The Best of the Best: A Speaking Activity on Extempore

Posted on 2016-09-202017-11-27 by S. Perez Castillejo, Ph.D. by S. Perez Castillejo, Ph.D.

When I was growing up, my hometown newspaper ran an informal column in which the readers themselves could write in highlighting a product or item that they used at home that had proved beneficial to their lives somehow and that everyone else should check out: powerful vacuum cleaners, super-duper TV remote controls, and all sorts[…]

Speaking Self-Reflection: It’s Not Just For Writing Anymore

Posted on 2016-09-082017-11-27 by S. Perez Castillejo, Ph.D. by S. Perez Castillejo, Ph.D.

If you’re a teacher, you probably already know that one of the big pushes in education in recent years has been to incorporate self-reflection into the classroom, both for students as well as for teachers themselves. On the student end of things, self-reflection has been shown to promote responsibility and total engagement in active learning, among other benefits. Formal self-reflection in[…]