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TEA PARTY. This is an interactive pre-reading strategy that frontloads students’ knowledge of text information and also allows them to become familiar with phrasing and content words. It was adapted from Kylene Beer’s book “When Kids Can’t Read.” The strategy can be used with both narrative and expository texts. 1. From the text about to be read, choose and copy _____ meaningful words, phrases, and or sentences onto large index cards or heavyweight paper. (The amount of info chosen should represent half of your class number since you will provide duplicates so each student can have his/her own.) 2. Show the stack of cards/papers and explain that each student will have his/her own and there are different words, phrases, and sentences on each set of cards 3. Ü after the cards are distributed, you will share your card by reading it orally with one student at a time ü when you have finished reading your card, listen carefully as your partner shares his/hers the same way 4. 5.

Themselves. 6. 7. Why kids hate school — subject by subject - The Answer Sheet. A little while ago I published a post by cognitive scientist Roger C. Schank who wrote that contrary to popular opinion, algebra is not necessary and STEM education is overrated. In this follow-up piece, Schank goes subject by subject explaining why he thinks they are useless and why so many kids hate learning them. Schank, also an artificial intelligence theorist and education reformer, has taught at Stanford and Yale universities and is the John Evans Professor Emeritus of Computer Science, Psychology, and Education at Northwestern University. Schank, the former head of the Institute for the Learning Sciences, is the author of “Teaching Minds: How Cognitive Science Can Save Our Schools.” A version of this appeared on his Education Outrage blog. By Roger C. Schank A message to high school students who hate high school: Here is why you hate it The hate mail that followed (written mostly by math teachers) was unbelievable.

Of course, it is not only high school math that I oppose. Biology. AMS 101: American Culture and Conversation | March-June 2013. The Best Map Ever Made of America's Racial Segregation | Wired Design. Last year, a pair of researchers from Duke University published a report with a bold title: “The End of the Segregated Century.” U.S. cities, the authors concluded, were less segregated in 2012 than they had been at any point since 1910.

But less segregated does not necessarily mean integrated–something this incredible map makes clear in vivd color. The map, created by Dustin Cable at University of Virginia’s Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service, is stunningly comprehensive. Drawing on data from the 2010 U.S. Census, it shows one dot per person, color-coded by race. That’s 308,745,538 dots in all–around 7 GB of visual data. This is the most comprehensive map of race in America ever created. White people are shown with blue dots; African-Americans with green; Asians with red; and Latinos with orange, with all other race categories from the Census represented by brown. Looking at the map, every city tells a different story. Click to Open Overlay Gallery Go Back to Top.

Maps That Will Change the Way You See the World. Where Google Street View is available. The supercontinent of Pangaea with modern day borders. The pink represents countries that the British have invaded. Goddammit, Brittan! Countries that don't use metric. Most common surnames by country. Countries that offer maternity leave. McDonalds Around the World Time Zones in Antarctica. Antarctica without ice. What side of the street do you drive on? Alcohol consumption.

Most popular alcoholic drink by country. Flags of the world. Population density. Most cases of bribery. Map of Where 29,000 Rubber Duckies Made Landfall After Falling off a Cargo Ship in the Middle of the Pacific Ocean. Earthquakes. Highest paid public employees. The rivers of America. Trade. Number of researchers. How old someone is when they lose their virginity.

Plant life. Coffee consumption. Writing systems of the world. A Gall–Peters projection map. Rivers that empty into the Mississippi River. The world divided into seven regions, each containing a population of one billion. Water risk. New Orleans - The Natural History. PRESENTATION TIPS. Subsequent sections of this notebook provide options for delivering presentations that will help faculty fully include students with disabilities in their courses. Pages 63-74 of this section contain case studies to use during presentations. Once you select a presentation topic, consider incorporating some of the following suggestions to make your presentation more effective. Prepare "The mind is a wonderful thing. The quality of your presentation is most directly related to the quality of your preparation. If you are responsible for the promotion of your presentation, create an accurate, but inviting, description.

Create a Comfortable Learning Environment "More important than the curriculum is the question of the methods of teaching and the spirit in which the teaching is given. " It is important to create a learning environment that is comfortable and welcoming. Manage Your Anxiety "There are two types of speakers. Nervousness before a talk or workshop is healthy.

"I hear and I forget. 22 Maps That Show The Deepest Linguistic Conflicts In America. Teaching and Learning at a Distance: Course Activities: Role Playing, Scenarios, and Simulations. Teachers identifying reading problems in emergent readers. Emergency responders practicing disaster plans. History students re-enacting famous events. Through role playing, scenarios, and simulations, learners can apply course content to authentic situations. Role Playing Participants in role playing assignments adopt and act out the role of characters in particular situations. Role-Playing Activities Conversations and Interviews. Debate. Explore an example at Rhetoric. Demonstrations. Improvisation. Historical Re-enactments. Mock Trial. Response Preparation. Outside Evaluator. Creating Role-Playing Assignments The instructor would set up the role-playing situation by: Scenarios Many role-playing situations involve a scenario. Explore examples: Engineering Design and Rapid Prototyping - A hypothetical Indy race car manufacturer seeks bids for a new wing design Cinematic Storytelling World Scenario and Representation (PDF) Creating Scenarios Ask students to imagine a set of circumstances: Example:

One Easy Thing All White People Could Do That Would Make The World A Better Place. How to Get through Airport Security. Phrasal Verbs and Mamma Mia Movie. Collocations TAKE OVER. Amazon has often been in the news – from President Obama’s praise this week for the firm’s job creation to the lament that it is putting independent bookstores out of business. Now, it is trying to report the news.

Skip to next paragraph Subscribe Today to the Monitor Click Here for your FREE 30 DAYS ofThe Christian Science MonitorWeekly Digital Edition On Wednesday, the retailer conducted a sit-down interview with Mr. Obama, which it will feature in its new Kindle Singles Corner. Media trends make such an expansion inevitable, experts say. If Amazon's Singles Corner becomes a forum for longer-form interviews, it could be helpful.

“The impact could be positive ... if the programming adds more detailed information to the current political discourse, versus the current, 30-second sound bites that we are accustomed to receiving,” says Mary Ellen Balchunis, a political scientist at La Salle University in Philadelphia, via e-mail. Edward Snowden: 'The US government will say I aided our enemies' – video interview | World news. Multilingual Education | Full text | With Spanish, Guaraní lives: a sociolinguistic analysis of bilingual education in Paraguay. The sociopolitical linguistic landscape in Paraguay is unique, complex, and even contradictory. Unlike many languages indigenous to Latin America, the bulk of which have disappeared since European colonization, the Guaraní language has survived for centuries across various contexts and became an official language of Paraguay in 1992.a While other indigenous languages in the region have also gained legitimate status, most notably Quechua and Aymara in Peru and Bolivia, their use is largely limited to indigenous populations ([Gynan 2007]).

By contrast, Guaraní is spoken by the majority (over 80%) of Paraguayans,b most of whom are mestizos, with a mixture of European and Amerindian ancestry. Despite Guaraní’s widespread use and official status, Spanish is dominant in official domains such as public administration, schooling, mass media, business, and commerce. Historical background Possible reasons for the survival of Guaraní Early political stances toward Guaraní Literature review Diglossiac. Nueva York no se acaba nunca. If Your Friends Are Using This 3-Letter Word, You May Need To Stage An Intervention.

Making it up - Phrasal verb stories. Search Results for 'put' Voice of America - Learn American English with VOA Learning English - VOA - Voice of America English News. 10 Tips to Teach Collocations. Collocation with advanced levels 2- classroom activities. Collocation with advanced levels 2- classroom activities Submitted by admin on 28 November, 2003 - 13:00 This article gives an extensive list of classroom activities that focus attention on collocation.

This is the second of two articles on the topic. The first article - Collocation with advanced levels 1 - gives an overview of the topic of collocation in English language teaching and shows how this is a key area of study for advanced level students. "The ability to deploy a wide range of lexical chunks both accurately and appropriately is probably what most distinguishes advanced learners from intermediate ones. " (Thornbury 2002:116) Textual analysis activities Preparation activities Speaking activities Dictionary and matching activities Conclusion Bibliography Textual analysis activities Students can analyse texts to heighten their awareness of collocations.

Preparation activities Ask the students to brainstorm nouns on a particular subject, perhaps for a writing task. Collocation with advanced levels 1 - not entirely...proper/appropriate/good? Collocation with advanced levels 1 - not entirely...proper/appropriate/good? Submitted by admin on 28 November, 2003 - 13:00 This article gives an overview of the topic of collocation in English language teaching and shows how this is a key area of study for advanced level students. This is the first of two articles on the topic. The second article - Collocation with advanced learners 2 - provides classroom activities for the study and practice of collocations.

"The ability to deploy a wide range of lexical chunks both accurately and appropriately is probably what most distinguishes advanced learners from intermediate ones. " Problems with advanced levels Types of collocation Why is collocation important for advanced learners? Problems with advanced levels Many advanced students tend to have a number of distinguishing (negative) characteristics.

. * also known as compound nouns Why is collocation important for advanced learners? There is no magic formula for correcting these mistakes. Sample Collocations. There are several different types of collocation. Collocations can be adjective + adverb, noun + noun, verb + noun and so on. Below you can see seven main types of collocation in sample sentences. 1. adverb + adjective Invading that country was an utterly stupid thing to do.We entered a richly decorated room.Are you fully aware of the implications of your action?

2. adjective + noun The doctor ordered him to take regular exercise.The Titanic sank on its maiden voyage.He was writhing on the ground in excruciating pain. 3. noun + noun Let's give Mr Jones a round of applause.The ceasefire agreement came into effect at 11am.I'd like to buy two bars of soap please. 4. noun + verb The lion started to roar when it heard the dog barking.Snow was falling as our plane took off.The bomb went off when he started the car engine. 5. verb + noun 6. verb + expression with preposition 7. verb + adverb Collocations Lists » Studentpersonalpages.loyola.edu/jlstrickland/www/ET630/CritLit/debateprepsheet.pdf. Guess What’s in the Bag: A Language-based Activity. Print This Page Lesson Plan Preview After discussing the importance of descriptive language, as well as speaking and listening skills, students practice describing a series of objects.

They then take turns reaching into a bag to describe a hidden object, using only their sense of touch. After five clues are given, the other students try to guess what is in the bag, based on the descriptive language used by their classmates. Back to top What's in the Bag? Young children can use descriptive language in authentic and purposeful ways to communicate in large-group settings. Further Reading Lindfors, Judith Wells. 1999. Standards Students adjust their use of spoken, written, and visual language (e.g., conventions, style, vocabulary) to communicate effectively with a variety of audiences and for different purposes. Resources & Preparation Grades K – 2 | Student Interactive | Learning About Language.

Motivating speaking activities. Motivating speaking activities Submitted by TE Editor on 23 June, 2002 - 13:00 The students must be motivated to speak, or need to speak in order to complete the activity. For the last couple of years, I've specialised in teaching children aged 6-10 (mainly at beginner level), but I don't see why some of these basic principles can't be applied to learners of any age.

At this age, the learners aren't motivated by new language, they're motivated by an activity. It can be very difficult to get them to speak if they really don't see the point. You can approach this by focussing on the following. 1. 2. Here are some possible examples, which apply to one or a combination of the above. A popular, well-known type of activity is the information gap. Making an arrangement: each group has a diary, with appointments already filled in.

Here are some examples of other activities I use with my younger learners. Sheryl Carvalho, Portugal Printer-friendly version. AT - Part 1. CF “Ice Breaker” Questions. Great questions designed to help people in small groups get to know one another. If you could live in any sitcom, which one would it be? What was in your high school locker?

Best dessert you have ever had? Something interesting you might not know about me is . . . Editor, October 2008: I have disabled the Submit Question feature. Editor, January 2016: This list has been available since 1998! Why you should be hot for Cleveland. The sunlight – if you can call that muted glow actual sunlight – is quickly fading, returning the late-winter sky to its customary gun-metal grey.

It’s happy hour on Friday and the folks streaming into the Happy Dog, located three kilometres from downtown Cleveland, begin to disrobe in a perfunctory burlesque performance: First come the gloves, then the scarves and finally the puffy coats and wool sweaters. The knit caps, however, stay firmly affixed. Up front, on a low-rise platform that functions as the bar’s stage, DJ Kishka manhandles an accordion while belting out old-timey polka tunes. These monthly get-togethers have become so popular that seats disappear faster than the afternoon sun (not to mention the workday sobriety).

That’s perfectly fine with most in attendance, who are happy to dance wherever there’s space. More than almost any other activity, Clevelanders love to eat out, and the dining scene here continues to attract more than its fair share of attention. Lolita Momocho. Collocations Lists.