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Two stars, a wish and a supertext! English 8C

Two stars, a wish and a supertext! English 8C
Homework for Wednesday 22nd of January is to watch this film and make sure you understand the phrases. Before you fly away with your text take a look at the things below. Perhaps you find something you need to work more with. (The phrases below are made by Mia Smith and her pupils year 9 Herrgårdsskolan, Gothenburg) STARSVariation and vocabulary Your language is varied. Clarity and coherence Your text has good flow. Adaption Your writing is well adapted to your theme. Variation and vocabulary You could vary your vocabulary more. Clarity and coherence Your text could have better flow. Adaption You could adapt your language more to your theme. Grammar and spelling You can improve the grammar in your text. Sara Related:  inspiration

Simulations Can Change the Course of History . . . Classes I went to a Professional Development workshop several years ago with a master history teacher, Eric Rothschild, who spent his career teaching at Scarsdale High School. He was a brilliant workshop facilitator, and I learned more about teaching history in that workshop than in any other professional development experience I'd had up to that point in my career. He ran a workshop on teaching AP U.S. After taking his workshop, I began to apply his approach to teaching AP European History and found it to be liberating and transformational as a teacher. With each unit of study, I made sure to incorporate an active simulation, ranging from mock press conferences and trials to murder mysteries and dinner parties, from spy dilemmas to mock Survivor games. 5 Tips for Bringing History to Life Here are some tips to get started in transforming your history classroom into a simulation-driven, game-based learning environment: 1. 2. 3. Make a space for each student to play an active role. 4. 5.

Europeisk språkportfolio - pedagogisk verktyg för lärare Språkportfolion hjälper eleven att bli mer medveten om sitt eget lärande. Både eleven och läraren får syn på vilka kunskaper eleven har och vad han eller hon behöver lära sig mer om. Äldre elever kan använda dokumentationen inför studier utomlands eller för att söka ett arbete. I språkpasset dokumenterar eleven vilka språk hon eller han kan, hur väl hon/han behärskar dessa och var hon/han har lärt sig dem. I språkbiografin planerar, bedömer och reflekterar eleven kring sin inlärning av olika språk och sina kulturella erfarenheter. I dossiern samlar eleven ett urval av sina arbeten. Handledning - ESP 6-16 år (3,5 MB) Handledningen innehåller förslag och instruktioner hur du och dina elever kan planera och arbeta med språkportfolion. ESP 6-11 år, interaktiv pdf (1,0 MB) Här får du förslag och instruktioner om hur du och dina elever kan arbeta med Europeisk språkportfolio för elever 6 -11 år. Min språkbiografi 6-11 år, interaktiv pdf (515 kB) Mitt språkpass 6-11 år (1,8 MB) Dossier (310 kB)

Lizzie Pinard - Course books in the language classroom: friend or foe? This is not the first time I’ve discussed or reflected on the use of course books in the classroom, neither, I’m sure, will it be the last. While in my first post-CELTA job, I initiated an #ELTchat discussion entitled “How to avoid death by course book?” – the summary of which can be found here – which hints at my feelings towards course books at that time! How do I feel about using a course book? For me, the course book is a cookery book. Instead of dismissing your course book out of hand and assuming that you know better (hey, you might – but not necessarily!) Ask yourself these questions: What is the purpose of this sequence? (You could look in the Teachers Resource Book, if you have access to it, to explore this further. Now consider your students and context: What are their specific needs and learning styles? Does this sequence meet my students’ needs and match their learning styles? If I make these changes, how it will affect the sequence and learning goals of the material?

20 Ways To Be A Better English Language Teacher (Part 1) | ELT Experiences English language teaching can be a challenging and difficult process, especially if you are seeking for new ideas and thoughts on improving your day-to-day teaching. Much of the challenge is learning to develop yourself, especially once you have found your place in this career and feel settled. You must continuously strive to improve your own teaching day in and day out. Here are some ideas to consider when you want to improve and develop your own teaching or if you want to be a better teacher overall. 1. It seems like commonsense but for some teachers that I have observed, they have difficulty reflecting and improving their own lessons. Did the students enjoy the lesson? 2. If you have any difficulty on reflecting your lessons, or you wish to consider studying your lesson in more detail, you could record your own lesson to analyse afterwards. 3. When you are preparing your lessons, think about the following: “By the end of the lesson, students will be able to …”. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

4 ways to use YouTube in the language classroom UPDATE: I’m delighted to say that this post has been nominated for the British Council’s TeachingEnglish blog award for innovative teaching ideas. I’m really delighted to have been included in this month’s nominations, so… make me a super happy boy by clicking here and voting for me! When it comes their language learning I can safely say that my teenage students always enjoy the multimedia experience.Rather than studying grammar and vocabulary through boring old course books, they find it more exciting to watch action unfold via moving images on their laptop, tablet or smart phone. What’s great about this is that it’s not just a one-way deal: video clips offer us as teachers the basis for the development of many language skills. I’m an avid user of short clips in my classrooms. 1. Don’t go into this without a specific purpose in mind. Suggested resource: Here’s how I use YouTube to teach and review conditionals 2. Suggested resource: Mr Bean’s official YouTube channel 3. 4.

Teaching in the 21st Century Subscribe to Anders Bobäck Get the best videos sent to your inbox Thanked Anders Bobäck 22mo Teaching in the 21st Century Utmaning öppnar dörrar mellan hem och skola Oftast helt omedvetet och utan tanke på att de samtidigt lär sig engelska lyssnar dagens ungdomar ständigt på musik och det är inte heller helt omöjligt att de sjunger med. De tittar på Gossip Girl, Pretty Little Liars eller My name is Earl, läser böcker eller tidningar och inte minst spelar datorspel och använder Internet. Ungas färdigheter i engelska och därmed också deras prestationer i klassrummet påverkas utan tvekan av de aktiviteter de väljer att ägna sig åt på engelska på sin fritid. Vem vill möta mig i wordfeud? i klassrummet. Idén till projektet 30-day-challenge föddes i facebook-gruppen Engelska åk 6-9 av Emmeli Johansson och snabbt sattes en lista (se bilaga nedan) med olika aktiviteter ihop i ett gemensamt google-dokument. Pia Sundqvist, fil dr i ämnet engelska vid Karlstads universitet och med en bakgrund som språklärare på högstadiet och gymnasiet, visar i sin studie Extramural English Matters. Arbetet med 30-day-challenge fortsätter. Att diskutera

Serious game | 2020 Energy Click on the image to start the game Scenario For more than a century people have been using and depleting energy resources carefree, as if they were endless. In 2020 the world could find itself in a deadlock. The player’s objective: to reduce the consumption of energy, increase energy efficiency and choose the best renewable energies. Why a serious game ? Inspired by active learning, the serious game proposes an immersive learning mode to develop critical thinking and motivation. 2020 Energy offers a perspective for debate and adds to traditional learning, which it couldn’t replace. The game offers complex questioning on the issues of efficiency and the reduction of our energy consumption, renewable energies and sustainable development. Based on the codes and rules of video games, 2020 Energy‘s gameplay is at the crossroads between playing and learning.

WebEnglish.se Related page: Life After Compulsory School, year 9 Songs School’s Out! A song for the end of the school yearPharrell Williams – Happy Vocabulary Let’s Explore Some Summer Vocabulary A text to learn the vocabulary in context Projects 10 End Of School Year Activities Nice ideas for the final weeks (year 4-8)This Year Flew By… An example of a bulletin board with memories of the year (year 5-6)Thumbprint Self-Portrait Write your story as a thumb print (year 6-8)Six Engaging End-of-Year Projects Have some fun (year 6-8)Fun End-of-Year Assignments Creative ideas that will get your students reflecting about all of the great things they accomplished (year 6-8)End with a Bang! Reading Choose2Matter Read Angela Maier’s Manifesto that can change your life (year 7-8) Speaking / Writing 20 End of the Year Reflection Questions Year-Assessment Questions to discuss and/or write about (year 6-8)Writing a Letter to Myself Scroll down past the first project and you’ll see this one (year 7-8) Watching Worksheets

En deckarhistoria med digitala verktyg Mina åttor har läst olika typer av deckare, bland annat Man kan bara bli hängd en gång och Ridån går upp. Den senare blev de mycket fästa vid och gav dessutom ett bra diskussionsunderlag. Vanligtvis skriver eleverna egna deckare, men tiden är knapp så här i slutet av terminen. Istället för att skriva en hel och omfattande deckare, blev alternativet att gestalta sig själv som huvudperson i valfri deckargenre. Historien skulle berättas i en Thinglink. Ett exempel med aktiva länkar finns här. Välja karaktär: Pusseldeckarens smarta detektiv, en hårdkokt snut, en psykopat eller varför inte en mix av alla? För att skapa en interaktiv deckarhistoria behöver du: En selfie och googlade bilder.Alfafunktionen i Pages. Tiden då?

Berättelser som berör Läsårets sista lektion blev passande nog med ett härligt gäng ungdomar som går ut nian. Lektionen bjöd därför på sammanfattande tankar om ämnet svenska. Undervisningen har bland annat haft som syfte att: Utmana tankar genom olika berättelser (i bland annat reportage, krönikor, noveller, romaner, bilder, filmer och verkligheten)Uttrycka dessa tankar och åsikter i tal och skriftIfrågasätta det man ser, läser och hörUtveckla skrivandet i olika typer av texter En bärande grundidé som undervisningen vilar på är att den ska beröra och/eller att det ska upplevas som viktigt. Ämnena och uppgifterna ska kännas angelägna, vare sig det handlar om POLITIK, VÄNSKAP, KÄRLEK, GLÄDJE, SORG, DILEMMAN eller om något annat. Innan jag kunde släppa klassen var jag tvungen att visa en viral succé som jag bara älskar! Filmen kommer jag att använda i undervisningen nästa läsår. Jag visade klippet även i personalrummet där många lärare såg och blev berörda av filmen. Berättelser som berör.

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