OBSERVATION N°5

 START DOING OBSERVATION 5 , TO BE PRESENTED NEXT THURSDAY. CHOOSE TEACHERS OF ENGLISH ONLY. TRY TO VISIT ANOTHER INSTITUTION. YOU CAN TRY A PRIVATE ONE AND OR A DIFFERENT SCHOOL.
GOOD LUCK :)

Read and save in your Resource File

Read 500 Activities for the Primary Classroom

• Section 1  and Section 6 (rhymes and chants)

Read Drills from"Learning Teaching" Scrivener


You have to select the activities you like, not all of them will be of your style, choose the appropiate ones and save them in your Resource File.

Have a nice week and study for your exams :)

Reflecting and writing

Having in mind your performance, start reflecting about it:
Hand in a paper containing the activities before and after the one you present, I will clarify it again:
Tell exactly what you will do before, for example: What will the children do?
What will you give them? Which words? Which actions?
In order to think about that, try to connect the three activities.If I do something in the first one , it´s because I need it in order to help my students, understand, do , write, draw or whatever you intend to do in the third activity.





Hope you didn´t forget about the journal, so start writing:
How did you feel preparing the performance, during it and after it?
Was it as expected? Did something surprise you or not? Do you know anything new about you? etc.
 

Reading chapter 2 (Halliwell)

We have discussed content goals and a bit of attitudinal goals. Make a drawing in which you show the percentage they have as you move from very young learners to later stages.

Decide on correction, what?, How?, When? , Why?
Think of the question "Do you understand?"

What are mistakes for children?

What´s INFO GAP?

Think of possible ways of giving instructions , you will be asked to give some instructions in class.

SEE YOU!

After reading the 1st chapters of Halliwell and Scott&Ytreberg

So..........what implications do these characteristics have on our teaching?


Complete the sentences with the most appropriate concept/s.

1- Activities should include................................................................................................................................
2-Language learning is experiential so you will work with...............................................................................
3-Play with the language making full use of......................................................................................................
4-Not only words you need also......................................................................they understand the whole message, before learning new words.
5-Variation means................................................................................................................................................
6-Reality for them includes................................................................................................................................
7-They benefit from.............................................they give them a sense of security.
8-They learn......................................rather than ...............................for example through.................................
9-Focus on .......................................rather than. form.
10-Take advantage of the pleasure they find in ......................................and........................................................

Be careful

The site I´ve chosen to let you download the observations file, asks you to give a telephone number. Don´t do so, if you can`t download it without giving the number , I will give it next class through my pen drive.
Sorry for the inconvenience, I´ve just realized that. Happy weekend :)

Observations file

Here´s the link .Cross your fingers!!!!!http://es.scribd.com/maria_grosso_3/d/86963266-Observation-File-2012

Now click on it and you can download the file. Good Luck!

DIDÁCTICA ESPECIAL 1 AÑO 2012.

WELCOME TO THIS BLOG, IT IS OUR BLOG. HERE YOU WILL FIND MATERIAL PROPOSED AND NEEDED FOR YOUR CLASSES, YOU WILL BE ABLE TO CATCH UP WHEN ABSENT AND YOU CAN REVIEW WHAT WAS STATED IN THE CLASS.
AS IT IS OURS, YOU WILL BE ABLE TO POST COMMENTS THAT I WILL READ AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
I HOPE YOU WILL FIND IT USEFUL AND EASY TO USE.
WELCOME AGAIN!!!!!!
TO START WITH HERE YOU HAVE THE OBSERVATIONS FOLDER, YOU WILL DOWNLOAD AND PRINT IT FOR YOUR FUTURE USE.
http://es.scribd.com/maria_grosso_3/d/86963266-Observation-File-2012

See You :)

It´s been a very nice profitable year, I wish you all good in your exams and I expect you will continue reading and searching for tools and ideas.
Be well, do good work, and keep in touch.

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!

Teacher Claudia.

Reading about Assessment

Here´s what you have to read as regards assessment and evaluation. The name of the book is HANDBOOKS FOR THE ENGLISH CLASSROOM, Michael Harris and Paul Mc Cann, Heineman.
Read chapter 2 and write down your doubts to be discussed in class.


If the book is not available at the library ,I will leave one for you with Graciela.

You have enough time to read :)

Topics to think about for the Practical Work

As you have read you´re going to prepare your MINDS to do the best you can next Wednesday, 19th .
The topics you are going to deal with are these:
-How old are you....? How old is he/she.....?
-My day . Daily routine
-What´s the time? It´s time for.......
-There is /are.How many?
-Personal information. Hi ,I´m.....; I´m from.....; I´m......years old, etc.

Ok start looking for material, games, ideas and everything you need to make a nice plan IN CLASS. You can photocopy lessons from books, bring teacher´s books, all is accepted.
I will give you the photocopy of the topic you choose, so you have to use the one I give you and you can extract ideas from your material.

OBSERVATION TASK Nº 7 -STOLEN GOODS-

As you observe the lesson, note down several things that you would like to "steal" from this teacher and the lesson in order to make them part of your own teaching. This may include personal qualities, teaching skills and techniques, activities, classroom routines, atmosphere, games etc.Include notes to help you remember any important details. You may also want to record this in your portfolio.


Stolen Item 1:
Description of the item:
I stole this because:


Stolen Item 2
Description of the item:
I stole this because:


Stolen item 3:
Description of the item:
I stole this because:


Stolen item 4:
Description of the item:
I stole this because:


You can go on like this, it is not necessary to complete this observation in one class you can complete it in different days but at least two should be completed by next week.

Happy Students`Day!!!!

Congrats to all my students and here´s my favourite saying by Thoreau for you:


"Doing what you like is freedom but liking what you do is HAPPINESS"


I hope that all of you will be happy people because of loving being a teacher.

See you for a new observation very soon.Today´s party day!!!

Great job EVERYBODY!!!

More photos!!!

In Actiion!!

The best part of the experience , you and the children.

More Snapshots!!

Our "Zero Class" Journey.

First of all CONGRATULATIONS to all of you! Even the ones who went to San Roque and I was not able to see. This kind of activities are the ones that fill our hearts and minds, aren´t they? You were outstanding!!! Full of happiness and eager to share everything with the kids.
Now, I want you to share your thoughts and feelings in our blog. Make it short but powerful, show your feelings and everything you want to tell. In this way we make the experience more powerful yet, and what is better, contagious! Here you have some snapshots from the experience!! next entry the ones from San Rque.!

What is your role as an attached student?

FIRST, YOU ARE OBSERVING. WHAT? THE TASK ALREADY AT HAND FOR THE WEEK.
SECOND, YOU ARE A HELPER. THAT IMPLIES, STICKING THINGS ON/OUT OF THE BOARD, PLUGGING IN TH TAPE RECORDER, DISTRIBUTING MATERIAL, HELPING WHEN NECESSARY.
THIRD, YOU ARE WITH THE CLASS FROM THE VERY BEGINNING. THAT MEANS , YOU READ THE PLAN BEFOREHAND, ASKING AND HAVING A CRITICAL LOOK AT IT.
FOURTH, YOU WRITE DOWN ALL THE ACTIVITIES, GAMES, MATERIALS ETC THAT YOU FIND EXCITING , NEW , NICE FOR YOU TO USE IN THE FUTURE.
FIFTH,REFLECT ON EVERY CLASS IN YOUR JOURNALS.

As regards ATTACHMENT!!!!

Here you have a list of trainees , some of them are already with attached students. I would like you to share with classmates , I mean if you´ve been an attached for a month now , move on find another and leave your place to a classmate.

Alejandra Nuñez
Belén Capello
Natalia Sandoval ( Ya se encuentra haciendo su residencia en Wings)
Marina Montenegro
Florencia Terraes
Ariana Avellanal
Ivana Cáceres
Liz Armendía
Silvina Sosa
Sara Romero
Vanesa Pavón
Paula Romero Tepper
Camila Muzzi
Raquel Ramírez
Lorena Gomez (Haciendo residencia en Wings)
Vallejos Luján
Ethel Aguirre

Try to contact them as soon as possible!