From Management to Engagement

As educators, we are always looking for management strategies to try in the classroom. Note I said "strategies" -- not "solutions." Many Edutopia bloggers have written about strategies and ideas for classroom management. I've also written a blog on PBL management strategies, but many of those same strategies can be used in non-PBL contexts. When picking strategies, we have to know that because they are strategies, some may not work. However, there is a larger, more important issue to consider before venturing into management strategies to solve a problem in the classroom: engagement! It is crucial to focus on engagement rather than management. Here, Pink is talking about the three things that are needed for engagement, but they still hold true when we think about our classrooms and what we are asking of our students. Autonomy If you want your students to be engaged, facilitate self-directed activities and learning models. Mastery Our students like getting better at stuff. Purpose

OUR BILINGUAL BLOG Blog » Blog Archive » La Pepa on tour January 26, 2012 – 4:46 pm When I saw in the newspaper last week that a replica 17th-century galleon had arrived in the port of Sevilla, I realised it must be the same one I had seen some time previously, just before it left on a 6,000km voyage. Galeon de Andalucia docked in Sevilla, February 2010. The ship's original name plaque. Looking back through my posts, it took me a while to find the one about the Galeon de Andalucia. Partly because I wasn’t looking far enough back – I couldn’t believe that it was two whole years ago. Since then, the ship has been to the Middle East, Sri Lanka, the Phillippines, Shanghai, and back to Spain’s northern Atlantic coast. This time, we went aboard and explored the cabins, the Sala del Almirante and the below decks sections too. You can see the ship's original name engraved on its bell, as well as where it was built: Punta Umbria, in Huelva.

Siles Bilingüe: general english CLASSROOM LANGUAGE - stages in the lesson Now you are studying bilingual 1º ESO, you will hear more and more English in your science and maths classroom and these expressions will sound familiar to you: - Good morning everyone! El Blog de Noruega » Noticias Encuentran una túnica previkinga en Noruega Miércoles, 27 de marzo de 2013 Noruega no deja de ser un lugar perfecto en el que los arqueólogos encuentran elementos que les ayudan a entender de forma mucho mejor todo lo que sucedió en un pasado que ahora se nos antoja demasiado lejano. Y en ese sentido nos encontramos con la noticia que hoy te traemos y que tiene como protagonista a una túnica previkinga que acaba de ser encontrada en Noruega. Esta túnica proviene del siglo III y se ha encontrado justo al lado de un glaciar en deshielo a dos mil metros sobre el nivel del mar situado en el sur del país nórdico. Esta túnica esta creada en exclusiva en lana. Encuentran una túnica previkinga en Noruega Continuar… Noticias Noruega , túnica previkinga Semana Santa en la Noruega Lapona Lunes, 25 de marzo de 2013 En España ya estamos a punto de poder disfrutar de las festividades de semana santa pero en Noruega no iban a ser completamente ajenos a algo así. Semana Santa en la Noruega Lapona

A journée in language. Julie’s story: ELT Freelancing in France for over 30 years This past week I met Julie Cummings-Debrot, a freelancer with her own company here in Paris – for a cup of coffee and a chat about teaching in France, corporate training and how she’s incorporating blended learning into her courses. We met at La Défense, the swanky financial district of Paris just after one of her lessons. We had a nice lil’ chat and afterwards I rode my lil’ folding bike back home to write up some notes to share Julie’s rich experience with us all here! Posted in ELT | Tagged classroom, elearning, elt, English Addicts, esl, language, learning, linguistics, pay what you want, tefl, tesl, tesol |2 Comments 12 from 12 Blog challenge from @yearinthelifeof FIRST OFF, a warm congratulations to Vicky Loras on her 3rd year of blogging!!! The Value of Knowledge Today is on the Decline Yesterday, I was inspired by a great post by Chris Wilson on How to Survive the Teacher Apocalypse. Feedback is precious.

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