Gross Motor development is not the exclusive domain of Physical Education teachers; English teachers can also use these activities for students to blow off extra steam as they practise their English skills. They are especially useful in Active Learning and experiential learning programmes.
Join us as we review this single or double-period lesson plan from go to whoa, providing participants with source material, student activities and teacher notes. The easy-to-follow model will give you a plug-and-play lesson for a green energy unit.
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Manipulating and controlling one's voice is a technique frequently-used by professional speakers and entertainers to create effects and to influence the audience. This session reviews the five features of using one's voice, what they are and what effects they have, for teachers, advanced learners and anyone who wants to speak in public including social media.
What is "speaking"? Why teach speaking and when and how? How to evaluate speaking? If you have questions, we can help. Keep reading.
Groupwork is one of the most effective teaching and learning tools, and is of course an integral part of life beyond school in all contexts. Accordingly, evaluating a student's groupwork performance should be a part of his/her oral performance profile.
Pairwork is likely the most effective teaching and learning tools, and is of course an integral part of life beyond school in all contexts. Accordingly, evaluating a student's Pairwork performance should be a part of his/her oral performance profile.
Speaking comes naturally to humans; the first thing babies do is to tell us they have arrived! However, there is speaking and then there is speaking, and schools and teachers have a role and a responsibility in helping students speak better.
Groupwork is one of the most effective teaching strategies and should be one of the primary approaches of all teachers, not just English Language and Lang&Lit. This introductory seminar for G7 - 12 levels (G5 - 6 teachers will also find it useful) reviews the hows and whys, teacher friendly approaches, effective and valid assessment and how to avoid some of the more common reasons groupwork activities are not a huge success.
This session reviews the descriptors used for assessing Cambridge's IGCSE English as a Second Language (0511) Speaking coursework : what they are, where to find them and how to use them. Use these international standards to set your own programme expectations, and to prepare your students for success.
Discussion is one of the most useful and important strategies for a teacher, and this includes English Language and English Literature teachers. Discussion is also integral to human interaction, and while we are all born to converse, we need to learn to discuss. This session reviews useful language for a discussion skills programme.
Manipulating and controlling one's voice is a technique frequently-used by professional speakers and entertainers to create effects and to influence the audience. This session reviews the five features of using one's voice, what they are and what effects they have, for teachers, advanced learners and anyone who wants to speak in public including social media.
Pairwork is one of the most effective teaching strategies and should be one of the primary approaches of all teachers, not just English Language and Lang&Lit. This Philosophy and Practice seminar for G7 - 12 levels (G5 - 6 teachers will also find it useful) reviews the hows and whys, teacher friendly approaches, effective and valid assessment and evaluation and how to avoid some of the more common reasons pairwork activities are not a huge success.
Groupwork is one of the most effective teaching strategies and should be one of the primary approaches of all teachers, not just English Language and Lang&Lit. However few teachers are confident assessing oral performance in a group situation which is not really so difficult. This methodology seminar for G7 - 12 levels (G5 - 6 teachers will also find it useful) reviews a teacher-friendly, effective and valid assessment approach.
