Safe Kids in Internet

Try this quiz just to make sure you are safe when you are surfing in internet.  I'm worried  even when you are connected to this blog that you might see things that are not good for you.
Safe Kids

Grammar exercises. I know you love it!!!!

Look at this lovely grammar page just for a change,  it looks really helpful.

English Grammar (ADULT ORIENTATED)



This one is more for kids(Thanks Larry)
KIDS GRAMMAR AND PHONIC WORK

THIS ONE TOO
KIDS GAMES AND GRAMMAR ACTIVITIES


More ESL games

Success Criteria

Success Criteria

Something that I also talked a lot about last week was “success criteria”.  Does that ring a bell?

It means making the learning intention for each class we teach SMART.

SPECIFIC, MEASURABLE, ACHEIVABLE, RELEVANT AND TIME LIMITED. 

How do we ensure all these things?

First, share the Learning objective of the lesson while giving them the bigger picture too (Don’t keep it a secret) so for example:

Today” we are going to learn a poem about some boats but the bigger picture is that we are studying different forms of transport”.

Or “we are going to make a business card for a Greek God of our choosing, while we are studying the topic of Ancient Greece”.

For you the teacher it’s absolutely clear (Well most of the time) why you’re doing this activity, but for the students it may not be so obvious.

How can children succeed if they don’t know what “Good “  looks like?  So our objectives have to be so simple that every child in the class can achieve them.

But then, I hear you ask, what happens to the extra bright ones?  Don’t worry we have the solution.

We say for example-   Everyone will make a business card with the name and address of a Greek god.  You should add the name of the God’s company, and you could include an image. So you are actually working at three different levels every day.

Children must be shown models all the time of what we expect and know clearly what is - an average, a good and a great.  We have to let them know how to get to the Great and also where they are while on that journey to get there.

Assessment

Socrative student TEACHERS RESOURCE

This is an amazing website for making online quizzes with your class.  Just make sure you are asking the right question"HoT" teacher".  I'M GOING TO BE USING THIS IN SEPTEMBER FOR SURE. WHAT ABOUT YOU?

ONLINE QUIZZES

Plagarism

Hi to the person who asked about  copying any content from this blog somewhere else:
To be honest I'm quite happy to think  that anyone would be intereseted enough to copy any of the stuff I write and they are welcome to use it in the name of spreading good practise in education and raising standards in classrooms everywhere.  I too copy and paste from other blogs  and information sites but usually try to include the name of the writer.  Anything that I want to publish doesn't go on the blog because it's impossible to control really.  Good luck and send me your link so I can have a look at your ideas too.

Miracle Workers by TAYLOR MALI

This is so good I love this man.  He speaks such truth.

Training Teachers.Good questioning techniques

So this week I've been I Madrid five days on an intensive teacher training course where we breathed,  lived,  ate, drank and slept AFL for five whole days.
We focused on assessment techniques, effective questioning using blooms taxonomy as our base to work on higher thinking skills in the class (HOTS)  when most of our working day is spent asking (LOTS) lower order thinking skills.
Good verbs we need to be using for questioning are the ones from the Hots  synthesis, evaluation  analysis and application and not Knowledge and understanding where we usually get stuck. So remember people be a hot teacher!!!!!!

These are the ones we usually ask.  Right? NOT GOOD!!!!!!!

Questions for comprehension LOTS

Can you write in your own words...?
Can you write a brief outline...?
What do you think could of happened next...?
Who do you think...?
What was the main idea...?
Who was the key character...?
Can you distinguish between...?
What differences exist between...?
Can you provide an example of what you mean...?
Can you provide a definition for...?

Questions for  Knowledge LOTS

What happened after...?
How many...?
Who was it that...?
Can you name the...?
Describe what happened at...?
Who spoke to...?
Can you tell why...?
Find the meaning of...?
What is...?
Which is true or false...?

 Great Questions for Synthesis  HOTS

Can you design a ... to ...? 

Why not make-up a song about...? 

Can you see a possible solution to...?

If you had all the material you needed how would you deal with...? Why don't you think of your own way to deal with...?

What would happen if...? How many ways can you...?

Can you create new and unusual uses for...? 

Can you write a new recipe for a tasty dish?

Can you develop an idea which would...?..........................................................

Great questions for Analysis  HOTS

Which events could have happened...?
If .... ... happened, what might the ending have been?
How was this similar to................?
What was the main idea.................?
What else could have happened?
Why did ... changes happen?
Can you compare your ... with that presented in...?
Can you explain what must have happened when...?
How is ... similar to ...?
What are some of the problems of...?
Can you tell the difference between...?
What were some of the reasons for ..?
What was the turning point in the game?
What was the problem with...?

Great Questions for application HOTSDo you know another instance where...? Could this have happened in...? Can you group by characteristics such as...? What factors would you change if...? Can you apply the method used to some experience of your own...? What questions would you ask of...? From the information given, can you develop a set of instructions about...? Would this information be useful if you had a ...?

Taylor Mali What teachers make........................

Great video worth watching for all you teachers out there.  

 I realised not only in Spain but everywhere.

Taylor

Those who can" do" and those who can't "teach".  

" I decide to bite my tongue instead of his".

Write about your holidays KET

Write about your holidays

I've just realized if I put the magic word KET I get loads more visits,  so here we go.

 

You have to  click on the link then double click on the wall to leave a message write on the Wall about your holidays.  Make sure you put your name and include the Word "fascinating" in your sentence.