7 Characteristics Of Teachers Who Effectively Use Technology
7 Characteristics Of Teachers Who Effectively Use Technology by TeachThought Staff Ed note: This post has been updated with an updated visual from Sylvia Duckworth, who took our graphic from alwaysprepped.com (now getalma) post and created the above visual. It is also sporting a new title, as the “habits of” is a trademarked term. In most ways, teachers that use technology in the classroom aren’t much different than those that don’t. Any teacher worth their salt assesses, and then revises planned instruction based on data from those assessments. They manage their classroom in a way that works for them, create a positive learning environment, and (great teachers especially) collaborate with a variety of stakeholders to make sure every humanly possible attempt is made to meet all students need. They care about learning more than tools, people more than curriculum, and questions more than answers. 7 Characteristics Of Teachers Who Effectively Use Technology 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
Say What? 5 Ways to Get Students to Listen
Ah, listening, the neglected literacy skill. I know when I was a high school English teacher this was not necessarily a primary focus; I was too busy honing the more measurable literacy skills -- reading, writing, and speaking. But when we think about career and college readiness, listening skills are just as important. So how do we help kids become better listeners? Strategy #1: Say it Once Repeating ourselves in the classroom will produce lazy listening in our students. Of course you don't want to leave distracted students in the dust so for those few who forgot to listen, you can advise them to, "ask three, then ask me." Strategy #2: Turn and Talk One way to inspire active listening in your students is to give them a listening task. Strategy #3: Student Hand Signals Asking students to pay full attention and indicating that they will follow this with a non-verbal signal is a wonderful tool for sharpening those listening skills. Strategy #4: Pay Attention, Pause, Paraphrase
Beginner Games - New Life ESL
Games are one of the most exciting ways you can teach English and get your students to open up. Playing games will make students take themselves less seriously and have fun speaking the language. Here’s a few of our favorite games for teaching beginner level students. Kaboom: This game is a classroom favorite and perfect for introducing and drilling new vocabulary in an entertaining way. The students will say the word one at a time while passing the ball clock-wise. Telephone: This is a well-known game that targets listening. Continue playing by letting your students be the first to whisper to you. Pictionary: Have your students write their new words on a small piece of paper and then put them into a hat or basket. When time is called and all students have had a turn, tally up all the correct answers and write them on the board. Bingo: Bingo is great for practicing listening skills. To incorporate speaking, allow one student to call out the words instead of the teacher. Spelling Race:
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Experts Reveal Favorite Methods for Learning Vocabulary
Learning more words: experts share their favorite strategy. Aaahhhh, learning vocabulary! It must be the sexiest element of learning a language. And perhaps the most controversial. It’s not for nothing that polyglots call it the Kim Kardashian of the language-learning community. (Actually, I made that up. ;-)) To add fuel to the discussion, and most importantly, to bring you fantastically useful advice on learning vocabulary in your target language, I asked a bunch of experts, authors, translators and bloggers the following question: If there was one method for learning vocabulary that you’d recommend to the world, which one would it be? The response was nothing short of overwhelming. Almost 40 replies flooded my inbox — creating a bomb of extremely balanced advice and giving you the opportunity to judge for yourself how to best go about learning more words in your target language. So, without further ado, let’s get comfortable and dive in! What a mammoth of a post! That’s it!
Kaboom! | Recipes for the EFL Classroom
This activity is variously known as kaboom, earthquake and typhoon, perhaps depending on which staffroom or hemisphere you are teaching in. It’s a good staple for kids courses; it’s gone down well whenever I’ve used it, even with adults. It’s also very versatile, it can be used for revision of any recently studied language, and the competitive element makes it ideal for a stirrer activity to liven up bored teens, or as a reward at the end of a kids class. The basic procedure: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Some tweaks – You could have different levels of difficulty for the questions, some squares could have ?? (This idea is adapted from Phoneme Battleships in Pronunciation Games by Mark Hancock.) Like this: Like Loading...
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3 fun ways of incorporating games into beginner level classes
As we all know – or can quickly learn – from experience, even our best lessons can become overwhelming for beginner students in language classes. Learning any new language is a huge challenge, and English is particularly hard for many people. Consequently, we should always be looking to create practical lessons and give lots of encouragement. I’m a firm believer that games are an important part of such lessons, as they provide learners with the opportunity to practice language and gain confidence in their new skills, while also having a little fun. 1. One vital thing for beginning learners trying to acquire English is to get their hands on as much vocabulary as possible and to transition these words to their long-term memory. Pictionary works particularly well with concrete nouns, as it creates a need for learners to draw and then remember them. This video gives you an idea of how to play the game in class. Here’s a short clip demonstrating how to play charades. 2. 3.
The Starr Spangled Planner: Kaboom! Possibly The Best Center Game Ever!
Do you use Kaboom! in your classroom? It has been my go-to center for the past few years, whether I'm teaching Firsties, or now third graders. If Kaboom! is new to you, or it is something you haven't yet tried in your classroom, here are some great reasons to give it a try:1. It is highly engaging! When I was first introduced to this game by a dear, sweet teacher friend, I didn't believe it! Well, I was happily proved wrong! When I say that I find a way to use Kaboom! Number Identification & CountingCoins/MoneyTimeOne More/One Less and Ten More/Ten LessAddition/Subtraction (fact fluency, missing addends, combinations to ten…etc.)Greater Than/Less Than (with whole numbers and fractions)Identifying Fractions (including unit fractions & mixed fractions)Multiplication factsArea/PerimeterPlace ValueJumps on the Hundred ChartEstimation (estimating the sum of two 3-digit numbers)RoundingTranslating standard form into expanded form Well... 1. 2. 3. When I taught Firsties, I loved using Kaboom!
