Reflective Narrative about my Practicum

My Practicum: PICTURES!

Some pictures at school!

Practical N° 17 - Content-based, Task-based and Participatory Approaches

Test

Lesson Plan N° 10

Task-based learning

Practical N° 15 - Learning Words

Lesson Plan N° 9

Practical N° 16 - Quiz on CLT

The Natural Approach

Jeremy Harmer & Scott Thornbury on CLT

Practical N° 14 - CLIL

Lesson Plan N° 8

Oral reports

These are the presentations my classmates used to deliver their oral reports:

Lesson Plan N° 7

The Young Language Learner

Lesson Plan N° 6

Lesson Plan N° 5

This is the lesson plan we used today but we made some last minute changes so we inlcuded other excercise and did not present the powerpoint.

How to use Cmaps

Lesson Plan N° 4

This is the worksheet we prepared for students to work with vocabulary:

And these are the cardboards we prepared:

Lesson Plan N° 3

Didactic Sequence: Animals of my country

Lesson Plan N° 2

This is the lesson plan we used today to deliver our class at School N° 4.

These are the badges we gave our students:

Class 21st August, 2014

These are my notes on the new topic:



And these are the videos we saw in class:

1. The four stages in acquiring language



2. Baby arguing with Father 



3. Small group oral language sample for early childhood education



4. Patsy Lightbown and Nina Spada on How languages are learned  

Practical N°13 - Classroom Management

Trip to Trenel - Intercultural Awareness Project

Here I upload the powerpoint presentation we used to deliver the topic of Argentinian Banknotes:

We also prepared this game but, unfortunately, due to lack of time we couldn't use it.
It was an interactive powerpoint with questions and answers about different topics related to Argentinian culture. As this is not a Powerpoint Presentation all the effects and interactive features are lost.
 Anyway, if someone wants it just ask for it and I'll send it to you!

And last a picture with the students!

Lesson Plan N° 1

This is the lesson plan we designed for our first class at Cnel. Remigio Gil Primary school - 11/08/2014

This is the video we used as a warm-up:

What makes great teachers great?

Here's the video we watched today:

Practical N° 12 - Textbooks Analysis

Reflection - Narrative on Penzu

This is my narrative in which I reflect about my observations at school N° 4:

https://www.penzu.com/p/70c47f38

Choosing Coursebooks

This is the topic we dealt with in today's class and Powerpoint presentation Estela showed us.



These are my own notes on the class:                                          

And last, I share with you another video from Jack Richards in which he talks about textbooks:



"Remember: You're the one who is teaching."

Monsters University Badges

The ARC of a lesson

This is the powerpoint presentation Estela showed us today:

And this is a powerpoint presentation I prepared on the PPP & ESA approaches.
There is a mistake on the second slide, it should say "PPP" but I could not fix it.

Didactic Sequence: Family Ties

Class 12th June 2014

Class 10th June, 2014

Lesson Plan: "Goldilocks and the three bears"

Here is the transcript of the short story:



And the activities:

Didactic Sequences

Motivation

Here I share with you the visual aid Samanta and I used to deliver our oral report on Motivation:

If you want to read the article we used enter this link http://iteslj.org/Articles/Thanasoulas-Motivation.html

Jack C. Richards on Lesson Plans

On this three-minute video Jack Richards talks about the importance of a lesson plan as being a resource for teachers but not as the owner and dictator of your class.

 

Class 22th May, 2014

Intercultural Workshop: Stamps & Money

Good Characteristics of Teaching

I agree with most of my classmates as we have, more or less, chosen the same categories as regards what a good teacher is or should be. I think some of the most important are the following:

  1- The fact that the teacher needs to care more than just about the student as a student of his/her own subject, but as an integrated subject who has plenty of needs and maybe problems. Therefore, the teacher should be sympathetic and understanding, neither acting mother-like nor disregarding students needs.

  2- Most of us mentioned the importance of a teacher who is strict but at the same time, kind. One characteristic should not be an obstacle for the other to be present. As students we value teachers who are able to set rules and put limits without being too bossy, that is to say, those who are able to show that they are the authority without being authoritarian. At the same time, kindness is a good quality for a teacher to have because students do not like someone who does not treat them well. This attribute is related with N°1 as someone who is kind will tend to care more about his/her students, which results in more explanations, extra help, etc.

  3- The ability to engage students in classes may also be one of the most important skills of a teacher. This characteristic will really show if a teacher is a good one or not, because turning a class into a fun and interesting one for ALL students is not an easy task. As formerly students at school we value those teachers who were ingenious enough so as to turn everybody's attention to what they were saying. Intriguing and exciting lessons are the result of a creative and resourceful teacher.

  4- Last but not least, the key word for a teacher would be passion. Passionate teachers really transmit a positive energy and love for their subject when teaching. It really shows when a teacher enjoys what he/she does and it definitely influences his/her students' reaction towards the subject. Apart from these four features there are others, mentioned by my classmates and myself which are also important and which a teacher should possess. For example, he/ she commits to the work (Laura, Samanta, Federico, me), shows respect (Laura, Magalí), motivates students (Natalia), encourages an open and trusting learning environment (Carla, Laura), fosters critical thought (Laura), provides positive and personal feedback (Yoana).
 It is difficult to choose one or two of these characteristics to define what good teachers are, perhaps because they seem to use many of these strategies and skills combined ones with others


Last, I share with you the wordle Magalí, Eliana and I created:

My Chemistry Teacher

 I have had great teachers during high school and Monica was one of them. She was my chemistry teacher during two years at Unlpam School.

     The whole class, including me, had developed a certain affection for her, we really liked her. She was always kind with us but she was not just like a friendly teacher who would let us do what we wanted to. She was strict and she would demand us to always comply.

     Monica was a responsible and commited person and that is why in second year we chose her as our tutor. She was a good example for us, and helped us with every matter related to the subject. If one student did not understand she would explain until he /she understood. Besides, she cared about us in other aspects and if we had a problem she would listen to us. As a tutor she helped us organise the graduation for third year in which she put all her effort and time even though she had plenty of other things to do.

     I remember her wearing comfortable and simple clothes like t-shirts and jeans. Her hair most of the times would be updo and that did not make her seem untidy. In my opinion, she just had the look of a hard-working teacher.

     When we got to know that she would not be our teacher during our third, and last, year at school we were kind of sad, we would miss her a lot.

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Hi! Welcome to my blog, here you will find all my work in connection with Practice II, Didactics of ELT and Practicum at Primary School Level. Besides, I will include information, videos or images that I find interesting and relevant in relation with my present learning of English Language Teaching. Feel free to comment!