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8 art supplies you can make at home : Page 3. New Teachers: Resource Roundup. 3 Tips to Practise and Improve Your English – by a Learner of English. I am often asked by learners, including my clients, what is the best way to practise and consequently improve their English Language skills.

3 Tips to Practise and Improve Your English – by a Learner of English

My response often varies depending on who the learner is. 6 Scaffolding Strategies to Use With Your Students. What’s the opposite of scaffolding a lesson? Saying to students, “Read this nine-page science article, write a detailed essay on the topic it explores, and turn it in by Wednesday.” Comparatives - Superlatives. Classroom Survey ESL/EFL Writing and Speaking Activity - Elementary - 25 Minutes This delightful activity enables you to teach comparatives and superlatives in a personalised manner.

Comparatives - Superlatives

Students answer six questions and write the answers in a table. Dipsticks: Efficient Ways to Check for Understanding. What strategy can double student learning gains? According to 250 empirical studies, the answer is formative assessment, defined by Bill Younglove as "the frequent, interactive checking of student progress and understanding in order to identify learning needs and adjust teaching appropriately. " Unlike summative assessment, which evaluates student learning according to a benchmark, formative assessment monitors student understanding so that kids are always aware of their academic strengths and learning gaps.

Meanwhile, teachers can improve the effectiveness of their instruction, re-teaching if necessary. Learner-Centered Instruction. Brilliant Beginnings Preschool. MARC PRENSKY Motivational Speaker + Author. Subtraction Menu - Math Games. Ready to Go Lessons. Teaching Beginners (Teaching Ideas. Roger Barnard Tama Art University Teaching Beginner Students I have met many language teachers who prefer to teach advanced rather than low-level learners.

Teaching Beginners (Teaching Ideas

Understandable, I suppose, in that higher-level learners can often deal with more demanding topics in greater depth. But if you are genuinely interested in how people learn a language, and how the language teacher can best facilitate that process, there are special rewards in teaching beginners. Language Tools. If I Don’t Have Worksheets, I Can’t Teach the Conditional : English Advantage. Interview With Ann Foreman, Coordinator Of The Most Popular Site On The Web For English Language Teachers. How To Teach TOEFL: Top 10 Tips That Work. News, views and reviews from TEFL lifer Alex Case, plus 1000 worksheets and 500 articles via the drop-down menus. The World is Your Oyster. In my last blog post, I wrote about some of the vocabulary that we associate with the season of autumn.

The World is Your Oyster

Words like apples, leaves, pumpkin, nuts, squirrels, trees, orange, red, soup, casserole, golden, chestnuts, mist and plenty more. In this post, I’d like to share with you 10 idioms that I’ve found related to some of the words above. So let’s start with the word ‘autumn’ itself. 1. The World is Your Oyster. I cannot believe that we’re already in mid-October.

The World is Your Oyster

It only seems like yesterday that I was writing about Summer Idioms. Language Resources for Teachers: flashcards, writing, activities, lesson plans, grammar lessons and more. The 27 Characteristics Of Highly Effective Teachers. There are a few things in this world that will help you be an effective teacher.

The 27 Characteristics Of Highly Effective Teachers

There’s hard work, loving what you do, and an attention to detail. Halloween - Vocabulary, Exercises and Worksheets. Literacy Resources For Teachers. FREE Stellaluna Printable Activity Sheets. Ten Simple Strategies for Re-engaging Students. Updated 01/2014 Last week I observed a tired classroom.

Ten Simple Strategies for Re-engaging Students

My English 101 class looked bored and uninterested in the discussion we were having. I observed one student intently working on a crossword puzzle. He was engaged. How to Motivate KS4 Students. Student motivation is at the heart of many classroom problems.

How to Motivate KS4 Students

Once you’ve got students engaged and interested half the battle is won. Don’t feel like you’re at the front on your own. Wiley Online Library. Teaching With Simplicity — One teacher's tips, tricks, and strategies. Learn English as Easy as Pie, lesson 14 HYPOTHETICALS. Krissy Venosdale {Venspired} 4 Needs Of A Great Teacher. The 4 Needs Of A Great Teacher “You always have permission to use whatever tools you need to teach my daughter.

4 Needs Of A Great Teacher

Feel free to let her play.” Responding to a standard email request for permission to use a digital tool in my classroom, a parent of one of my students recently gave me carte blanche to help her child learn.

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10 Podcasting Projects Every Teacher Should Try. If orange is the new black, podcasting is the new oral report.

10 Podcasting Projects Every Teacher Should Try

And now that teachers have easy access to tools like Garage Band and iPods that make recording a breeze, podcasting is quickly becoming the latest creative mode of learning and presenting in schools. Here are ten ideas to try in your classroom today. Current Event Newscasts: Practice non-fiction reading skills by having your students do weekly or monthly podcasts on an interesting current event. 4 Needs Of A Great Teacher. Herramientas web 2.0 para profesores – uso didáctico. El día de ayer hice un post Analizando la evolución de la web en vídeos y hoy les invito a analizar las siguientes presentaciones que fueron creadas por Pilar Etxebarria y muestran claramente el uso de las herramientas web 2.0 en el aula de clase.

Recordemos que la web 2.0 es el nombre que se le ha asignado al conjunto de herramientas que se encuentran disponibles en la web actual: interactiva y colaborativa. Estas herramientas se caracterizan por las posibilidades que ofrecen a los usuarios de tener un doble rol: ser protagonistas y público de la información que circula por la web. En este apartado se destacan algunas de ellas, enfocadas desde la perspectiva pedagógica. En esta primera presentación Pilar Etxebarria explica las herramientas web 2.0, Internet y metodología. Digital Delights for Learner... Self-Efficacy - helping others believe in themselves. This summary was written and compiled by Karin Kirk, SERC, and contains an overview of motivation research and pertinent references. Self efficacy is commonly defined as the belief in one's capabilities to achieve a goal or an outcome.

Students with a strong sense of efficacy are more likely to challenge themselves with difficult tasks and be intrinsically motivated. English as a Second Language (ESL) Lesson plans & ideas for teachers: eslflow index & home page. Safe and simple blogs for your students. 10 Inspirational Student Blogs. Blogging is a huge part of the education technology movement – a great way for schools to connect and share what’s happening, and a fantastic resource for teachers to pass on exciting new resources and techniques.

Guia del TOEFL. Todo lo que necesitas saber sobre el TOEFL. Online Tutor Jobs. Learntoday.com - learn. Academic Video Lectures. Free TOEFL Practice. The Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) measures the ability of non-native speakers of English to use and understand North American English as it is spoken, written and heard in college and university settings. You have 20 minutes to do 20 questions. When you have completed the test you will get a score and you can review your answer to each question. Most people who take the TOEFL test are planning to study at colleges and universities where instruction is in English. In addition, many government agencies, scholarship programs, and licensing/certification agencies use TOEFL scores to evaluate English proficiency. The TOEFL® Internet-based test has four sections. Reading Three to five academic reading passages followed by comprehension questions Listening Two conversations that include two or more speakers in each Four lectures, which include classroom dialogue Speaking 6 questions, where you have to speak about something you have heard or read.

More English practice. Free TOEFL Test Preparation Exercises,Exam Course Examples,Online Material,TEOFL TOFEL TOFL TOFLE TOEFFL CBT Book,School USA Canada. Good Luck TOEFL - Free TOEFL Writing Topics list. TOEFL MOCK TEST PAPERS,TOEFL SAMPLE PRACTICE PAPERS,TEST PATTERN. TOEFL Resources: Free Guides to Improve your TOEFL Score. TOEFL Grammar Practice Quiz - Study for the TOEFL. Make your own printable handwriting worksheets. The best in advertising, design, and digital creativity - AdCritic - Creativity Online. Education Technology Tips For Students And Teachers. Speakspeak. Annie Murphy Paul: How to Increase Our Stamina to Learn. 47 Core Teacher Apps: A Visual Library Of Apps For Teachers. Consorcio Nacional de Recursos de Información Científica y Tecnológica.

Fractus Learning - Professional development for cutting edge educators. A university in New York City. Learn English for Free - Free English Grammar - Polseguera.org. Phonological Awareness. Don’t Lecture Me: Rethinking How College Students Learn. TeachersPayTeachers.com - An Open Marketplace for Original Lesson Plans and Other Teaching Resources. Erica's Ed-Ventures.