This week was indeed delicious. I feel a bit like an infant that learns something new each day.
The only thing that I wonder about is the abundance of information and how to organize it. There is so many great stuff out there that I want to implement in my teaching. I intend to sit down on Tuesday and with the aid of Ritalin/Concerta - think about how to incorporate some of it into my lesson plans. I did not yet buid the lesson plan based on the ABCD method and I believe it would help me a lot if I start from scratch and rebuild my lessons accordingly.
As for Delicious, I must admit that I was frustrated at first. I guess I didn't save the information as I should have and it was erased. I had to understand what I did wrong so as not to repeat my mistake. It took me a few hours to figure out how I want to proceed, what I want to put in, how to save tags etc. Now it seems so easy that I don't know why it took me so long (it's time I recognize my limitations, at my age...ha ha ha). Anyway, the only question I am left with right now is how to put in the URLs of my colleagues so that we can share informaiton more openly. I will see to it this evening, after the day's work.
Have a great, sunny, smiley day,
Shalom,
Nourit
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Sunday, October 17, 2010
Week 2 - ABCD
I woke up two hours ago thinking of the class I want to apply the ABCD method to. By the way, I am targetting this class but as I see it - this method and any other that helps organize long term objectives is a must.if I don't want to be distracted from the curriculum and final end of the year's program.
This method, however, is fairly easy to follow or at least to plan.
As I mentioned on Nicenet:; "According to the ABCD model I would like my 27 low level English students to be able to look around and describe their (or any) neighborhood. This, in order to enable them to understand, to give and to receive directions.They will learn it through reading their book, answering questions, planning a class trip somewhere and by drawing or building a model - either of their place of residence or an imaginary neighborhood. Given the learning and motivational state of the class, I will be satisfied with 75% mastery of learning material".
Dhika gave me the idea to use pictures. I think I might take pictures of places around the world and edit them so that the students can choose where to go and describe it with their new vocabulary. Another idea I got from you - my dear colleagues - is to apply it to grammar purposes.
I wondered about the learnig/teaching model I should apply.Unfortunately, based on the class's performance and behavior up untill now I am skeptical as to their ability to work in pairs or groupes. I am trying to apply some of the Mixed Focus Model in which, as Karl Rogers suggested, It is important to put an emphasis on the process rather than on static knowlege.
It is not an "instant" process. The class needs a lot of work on both knowledge and behavior. I just hope It's the right way.
Time will tell.
This method, however, is fairly easy to follow or at least to plan.
As I mentioned on Nicenet:; "According to the ABCD model I would like my 27 low level English students to be able to look around and describe their (or any) neighborhood. This, in order to enable them to understand, to give and to receive directions.They will learn it through reading their book, answering questions, planning a class trip somewhere and by drawing or building a model - either of their place of residence or an imaginary neighborhood. Given the learning and motivational state of the class, I will be satisfied with 75% mastery of learning material".
Dhika gave me the idea to use pictures. I think I might take pictures of places around the world and edit them so that the students can choose where to go and describe it with their new vocabulary. Another idea I got from you - my dear colleagues - is to apply it to grammar purposes.
I wondered about the learnig/teaching model I should apply.Unfortunately, based on the class's performance and behavior up untill now I am skeptical as to their ability to work in pairs or groupes. I am trying to apply some of the Mixed Focus Model in which, as Karl Rogers suggested, It is important to put an emphasis on the process rather than on static knowlege.
It is not an "instant" process. The class needs a lot of work on both knowledge and behavior. I just hope It's the right way.
Time will tell.
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