Trivia Game

 

A trivia game is an activity where the learners are asked questions about interesting but unimportant facts in many subjects. By answering questions students are learning and improving their cognitive skills. It is an excellent activity to start a class or review certain topic worked.  This is a Trivia about culture and countries students can answer. Follow this link to access to it: https://view.genial.ly/5f1af4f51829700da368a326/game-country-trivia

Lyrics Training

 

Practicing Listening outside the classroom is for some students a challenge and as teachers it is necessary to help our learners. One amazing resource is this webpage, they can access through the computer or cellphone. Through music they can learn new vocabulary and daily expressions and the most catching aspect is that there is a huge variety of music genres. 

Let’s explore the different levels and activities we can use! Click here to access.

Teaching Grammar and Vocabulary to young learners Webinar

Teaching English to Young Learners is not always an easy job and if we are talking about grammar and vocabulary things can complicate a little bit more. This webinar aims to provide teachers with the knowledge and skills needed to support young learners through the delivery of engaging and motivating lessons. Let’s take notes and do not hesitate to put into practice some of these wonderful ideas!

Lesson Plans and Digital Resources

 

Planning lessons is one of the activities in which teachers invest a lot of time but they are fully prepared to teach new concepts and lead meaningful discussions – instead of figuring things out as they go. Without a lesson plan, students can quickly lose focus and teachers may be left scrambling, thinking of what to do next. In the following page you will find a variety of lesson plans to help you as well as many printable activities to practice the contents.

Webpage: https://www.education.com/lesson-plans/?gclid=CjwKCAjwrZOXBhACEiwA0EoRD09TfPQ4SEaL82fANvtUdEy0sn_baCW0MTb2AD8KAGgRpYH8z5AZdBoCnXEQAvD_BwE

Teachers need real feedback

 

This Ted Talk refers to a critic topic that is not discussed in many schools or universities and is a key aspect that could help the teachers to keep improving. Bill Gates suggests evidences that many teachers only got one word of feedback a year: "satisfactory." Which is not enough and with no feedback, no coaching, there's just no way to improve. He suggests that even great teachers can get better with smart feedback -- and lays out a program from his foundation to bring it to every classroom.

 

The silent way is a methodology of teaching language created by Caleb Gattegno based on the idea that teachers should remain as quiet as possible during a class and students should be encouraged to speak as much as possible. Inside a classroom, there are come strategies to use as well as some charts. To find out more about the principles and characteristics behind the Silent Way follow the link: https://view.genial.ly/62423b396017ef00117cc3f4/presentation-the-silent-way-method

SAMR Model

The SAMR Model is a framework created by Dr. Ruben Puentedura which classifies four different stages of classroom technology integration. It was created to share a common language across disciplines and as teachers being able to personalize learning. The letters “SAMR” stand for Substitution, Augmentation, Modification, and Redefinition. The Model can be very useful in remote and blended learning, so do not hesitate to watch this presentation.

Click on the following link: https://view.genial.ly/62d60227ff7670001243717e/presentation-sarm-model