Monday, 30 September 2013
Thursday, 9 May 2013
MS Hoa Ma Meeting 8th May
- GVNN lên lớp đúng giờ, không chờ thang máy.
- Bàn hỏng lâu không sửa, đồng hồ.
- Đăng ký bài photo (trước hôm cần 1 ngày), MS không photo thứ 6,7, CN.
- Điều khiển điều hoà: 24oC, mùa hè là 22oC, trời mưa tăng nhiệt độ lên.
- GVNN nghỉ, đổi giờ, GV báo cho GVCN cả khối lớn lẫn khối nhỏ.
- Chói sáng mùa hè.
- Tắt thang máy trong giờ học, GVCN không ra khỏi lớp trong giờ.
- Super Me 2 chỉ có 1 bộ Story book và cards.
- Test Playway 2, 3 không sát trình độ học.
- GVNN, GVCN tránh games vẽ sàn, đập bảng.
- Tình trạng trả sách mới chậm cho học sinh.
Quy định: chuông vào phải có mặt trên lớp. Chú ý báo đồng hồ hỏng sau giờ học, trang phục không quá ngắn. Chú ý feedback lý do hsinh nghỉ May School.
Workshop - The 21st century skills
1. Why is your class so boring?
- No motivation
- Lack of attention
- Old -fashioned book
- Old language.
Note: Txting is finger language.
2. What affects your lesson?
- Carrier of content
- Instructional tool
- Communication tool
- Learning management tool.
More details: Scott Thornburry's A-Z of ELT
3. Why is games language good?
Reference: poptropia.com, ourdicoveryland.com
Account ID for games, teacher check timeline.
Gaming: intense concentration, sense of urgency, active problem solvinb, multiple chances, achievable goals, personalisation.
Extensive reading is for fun at or below the students' level
4. How is global English?
Standardlisation has changed: accent, pronunciation, intonation.
EF for English proficiency: 31 Vietnam, 53 Thailand.
5. 21st century skills
- Information, media and technology skill
- Life and career skill
- 4C: communication, cooperation, creativity, cognitive thinking.
6. Rank of importance from the students
1. Self reported grades
2. Class discuss
3. Feedback
4. Reciprocal teaching --> teaching each other
5. Metacognitive stractegies
6. Class size
7. Teacher's knowledge
8. Summer vacation.
7. Others
myenglishlab.com: resources and sharing from teachers all over the world.
rote learning: memorization technique based on repetition.
- No motivation
- Lack of attention
- Old -fashioned book
- Old language.
Note: Txting is finger language.
2. What affects your lesson?
- Carrier of content
- Instructional tool
- Communication tool
- Learning management tool.
More details: Scott Thornburry's A-Z of ELT
3. Why is games language good?
Reference: poptropia.com, ourdicoveryland.com
Account ID for games, teacher check timeline.
Gaming: intense concentration, sense of urgency, active problem solvinb, multiple chances, achievable goals, personalisation.
Extensive reading is for fun at or below the students' level
4. How is global English?
Standardlisation has changed: accent, pronunciation, intonation.
EF for English proficiency: 31 Vietnam, 53 Thailand.
5. 21st century skills
- Information, media and technology skill
- Life and career skill
- 4C: communication, cooperation, creativity, cognitive thinking.
6. Rank of importance from the students
1. Self reported grades
2. Class discuss
3. Feedback
4. Reciprocal teaching --> teaching each other
5. Metacognitive stractegies
6. Class size
7. Teacher's knowledge
8. Summer vacation.
7. Others
myenglishlab.com: resources and sharing from teachers all over the world.
rote learning: memorization technique based on repetition.
Tuesday, 30 April 2013
Workshop "English Zone"
* Some points that Ts should notice:
- Divide groups (keep in mind): peers, normal students & weak ones.
- Interaction: T - Ss, Ss - Ss, Ss - T.
- Comprehension of Ss. (objectives)
- Time management.
* Steps
1. Dialogue + Voc --> Topic --> context (generate)
2. Language zone
Example --> Rules
Rules ---> Example (Deductive way)
Rules should be clear and steady.
- find reason to link the point.
- Ts ask question first, go our way, let the Ss open the book at the very last minute.
3. Skill zone --> Listening, Speaking, Writing & Reading.
4. Situation --> Productive skill --> Produce something (Dialogue or Writing)
Study Skill.
Review Skill zone (practice) in L3.
Make sure that Ss understand well.
Practise 4 - 5 contexts with similarity.
5. Culture zone
Think about their own culture --> comparison or project.
Difference: Book --> Context.
FF 1-4: Voc --> Dialogue.
FF 5-6: Dialogue--> Voc.
Languages are repeated naturally.
* Test
Good students: assign extra tasks.
Define Ss who are good at Language or Skill to encourage them.
No forever pair.
Focus on Normal Ss group.
* Notes:
* Ss with learning disability: at the end of TB
* No difficult Voc, just easy and new, even new pronunciation.
* Notice channels that Ss are concerned
* Encourage Ss to make question, Ss has question bank.
* Preparation build confidence.
* Correction: Varify Ts, Ss, Friends.
- Divide groups (keep in mind): peers, normal students & weak ones.
- Interaction: T - Ss, Ss - Ss, Ss - T.
- Comprehension of Ss. (objectives)
- Time management.
* Steps
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| APPROACH |
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| GROUP DISCUSSION |
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| FILL IN KNOWLEDGE |
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| HAPPY |
2. Language zone
Example --> Rules
Rules ---> Example (Deductive way)
Rules should be clear and steady.
- find reason to link the point.
- Ts ask question first, go our way, let the Ss open the book at the very last minute.
3. Skill zone --> Listening, Speaking, Writing & Reading.
4. Situation --> Productive skill --> Produce something (Dialogue or Writing)
Study Skill.
Review Skill zone (practice) in L3.
Make sure that Ss understand well.
Practise 4 - 5 contexts with similarity.
5. Culture zone
Think about their own culture --> comparison or project.
Difference: Book --> Context.
FF 1-4: Voc --> Dialogue.
FF 5-6: Dialogue--> Voc.
Languages are repeated naturally.
* Test
Good students: assign extra tasks.
Define Ss who are good at Language or Skill to encourage them.
No forever pair.
Focus on Normal Ss group.
* Notes:
* Ss with learning disability: at the end of TB
* No difficult Voc, just easy and new, even new pronunciation.
* Notice channels that Ss are concerned
* Encourage Ss to make question, Ss has question bank.
* Preparation build confidence.
* Correction: Varify Ts, Ss, Friends.
Repitition is the key for everything.
Sunday, 28 April 2013
Workshop "Aim well"
Presentor: Seb
Teaching without objective is like playing darts but you don't know where the circles are!
1. Read Teacher book and Understand
2. Set SMART objectives
S: Specific
M: Measurable
A: Achievable
R: Realistic (not too much)
T: Time bound
3. Example: Playway
Objective: Learn Voc related to body parts.
Outcomes:
- Ss are able to pronounce correctly the words
- Ss are able to read words
- Ss can associate sounds of new words.
4. Steps for a lesson
Warm up - Context setting - Study - Practice - Wrap -up
Teaching without objective is like playing darts but you don't know where the circles are!
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2. Set SMART objectives
S: Specific
M: Measurable
A: Achievable
R: Realistic (not too much)
T: Time bound
3. Example: Playway
Objective: Learn Voc related to body parts.
Outcomes:
- Ss are able to pronounce correctly the words
- Ss are able to read words
- Ss can associate sounds of new words.
4. Steps for a lesson
Warm up - Context setting - Study - Practice - Wrap -up
KEEP THE TRAIN ON TRACK - be consistent
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