enjoyment, and expression. Performanc...