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!

Observation Task nº 6 THE LEARNERS

As you arrive in the classroom, choose (privately!) one student to focus on in your observation. Watch this student through the lesson and make notes under the headings below:

a- Choose a random 2´period. Write a narrative description of what he/she is doing.

b-Choose a random 2´period again. write a narrative description of what you imagine he/she is thinking, feeling.

c- Towards the end of the class, write students own description of what has happened in the lesson. Have they enjoyed it? Have they learned something? What helped them? What was difficult for them? How did they feel? This is an interview done in L1 to students after the class, you take notes.

Observation Task nº 5 OPTIONS AND DECISIONS

This Observation should be handed on August 24th, not a minute after!!
Dealing with unexpected problems
Example:
Situation: A student arrives very late for the lesson.
Action: Teacher said "Hello" politely, (the student sat down quietly and talked with his neighbours).
Other options:(here you give your suggestion) Teacher could have asked why the student was late.
In this way you will make comments on these different topics:
A)Dealing with unexpected problems:
Situation:
Action:
Other options:
B)Grouping of students; arrangement of seating.
Situation:
Action:
Other options:
C)Setting up activities; instructions:
Situation:
Action:
Other options:
D)Student participation in the lesson
Situation:
Action:
Other options:

If you can´t observe one of these topics, focus on the others. Make any other note you consider worth sharing with the class. GOOD LUCK!

WELCOME BACK TO REALITY!!!

I know that you´re studying hard for exams and things like that, but I hope you haven´t forgotten your observation task nº4. Remember it´s a sketch with arrows showing who talks to whom .

Have a nice week, see you next Wednesday.

Last Week before the Holidays

Remember about the Practical Work on Wednesday,6th of july.

In order to have OBSERVATION TASK Nº4 the first week after the holidays, here it is:

CLASSROOM INTERACTION

Draw a map of the classrroom,(like the one below). Choose a 2´period during a whole class speaking stage of the lesson. Add arrows to the diagram to indicate who is speaking to whom.

ST---ST ST ST ST ST ST ST
ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST

ST ST ST ST--- ST ST ST ST
/
ST ST ST---ST---/ST ST ST ST
/
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OK! These are supposed to be arrows, I don´t have the tools of word here. So draw from the one who speaks to the one that continues and so on . If it comes back to the teacher many times you show it with the arrows.If it is group seating draw the sketch accordingly.

Reading Tasks

In order to help you have a portfolio full of ideas read these chapters in two different books:
1)- Drilling In Jim Scrivener`s New edition. Have into account that he refers to drilling in general,you have to adapt his ideas to children´s classrooms.
2)-Read section 1 (Speaking) and section 6 (Rhymes and Chants);in 500 activities for the primary Classroom

Having read these suggestions ,I hope you will take notes of the activities and drillings you find most appropriate to have with you in your resource pack (portfolio).


THE OBSERVATION TASK REMAINS THE SAME TASK Nº 3.
HAVE A NICE WEEKEND!

Going On

Observation Task Nº3 (From Jim Scrivener new edition of "Learning Teaching")

Classroom Snapshot

1- Describe how learners are seated/standing in the room.

2- Describe generally what is happening (e.g. "a tape is being played and learners are writing answers)

3- Who is talking? Who is doing any other thing?

4- Describe; a) the atmosphere; and b) Levels of engagement.

REMEMBER TO FIND A STUDENT FROM THE PRACTICE TO BE HER/HIS ATTACH.IF IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE,GO TO THE SELECTED SCHOOLS TO OBSERVE. GOOD LUCK!!!