Volume 2 Month 7 Day 6 – Innovative methods in Teaching
Innovative methods in Teaching
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Bindu Sharma
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Volume 2 Month 7 Day 1 – A note about your routines…
Effective teachers spend more of their time in the first few weeks of the year teaching classroom routines than on academic content because they are the key to a well-managed, organized classroom. They AUTOMATE your classroom. The number of interruptions to academic instruction are reduced and the class flows more... Comment
Volume 2 Month 6 Day 18 – Teaching and learning activities
Teaching and Learning Activities Higher Levels of Learning *How to produce big gains in your student learning While preparing to teach, or throughout the semester, ask yourself what am I doing to encourage my students to: learn how to learn be motivated help them change their values learn how to... Comment
Volume 2 Month 6 Day 15 – Tools for creating ideas
· Absence Thinking: Think about what is not there . · Art streaming: Keep creating until you get through the blocks. · Assumption Busting: Surfacing and challenging unconscious assumptions. · Attribute Listing: Listing attributes of objects and then challenging them. · Brainstorming: The classic creative method for groups. · Braindrawing:... Comment
Volume 2 Month 6 Day 13 – Why do my students question me?
Almost all teachers come across a student, student personality type or even whole nationality or age group that meet their grammatical explanations, suggestions for self-study or ideas on how much error correction they need with a sceptical look or even a “That’s not right”. With other types of people the... Comment
Volume 2 Month 6 Day 12 – Peer observations
Peer observations are when people are observed by someone at the same level, usually meaning a fellow teacher rather than a senior member of staff such as a Director of Studies. The person who observed then gives some feedback, which could be anywhere from a simple “Thanks, I thought it... Comment
Volume 2 Month 6 Day 11 – Interesting activities and topics about the Middle Ages for English classes
Gargoyles Students design gargoyles for modern buildings, e.g. metal ones for Guggenheim in Bilbao Armour Students design armour for a present policeman, solider, American football player or teacher in a rough school using medieval technology Pilgrimage Students play a board game on taking a pilgrimage, role-playing difficult situations such as... Comment
Volume 2 Month 6 Day 10 – How Teacher Thinking Shapes Education
by Judy Yero Many research studies have suggested that the most important factor in student learning in schools is the quality of teaching. Why, then, is so little attention paid to teacher thinking and its relationship to effective teaching? Why do so many books, professional development workshops, and reform efforts... Comment
Volume 2 Month 6 Day 9 – Quotations for Motivation in the English Classroom
ABSTRACT Motivation has long been a major problem for most teachers of English as a Second Language (ESL) not only in India but also elsewhere. One of the successful ways, if the teacher is resourceful and judicious enough, to overcome this problem, is to use quotations appropriately. The present author... Comment
Volume 2 Month 6 Day 8 – Inspiring Values of Unforgettable Teachers
All of us recall special teachers – people who not only taught us but inspired us in ways that changed our lives. William Arthur Ward once said, “The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.” Here are five life-changing values inspired by... Comment
