Leopoldo Pinzon
Former director of 2 languages centers, international examiner and academic coordinator. ELF teacher for over a decade. I am glad to meet you all!
Location Colombia
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Leopoldo Pinzon made a comment
There is a strong correlation between succeding in a test and the effects it has on students and teachers. Thus, I consider there is a negative influence when teachers and students prepare for a test. On the other hand, when the teaching and learning processes occur without considering the test as the most important goal to be attained, there is usually a...
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Leopoldo Pinzon made a comment
I'd like to start by stating that in 2018 the Council of Europe published a companion volume with new descriptors of the CEFR which include a Pre-A1 level. In the institutions I've had the priviledge of working with, the bulk of students are located in an A2 level with a small percentage in a B1-B2 levels. Most of them have reading and writing skills according...
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Leopoldo Pinzon made a comment
I have tried some continuous assessment practices in the classroom (mostly through building portfolios and creating projects) and I've found them very helpful for students plus they do not feel the anxiety created by tests at the moment of being assessed on the outcomes and the construction process of those activities.
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Leopoldo Pinzon made a comment
I'd like to know more about the ways teachers can implement formative assessment (assessment for learning) in the classroom. I'm familiar with the reasons mentioned in the video (especially the idea of testing as the main -and sometimes- only way to attain valid samples of students' performance) and therefore, my interest in increasing my knowledge on the...
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Leopoldo Pinzon made a comment
The main reason why I am learning about teaching online has to do with the current scenario created by covid-19 and the lockdowns. There is a huge need in my country for a transition from face-to-face contexts to virtual (blended like) types.
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Leopoldo Pinzon made a comment
Even though I have not taught for more than a decade, the population I work with is young adults from universities. I feel comfortable working with think kind of population since I have done it for over 15 years.
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Leopoldo Pinzon made a comment
Hello everyone, I'm Leopoldo Pinzon from Colombia, I've worked most of the time in the administrative side of language teaching. Nonetheless, the current situation has brought my interest towards deepining my knowledge on online teaching, so I am expecting to learn a lot from your expertise on this topic.
