Classroom Strategies
How to stay out of the rut when working on a lonnnnnng film.
What are ways to keep a entire film interesting to our students, scene after scene after scene?
Classroom Strategies
Classroom Strategies
Jigsaw Conversations
It might be a good activity to showcase if you are being inspected by someone who wants to see « communicative activities. »
Classroom Strategies
How to Teach Writing
“Why didn’t I use the sacred red pen? Because student minds retain things that are underlined in red. They retain them …. and reproduce them. Haven’t you ever wondered why students keep making the same mistakes over and over? The mistakes that you have been so carefully underlining in red? “
Classroom Management
The Skeleton in the TPRS Closet
“It’s time to stop thinking of translation as something shameful that we do only when no one is looking.”
Classroom Strategies
My Favorite Ice-Breaker
It’s an ideal CI activity because everything is 100% comprehensible and compelling and repetitive. The original structures are repeated countless times.
Classroom Management
Help!
“One way to build trust is by employing the 2×10 strategy: spend 2 minutes talking with a student about anything other than school for 10 consecutive days.” Better than Carrots or Sticks, by Smith, Fisher and Frey
Classroom Management
A Different Type of Classroom Management: Restorative Practices
“Children who are habitually criticized, humilated, or shamed internalize negative feelings about themselves that hinder their healthy development. By contrast, children accustomed to loving support and guidance are much more likely to become healthy and productive citizens.”
Classroom Strategies
Grading Pronunciation
“As for non-native speakers, as long as they are comprehensible, we tend to find their accent charming. “
Classroom Strategies
Sleuthing in English Class
A good qhodunit can give you weeks of excellent lessons with minimum planning.
