A great evening in the beautiful Queens Garden
Cambridge
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10/07/2012
Sorry..
I am in England so sorry seems to be the perfect word! We are so busy here in Cambridge, I will try to write more, but I might not be able to write it all now! I have my notes and will write it all - at the latest when I get home.. Enjoy your summer, and remember to comment on the blogs :-)
06/07/2012
Picture this - 10 ways to use pictures in teaching 2
What is it?
Create random pictures (lines, shapes, waves...) They shouldn't look like anything in particular..
Exercise:
Divide the students into groups, give them a picture, and ask: "What is on this picture?". Give them 5 minutes to discuss it, and have them present it to the rest of the class...
Enjoy
Create random pictures (lines, shapes, waves...) They shouldn't look like anything in particular..
Exercise:
Divide the students into groups, give them a picture, and ask: "What is on this picture?". Give them 5 minutes to discuss it, and have them present it to the rest of the class...
Enjoy
Critical thinking!
We had an interesting plenary talk, by Lindsay Clandfield (author of Fifty-two - also an E-book!)
Visit his blog: http://sixthings.net/ or check out the book!
Visit his blog: http://sixthings.net/ or check out the book!
Day 3 - Unusual resources and mobile phones (4 July)
Today we learned how you can use anything for creative teaching!
Main objects: Post-its, paperclips, rubber bands, and string! But you can use ANYthing...
I will give you an idea using post-its:
Let the students write questions on post-its (answer on the back) - or you can make questions for a text! Put the questions on the board, and write a number by each one. Divide the class into groups, they take turns trying to answer questions - the group that gets the most post-its win.-- this is really fun!
Mobile phones:
It is important that you know your students' phones - which one they have, and more importantly what they can do!
Exercises:
- have them switch the language into English
- switch the time to 12 hours
- let them make a presentation of their phone
- create a story on the voice recorder (one sentence per group, and the one with the phone walks around to the other groups)
- Use QR codes! Link to website: QR codes (here you can create your own codes)
Main objects: Post-its, paperclips, rubber bands, and string! But you can use ANYthing...
I will give you an idea using post-its:
Let the students write questions on post-its (answer on the back) - or you can make questions for a text! Put the questions on the board, and write a number by each one. Divide the class into groups, they take turns trying to answer questions - the group that gets the most post-its win.-- this is really fun!
Mobile phones:
It is important that you know your students' phones - which one they have, and more importantly what they can do!
Exercises:
- have them switch the language into English
- switch the time to 12 hours
- let them make a presentation of their phone
- create a story on the voice recorder (one sentence per group, and the one with the phone walks around to the other groups)
- Use QR codes! Link to website: QR codes (here you can create your own codes)
04/07/2012
Ambassador of Bell
I have now signed up as an ambassador of Bell, so don't hesitate to contact me if you are interested in a course, if I get 5 people to take a course, I get one for free :-)
Link:
Bell's homepage
Link:
Bell's homepage
Picture this - 10 ways to use pictures in teaching
This was a really inspiring workshop with Anna Young - the 10 ways will be here, but today you get the first one:
Sound/ spelling - pictures
1: You find a great picture, with lots of different things on, make groups, and see which group can find the most things with the letter S or whatever is suited for the picture!
Sound/ spelling - pictures
1: You find a great picture, with lots of different things on, make groups, and see which group can find the most things with the letter S or whatever is suited for the picture!
Day 2 - grammar and feedback (3 July)
Another great day in Cambridge, today our course started being really creative...
Do you ever feel that grammar gets a bit boring, and you (the teacher) are explaining the grammar rules over and over again? Well I do, so I was happy to discuss deductive vs. inductive approaches today... Obviously we all agreed they go together, but the students might remember inductive approaches better!
Following is at quick list of two grammar games:
- Yoga with students: give them pictures whit different poses - have them make instructions, so they can explain the exercise to the other classmates - without using the picture..
- Make the students write adjectives on post-its, make them into a board game, and let them play (when they land on a post-it, they have to make a sentence with the adjective) Let the students make up the rules. Remember dice and counters!
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Next up is creative feedback on written assignments!
Ideas:
- True or false quiz
- Put sentences, from the assignments, on the board. Make groups of 3 or 4 (Roles: 1: Runner - gets a sentence from the board 2: Expert - corrects the sentence 3: Writer - writes it down 4: checker - checks the sentence)
Enjoy :-)
Do you ever feel that grammar gets a bit boring, and you (the teacher) are explaining the grammar rules over and over again? Well I do, so I was happy to discuss deductive vs. inductive approaches today... Obviously we all agreed they go together, but the students might remember inductive approaches better!
Following is at quick list of two grammar games:
- Yoga with students: give them pictures whit different poses - have them make instructions, so they can explain the exercise to the other classmates - without using the picture..
- Make the students write adjectives on post-its, make them into a board game, and let them play (when they land on a post-it, they have to make a sentence with the adjective) Let the students make up the rules. Remember dice and counters!
-----
Next up is creative feedback on written assignments!
Ideas:
- True or false quiz
- Put sentences, from the assignments, on the board. Make groups of 3 or 4 (Roles: 1: Runner - gets a sentence from the board 2: Expert - corrects the sentence 3: Writer - writes it down 4: checker - checks the sentence)
Enjoy :-)
Day 1 - the first day of the course (2 July)
The first day of the course was an introduction to "Creativity in the classroom"! I met my great classmates - we are nine in this course, so that's just perfect! Keywords: Getting to know the classmates, what is creativity, the ideal student/ teacher.
Exercise of the day (I will try to put in a great exercise every day!):
"Speed dating"
Aim: To get to know eachother
How to: the students have to sit on two lines, across from one another. They get 1 minute to talk about who they are etc., and then one line move. After everyone have spoken the lines get together in groups and discuss who they are... Enjoy :-)
Exercise of the day (I will try to put in a great exercise every day!):
"Speed dating"
Aim: To get to know eachother
How to: the students have to sit on two lines, across from one another. They get 1 minute to talk about who they are etc., and then one line move. After everyone have spoken the lines get together in groups and discuss who they are... Enjoy :-)
30/06/2012
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