Esercizi di pensiero laterale realistico [HOME - BASE Cinque - Appunti di Matematica ricreativa] Situazioni paradossali che potrebbero realizzarsi nel mondo come noi lo conosciamo 1. La grande muraglia cineseUn italiano che non è mai stato in nessun altro paese vede la Grande Muraglia Cinese con i suoi propri occhi. non sta guardando una fotografia né un quadro; non sta guardando un filmato; sta guardando e vedendo la vera Grande Muraglia Cinese; non si trova in Cina. Come si spiega? 2. il gelato crema e cioccolato era nel freezer; il freezer era in cantina. 3. era in casa da solo e un ladro gli aveva sparato; non era di giorno; dopo che gli avevano sparato aveva fatto una telefonata. 4. dopo un'ora circa quel signore si sveglia di nuovo e fa un'altra telefonata. 5. l'uomo non è incontinente; è perfettamente sveglio; è perfettamente consapevole del fatto che sta orinando; si trova in mezzo ad altre persone. 6. 7. 8. 9. non c'erano gatti nei dintorni; si spartirono effettivamente 9 pesci; non c'era nessun pesce dentro un altro pesce.
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The Featured Creature : Showcasing Unique and Unusual Wildlife When Does Real Learning Happen? – Tanmay Vora Learning, the real learning, happens… When you are intentional about learning When you are driven by an intrinsic need to advance and not only by external triggers and rewards. When you ask more questions to get to the WHY of things (and then to what and how) When you carry an open frame of mind that is receptive When you look for process and patterns even in discrete situations And when you use your understanding to connect the dots and look at a larger picture When you enjoy the process of learning without getting too anxious about the results and goals. Insights, Resources and Visual Notes on Leadership, Learning and Change! | Learn more about Tanmay
Role-play IntroductionWhat is role-play?Why use role-play?Tips on successful classroom role-playBibliography IntroductionIncorporating role-play into the classroom adds variety, a change of pace and opportunities for a lot of language production and also a lot of fun! What is role-play? Imaginary people - The joy of role-play is that students can 'become' anyone they like for a short time! Imaginary situations - Functional language for a multitude of scenarios can be activated and practised through role-play. Why use role-play? It's fun and motivatingQuieter students get the chance to express themselves in a more forthright wayThe world of the classroom is broadened to include the outside world - thus offering a much wider range of language opportunities In addition to these reasons, students who will at some point travel to an English-speaking country are given a chance to rehearse their English in a safe environment. The role of the teacherSome of the possible teacher roles are:
64 Things Every Geek Should Know - laptoplogic.com The term ‘geek’, once used to label a circus freak, has morphed in meaning over the years. What was once an unusual profession transferred into a word indicating social awkwardness. As time has gone on, the word has yet again morphed to indicate a new type of individual: someone who is obsessive over one (or more) particular subjects, whether it be science, photography, electronics, computers, media, or any other field. A techie geek is usually one who knows a little about everything, and is thus the person family and friends turn to whenever they have a question. 1. USB – Universal Serial Bus GPU – Graphics Processing Unit CPU – Central Processing Unit SATA – Serial ATA HTML – Hyper-text Markup Language HTTP – Hypertext Transfer Protocol FTP – File Transfer Protocol P2P – Person to Person data sharing 2. If you rolled your eyes here, that is a good thing. 3. Here’s what one looks like: 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14.
Mycoted Teacher Talking Time A consequence of this was the belief that the teacher’s presence in the classroom should be reduced. Why reduce TTT? Strategies for reducing TTT Positive uses of TTT Conclusion Why reduce TTT? Many training courses based on CLT insisted that teacher talking time (TTT) was counterproductive and that teachers should reduce TTT for a number of reasons: Excessive TTT limits the amount of STT (student talking time). Strategies for reducing TTT The over-use of TTT is often the product of the under-use of communicative techniques in the classroom. Other common strategies for reducing TTT include: Using elicitation rather than explanation. Positive uses of TTT In recent years, approaches other than CLT have suggested that TTT may not always be counterproductive and can be used to good effect. Personalised presentations. Conclusion There are advantages and disadvantages to TTT. Further reading Dellar, H.
Origami Envelope If you’d like to make these cute little “Flap Lock” Origami Envelopes–all you’ll need is a piece of square paper…any size. I used Christmas scrapbook paper. 1. Fold the paper in half to form a triangle. Make sure your edges are even. 2. 3. fold the right corner about 1/3 of the way to the left. 4. 5. 6. 6. 7. 8. 9. And there you have it! Now scurry off and make a million of these–or at least 24 if you’re using them for the Family Advent Countdown Calendar. Not in the mood to fold your own? Thinking like a genius: overview Thinking and recall series Problem solving: creative solutions "Even if you're not a genius, you can use the same strategies as Aristotle and Einstein to harness the power of your creative mind and better manage your future." The following strategies encourage you to think productively, rather than reproductively, in order to arrive at solutions to problems. "These strategies are common to the thinking styles of creative geniuses in science, art, and industry throughout history." Nine approaches to creative problem solving: Rethink! Exercise #2 illustrates how famous thinkers used these approaches. Exercise #1: illustrates applications of the nine approaches. Text of exercise:Nine approaches to creative problem solving: Rethink! Thinking and recall series
Getting students to use more complex functional language An expanded version of an article of mine just published in English Teaching Professional magazine as Keep Moving On Part One – available here on TEFLtastic for free! One of the best language learning tips that I have used and passed on is to stop using something as soon as you know how to do so well, and move onto something else. For example, as soon as you can use the equivalent of “In my opinion” or “Can I have…?” in the language that you are studying, you should push yourself to try out “In my honest opinion” or “Is there a… that I can have?”, until you are also comfortable with that new form and so ready to move on again. This should work as well for functional language like those two examples as it does for grammar and vocabulary, but for some reason many students seem to really get stuck on forms like “I think…” and “I don’t like…” however well other parts of their language progress. – Ban basic phrases like “In my opinion,…” from the classroom or from a particular activity
The Fantasy Fiction Formula "Rob Parnell is the World's Foremost Writing Guru" - Writers Digest Best Writers' Site - Critters #1 Best Writers' Info Site 2010 - 2011 Writers! Click here to get published free by Magellan Books. The Fantasy Fiction Formula Rob Parnell Now, most fantasy writers have been constructing their fictional world since childhood. I remember an interview with JK Rowling where she wandered her home town for the camera, recounting the points, places and people that influenced her Harry Potter world, right from when she was a kid. Similarly, JR Tolkein was an ardent lifelong scholar of "Middle Earth" languages way before he set pen to paper. But if you're new to the genre, where do you begin? Many professional fantasy writers will joke about 'the formula' for good fantasy because it does exist and good fantasy authors still use it - not because they're lazy but because the fans want it - in fact insist on it! It has been condensed thus: 'Hero, artifact, quest'. Get a very large sheet of paper.