2nd #eltchat on 04/12/2013 getting the most from ss writing journals.xlsx
| username | utc date | status |
| Shaunwilden | 12/4/2013 12:00 | Lunchtime #eltchat is Getting the most from Students’ Writing Journals |
| teflgeek | 12/4/2013 12:01 | Hi all #eltchat |
| Shaunwilden | 12/4/2013 12:02 | @teflgeek Hi David #eltchat |
| leedsacademy | 12/4/2013 12:02 | RT @Shaunwilden: Lunchtime #eltchat is Getting the most from Students’ Writing Journals |
| teacherkristina | 12/4/2013 12:02 | Hi there #ELTchat |
| teflgeek | 12/4/2013 12:03 | will be dipping in and out of today's #eltchat to do placement tests and write report cards.... |
| MarjorieRosenbe | 12/4/2013 12:03 | Hi everyone - will take a look but never do journals. #eltchat |
| BobK99 | 12/4/2013 12:03 | Hello all at #eltchat :) |
| MarjorieRosenbe | 12/4/2013 12:03 | What's tonight's topic? #eltchat |
| Shaunwilden | 12/4/2013 12:04 | @MarjorieRosenbe Same here so need someone to tell us what to do :-) #eltchat |
| MarjorieRosenbe | 12/4/2013 12:04 | Hi everyone - at least good to be here. #eltchat |
| teacherphili | 12/4/2013 12:04 | Hi. Don't know what I can contribute to this but will give it a go #eltchat |
| teflgeek | 12/4/2013 12:04 | Used to do journals all the time at summer school #eltchat very effective |
| teflgeek | 12/4/2013 12:05 | only done them once in the school year. not so effective #eltchat |
| teacherphili | 12/4/2013 12:05 | @teflgeek maybe you could tell us a bit about that? #eltchat |
| Shaunwilden | 12/4/2013 12:05 | @teflgeek Looks like we’re all learning from you then :-) #eltchat |
| teflgeek | 12/4/2013 12:05 | hmmm... #eltchat |
| teacherkristina | 12/4/2013 12:05 | I've tried journals several times, but it always ended in disaster. Sts just copied entries or didn't write anything. Wonder why? #ELTchat |
| leedsacademy | 12/4/2013 12:05 | Hi everybody. I guess I can start. It was my suggestion. I have Ss write in a journal for 20 mins everyday. #eltchat |
| MarjorieRosenbe | 12/4/2013 12:06 | Only thing close are self-reflection surveys on learning styles for research project. #eltchat |
| teacherkristina | 12/4/2013 12:06 | @leedsacademy #eltchat during classtime? |
| teacherphili | 12/4/2013 12:06 | thx for that @leedsacademy tell us more... #eltchat |
| BobK99 | 12/4/2013 12:06 | RT @Shaunwilden: @MarjorieRosenbe Same here so need someone to tell us what to do :-) #eltchat > Don't ask me either. Tried once, totl #fail |
| Shaunwilden | 12/4/2013 12:06 | @leedsacademy Oh good someone else thats does them :-) #eltchat |
| Shaunwilden | 12/4/2013 12:07 | Maybe we should make sure we all know what we mean by journal #eltchat |
| leedsacademy | 12/4/2013 12:07 | #eltchat I write personal responses to each of the students. don't do much correction. was looking for topic ideas, prompts, suggestions |
| teflgeek | 12/4/2013 12:07 | with summer school it was a useful communication channel on the overall experience & sts had lots to write about #eltchat |
| teacherphili | 12/4/2013 12:07 | @Shaunwilden how does a journal differ from a diary? #eltchat |
| teflgeek | 12/4/2013 12:07 | in school year, content tended to be very hit and miss #eltchat |
| Shaunwilden | 12/4/2013 12:08 | RT @teacherphili: @Shaunwilden how does a journal differ from a diary? #eltchat |
| MarjorieRosenbe | 12/4/2013 12:08 | @Shaunwilden Will try to come along then as I voted for it. #eltchat |
| BobK99 | 12/4/2013 12:08 | RT @Shaunwilden: Maybe we should make sure we all know what we mean by journal #eltchat > Clue in the name - DAILY? |
| leedsacademy | 12/4/2013 12:08 | @teacherkristina yes, students are here for 4 hours so 20 mins is not that long :) #eltchat |
| teacherkristina | 12/4/2013 12:08 | @teflgeek #eltchat maybe that was a prob with my sts, they only ever wrote about sleeping and being tired |
| leedsacademy | 12/4/2013 12:08 | @BobK99 @Shaunwilden @MarjorieRosenbe why do you think it failed? #eltchat what went wrong? |
| MarjorieRosenbe | 12/4/2013 12:09 | @leedsacademy How long does that take? Am already overwhelmed with all the extras at university. #eltchat |
| teflgeek | 12/4/2013 12:09 | @teacherkristina in schl year I got lots of reviews of recent buffy vampire slayer episodes #eltchat these days would be "glee"? |
| teacherkristina | 12/4/2013 12:09 | @leedsacademy #eltchat how many sts do you have per class? |
| Shaunwilden | 12/4/2013 12:09 | @teacherphili This is a good question Phil, I’d say they were the same of used for reflection #eltchat |
| teflgeek | 12/4/2013 12:10 | @leedsacademy it's more difficult on an extensive course I think #eltchat |
| leedsacademy | 12/4/2013 12:10 | @MarjorieRosenbe only 10 students in class. reading them and responding takes less than 5 mins each I guess. #eltchat |
| Shaunwilden | 12/4/2013 12:10 | @leedsacademy @BobK99 @MarjorieRosenbe I’ve tried to use the idea but sts never really got into them #eltchat |
| KateLloyd05 | 12/4/2013 12:10 | Been using them this semester to encourage self reflection and review. #eltchat |
| teacherkristina | 12/4/2013 12:10 | @teflgeek #eltchat I 'd have been over the moon reading about vampires etc |
| Shaunwilden | 12/4/2013 12:10 | @KateLloyd05 And have they worked? #eltchat |
| Shaunwilden | 12/4/2013 12:10 | RT @teacherphili: @teflgeek @leedsacademy do/did you get them to handwrite or could they do it digitally? use app such as Penzu?#eltchat |
| CotterHUE | 12/4/2013 12:10 | RT @teacherphili: @Shaunwilden how does a journal differ from a diary? #eltchat |
| MarjorieRosenbe | 12/4/2013 12:11 | @BobK99 @Shaunwilden Haven't tried but my sts take languages as extra courses to university studies - am happy if they just do HW. #eltchat |
| teflgeek | 12/4/2013 12:11 | @teacherphili @leedsacademy pen and paper. summer school also used them as scrapbooks #eltchat |
| leedsacademy | 12/4/2013 12:11 | @teflgeek I imagine you'd have to get the Ss to do it outside of class time. Not very successful in my case. #eltchat |
| BobK99 | 12/4/2013 12:11 | @leedsacademy @Shaunwilden @MarjorieRosenbe #eltchat. My fault I guess, but I felt the subject (a flash flood that cut us off)...1/2 |
| KateLloyd05 | 12/4/2013 12:12 | @Shaunwilden So far. Ss. seem to focus on them. Don't read them. Ss can ask if they want me to, but most don't. #eltchat |
| Shaunwilden | 12/4/2013 12:13 | @KateLloyd05 So they are purely for individual self-reflection then? #eltchat |
| CotterHUE | 12/4/2013 12:13 | I often have Ss peer edit or comment on writing journals/tasks. Good for collaborative environment. #eltchat |
| leedsacademy | 12/4/2013 12:13 | @Shaunwilden @teacherphili @teflgeek for me pen and paper. Arabic Ss need all the practice they can get.#eltchat I guess digital would be ok |
| Shaunwilden | 12/4/2013 12:13 | Remember the topic asks how to get most out of them not just if and how we do them #eltchat |
| BobK99 | 12/4/2013 12:13 | @leedsacademy @Shaunwilden @MarjorieRosenbe #eltchat. ...(from the canteen) was enough of a prompt. |
| KateLloyd05 | 12/4/2013 12:13 | @Shaunwilden Look over their shoulders though, to check they do it #eltchat |
| teflgeek | 12/4/2013 12:14 | @Shaunwilden can't get anything out of them if you can't get the learners to put something into them... #eltchat |
| KateLloyd05 | 12/4/2013 12:14 | @Shaunwilden They can share with their group if they want. Most do. can be private. #eltchat |
| leedsacademy | 12/4/2013 12:15 | RT @Shaunwilden: Remember the topic asks how to get most out of them not just if and how we do them #eltchat |
| teflgeek | 12/4/2013 12:15 | @KateLloyd05 @Shaunwilden I used to take them in every so often and provide a bit of content feedback / language feedback #eltchat |
| Shaunwilden | 12/4/2013 12:15 | @teflgeek good point :-) So how do we encourage them then #eltchat |
| leedsacademy | 12/4/2013 12:16 | @Shaunwilden That's my Q. Ss write every day. I read +respond, but how can I make this more effective at improving their writing. #eltchat |
| KateLloyd05 | 12/4/2013 12:17 | @teflgeek @Shaunwilden I'd like to, but 27 ss in class. They can ask me to read/respond/check if they choose to. #eltchat |
| teflgeek | 12/4/2013 12:17 | @leedsacademy @Shaunwilden Maybe a framework for journal entries? Something I heard / saw / read? #eltchat |
| Shaunwilden | 12/4/2013 12:17 | RT @teflgeek: @leedsacademy @Shaunwilden Maybe a framework for journal entries? Something I heard / saw / read? #eltchat |
| teacherkristina | 12/4/2013 12:17 | @KateLloyd05 @teflgeek @Shaunwilden how about peer-correction here? or too private? #ELTchat |
| Shaunwilden | 12/4/2013 12:18 | Can be journals be done in an audio way rather than written? #eltchat |
| teflgeek | 12/4/2013 12:18 | @teacherkristina @KateLloyd05 possible privacy issues with peer correction and constraining what the students write about #eltchat |
| Shaunwilden | 12/4/2013 12:18 | RT @teacherkristina: @KateLloyd05 @teflgeek @Shaunwilden how about peer-correction here? or too private? #ELTchat |
| teflgeek | 12/4/2013 12:19 | @teacherkristina @KateLloyd05 some students have used journals as a means to complain about their peers / notify T of problems #eltchat |
| teacherphili | 12/4/2013 12:19 | reflective learning could be done through audio recordings, but thought journals suggested writing practice #eltchat |
| leedsacademy | 12/4/2013 12:19 | @teflgeek good idea. today we did a kind of framework for past narratives. where were you? with who? how did you feel? 1/2 #eltchat |
| leedsacademy | 12/4/2013 12:20 | @teflgeek what were you doing? past cont. what happened? past simp.#eltchat |
| KateLloyd05 | 12/4/2013 12:20 | @teflgeek @teacherkristina is a point #eltchat |
| MarjorieRosenbe | 12/4/2013 12:20 | Is getting sth out of them only about using language correctly? #eltchat |
| CotterHUE | 12/4/2013 12:20 | @teacherkristina Peer correction&feedback works very well. Ss help one another, but also give meaningful/relevant feedback. #eltchat |
| KateLloyd05 | 12/4/2013 12:21 | @teacherkristina @teflgeek @Shaunwilden Wonder about journals as writing fluency practise, rather than accuracy. #eltchat |
| teacherphili | 12/4/2013 12:22 | @MarjorieRosenbe indeed. Does it even have to be accurate or checked for accuracy? #eltchat |
| teacherphili | 12/4/2013 12:22 | RT @KateLloyd05: @teacherkristina @teflgeek @Shaunwilden Wonder about journals as writing fluency practise, rather than accuracy. #eltchat |
| leedsacademy | 12/4/2013 12:22 | @MarjorieRosenbe good point. we r developing a closer relationship through the journals. we respond to and find out bout each other #eltchat |
| teacherkristina | 12/4/2013 12:22 | @MarjorieRosenbe #eltchat as a safe environment for risk-taking in language and content maybe? |
| teflgeek | 12/4/2013 12:23 | @MarjorieRosenbe Good point. #eltchat. Need to be clear with the sts what the purpose is |
| Shaunwilden | 12/4/2013 12:23 | I guess a lot of this depends on the nature of the journal, getting beyond using them for reflection? #eltchat |
| CotterHUE | 12/4/2013 12:23 | #eltchat @KateLloyd05 accuracy or fluency practice with writing. It depends on the class and their needs. |
| leedsacademy | 12/4/2013 12:23 | @teacherphili sometimes can't be. maybe topic is too personal to support correction. happened when a S wrote about dead father. #eltchat |
| MarjorieRosenbe | 12/4/2013 12:24 | Did leaner diaries last year to have them reflect on learning styles. Interesting stuff. #eltchat |
| MarjorieRosenbe | 12/4/2013 12:25 | Best comment was st who said he didn't know he was allowed to learn in certain way. Wow! #eltchat |
| teacherphili | 12/4/2013 12:25 | @leedsacademy do you mean it can't be accurate or can't be checked? #eltchat |
| teflgeek | 12/4/2013 12:25 | BRB #eltchat |
| CotterHUE | 12/4/2013 12:25 | RT @teflgeek: @MarjorieRosenbe Good point. #eltchat. Need to be clear with the sts what the purpose is |
| MarjorieRosenbe | 12/4/2013 12:25 | So can journals be used for metacognition about learning? #eltchat |
| KateLloyd05 | 12/4/2013 12:26 | @teacherphili @MarjorieRosenbe Not doing focuses more on developing ability to express ideas. Not worried about accuracy. #eltchat |
| MarjorieRosenbe | 12/4/2013 12:27 | @leedsacademy @teacherphili I also assign personal topics for HW - works well and stays private (for me only) #eltchat |
| leedsacademy | 12/4/2013 12:27 | @MarjorieRosenbe thinking bout having direct Qs 4 Fri's entry. What did u learn this week? What was difficult?How will u remember? #eltchat |
| Shaunwilden | 12/4/2013 12:27 | RT @MarjorieRosenbe: So can journals be used for metacognition about learning? #eltchat |
| leedsacademy | 12/4/2013 12:28 | @teacherphili can be replied to but can't/shouldn't be corrected. I think.#eltchat |
| teacherphili | 12/4/2013 12:28 | @KateLloyd05 agreed. sts work can be checked/marked in other ways. journal entries cld be kept to produce end of term essay #eltchat |
| MarjorieRosenbe | 12/4/2013 12:28 | @leedsacademy Also asked questions like 'What did we do?' How did it help you learn?' #eltchat |
| KateLloyd05 | 12/4/2013 12:29 | @leedsacademy @MarjorieRosenbe That's what I do with mine. Diff. entries focus on diff skills too #eltchat |
| Shaunwilden | 12/4/2013 12:30 | @MarjorieRosenbe @leedsacademy Interesting to ask what they think they learned this week / this lesson etc #eltchat |
| BobK99 | 12/4/2013 12:30 | RT @teflgeek: @MarjorieRosenbe Good point. #eltchat. Need to be clear with the sts what the purpose is |
| KateLloyd05 | 12/4/2013 12:30 | @teacherphili How do you mean? #eltchat |
| teacherphili | 12/4/2013 12:30 | Feel that type of student/class (eg YL/EAP) has big bearing on whether journal keeping will be of benefit #eltchat |
| Marisa_C | 12/4/2013 12:30 | @Shaunwilden Apologies apologies- delta written exams today i thought i'd finishe earlier #eltchat sorry sorry |
| MarjorieRosenbe | 12/4/2013 12:31 | RT @teacherphili: Feel that type of student/class (eg YL/EAP) has big bearing on whether journal keeping will be of benefit #eltchat |
| teacherkristina | 12/4/2013 12:32 | RT @Shaunwilden: @MarjorieRosenbe @leedsacademy Interesting to ask what they think they learned this week / this lesson etc #eltchat |
| teacherphili | 12/4/2013 12:32 | @KateLloyd05 if we dont mark journal entries but sts are still motivated to write them because it will form basis for later essay? #eltchat |
| GilMattos | 12/4/2013 12:32 | RT @BrunoELT: Learning English Beyond the Exams http://t.co/YLWJPMlbab #elt #eltchat |
| MarjorieRosenbe | 12/4/2013 12:32 | @teacherphili Agree totally. Also reason st has for taking class. #eltchat |
| adryr69 | 12/4/2013 12:32 | Christmas Lesson Ideas http://t.co/cpbCTgZHOG #ELT #TEFL #eltchat #Christmas |
| Shaunwilden | 12/4/2013 12:32 | @Marisa_C Hey didn’t expect you knew it was the exam day #eltchat |
| Marisa_C | 12/4/2013 12:33 | @teacherphili i agree with not marking journal entries but you can ask Ss if they would like you to like in light pencil? #eltchat |
| leedsacademy | 12/4/2013 12:33 | @KateLloyd05 @MarjorieRosenbe so do you always have directing Qs? or do you let them decide? #eltchat |
| KateLloyd05 | 12/4/2013 12:34 | @teacherphili I see. What would the essay be about? #eltchat |
| teacherphili | 12/4/2013 12:34 | @MarjorieRosenbe motivation is big issue here. Autonomy, too, surely? Need to know point of writing before getting most out of #eltchat |
| teacherphili | 12/4/2013 12:34 | @KateLloyd05 would depends on type of learner and their language needs, i guess. #eltchat |
| Marisa_C | 12/4/2013 12:35 | personal view - have tried journals but always felt as an eavesdropper - #eltchat |
| KateLloyd05 | 12/4/2013 12:35 | @leedsacademy @MarjorieRosenbe Always have leading questions. But they can choose which to use. #eltchat |
| teacherphili | 12/4/2013 12:35 | @Marisa_C yes, it was mentioned earlier about private and personal nature of some journal writing #eltchat |
| Shaunwilden | 12/4/2013 12:36 | RT @Marisa_C: personal view - have tried journals but always felt as an eavesdropper - #eltchat |
| leedsacademy | 12/4/2013 12:36 | @Marisa_C my students know that they are actually writing to me. guess it's kind of a letter journal, if that makes sense. #eltchat |
| teflgeek | 12/4/2013 12:36 | back again #eltchat |
| Shaunwilden | 12/4/2013 12:36 | @KateLloyd05 @leedsacademy @MarjorieRosenbe do you have lesson discussing journals before you start? #eltchat |
| Shaunwilden | 12/4/2013 12:36 | @teflgeek you and your wifi! #eltchat |
| leedsacademy | 12/4/2013 12:36 | @KateLloyd05 @MarjorieRosenbe multiple eadding questions - good idea !!!! #eltchat |
| Marisa_C | 12/4/2013 12:37 | @teacherphili oops sorry didn't have time to read all the tweets #eltchat - prefer to correspond - T=>S communication or blog |
| teacherkristina | 12/4/2013 12:37 | RT @KateLloyd05: @leedsacademy @MarjorieRosenbe Always have leading questions. But they can choose which to use. #eltchat |
| teflgeek | 12/4/2013 12:37 | For the student to get the most from journals, do thy need to see it as a process rather than a product? #eltchat |
| yearinthelifeof | 12/4/2013 12:38 | @ShellTerrell sayeth Send Them on Learning Missions: Included in the Digital Tips Advent C... http://t.co/zvvZboNMLm #ELT #ELTchat #ESL |
| KateLloyd05 | 12/4/2013 12:38 | @Shaunwilden @leedsacademy @MarjorieRosenbe Yes. V important IMO. Talk about their experiences, & what they can get out of them. #eltchat |
| teacherphili | 12/4/2013 12:38 | @Marisa_C good point to mention blogs - because class blogs are used as a kind of journal writing activity, aren't they? #eltchat |
| Marisa_C | 12/4/2013 12:38 | RT @teflgeek: For the student to get the most from journals, do thy need to see it as a process rather than a product? #eltchat Gd Q - both |
| leedsacademy | 12/4/2013 12:38 | @Shaunwilden had a lesson before first entry discussing the type of things people could write. what tenses they would use? #eltchat |
| Shaunwilden | 12/4/2013 12:38 | @KateLloyd05 @leedsacademy @MarjorieRosenbe Agreed, i’d also discuss how they want to keep them, paper, pod, app etc #eltchat |
| KateLloyd05 | 12/4/2013 12:39 | @teflgeek Think so. EAP ss. have more motivation for this reason I think. #eltchat |
| teflgeek | 12/4/2013 12:39 | @teacherphili @Marisa_C we mentioned blogs as journals on recent IH COLT course - also issues with privacy there though no? #eltchat |
| Shaunwilden | 12/4/2013 12:39 | @teflgeek @teacherphili @Marisa_C though you can set them not to be public #eltchat |
| teacherphili | 12/4/2013 12:40 | @KateLloyd05 @teflgeek yup! EAP usually more specific needs to be met #eltchat |
| OUPELTGlobal | 12/4/2013 12:40 | @Marisa_C @teflgeek #eltchat I would think so |
| MarjorieRosenbe | 12/4/2013 12:40 | @Shaunwilden @KateLloyd05 @leedsacademy We did l s surveys and then I explained what I wanted them to observe about themselves. #eltchat |
| teacherphili | 12/4/2013 12:41 | @teflgeek @Shaunwilden C yes, there are ways to make them private and still collaborative. #eltchat |
| MarjorieRosenbe | 12/4/2013 12:41 | @Shaunwilden @teflgeek @teacherphili @Marisa_C My sts emailed them to me. #eltchat |
| Shaunwilden | 12/4/2013 12:41 | @MarjorieRosenbe @KateLloyd05 @leedsacademy Such as? #eltchat |
| teflgeek | 12/4/2013 12:41 | So maybe a reflective framework for journal entries? #eltchat What I did / how I feel / what I can improve - sort fo thing? |
| OUPELTGlobal | 12/4/2013 12:42 | @MarjorieRosenbe @Shaunwilden @KateLloyd05 @leedsacademy What about oral journals?#eltchat |
| MarjorieRosenbe | 12/4/2013 12:42 | @Shaunwilden @teflgeek @teacherphili @Marisa_C Also good to have rapport with sts before starting if possible. #eltchat |
| Shaunwilden | 12/4/2013 12:42 | @OUPELTGlobal yes think they’re a great idea esp with the ease of voice recording these days #eltchat |
| MarjorieRosenbe | 12/4/2013 12:42 | With personal stories as HW I thank them for sharing with me. #eltchat |
| Marisa_C | 12/4/2013 12:43 | I often found that without some prior discussion or T feedback form journal entries tend to have little substance #eltchat if learning Js |
| teacherphili | 12/4/2013 12:44 | @OUPELTGlobal well @Shaunwilden mentioned it earlier and there are loads of free apps provided sts have devices, equal access etc #eltchat |
| leedsacademy | 12/4/2013 12:45 | @Marisa_C mine are hit and miss but i can tell when the s really has something to say.Always better! example:dirty buses in Leeds #eltchat |
| Shaunwilden | 12/4/2013 12:46 | @Katkander @Marisa_C That’s really nice idea #eltchat |
| BobK99 | 12/4/2013 12:47 | Tech suggestion: I used Treepad for my PGCE reflective journal. Easy to use, but v. limited (in the freeware version). #eltchat |
| teacherphili | 12/4/2013 12:47 | RT @Katkander Could make them write their journal as their favourite celeb or book character. > Would avoid personalisation issue #eltchat |
| Teachitworld | 12/4/2013 12:47 | RT @yearinthelifeof from @ShellTerrell 'Send Them on Learning Missions': http://t.co/Jitjs6HHFF #ELT #ELTchat #ESL |
| Marisa_C | 12/4/2013 12:48 | @leedsacademy was thinking of learning Journas - stocktaking moments re progress state of learning weaknesses #eltchat |
| OUPELTGlobal | 12/4/2013 12:48 | @Marisa_C #eltchat Yes, sometimes they can be very personal |
| leedsacademy | 12/4/2013 12:49 | I don't want to give too much structure because I don't want it to feel likehomework/task. Want it to feel free. #eltchat |
| yya2 | 12/4/2013 12:49 | Massive Online Open English Course (MOOEC) | @scoopit http://t.co/ZucIPQURyo #ellchat #eltchat #edtech #mfltwitterati #langchat |
| Marisa_C | 12/4/2013 12:49 | @Katkander a bit like joining facebook as one of a film, book or play characters :-) #eltchat |
| Shaunwilden | 12/4/2013 12:49 | @leedsacademy I can see that but sts feel better with guidance don’t they? #eltchat |
| MarjorieRosenbe | 12/4/2013 12:50 | @Marisa_C @leedsacademy That's sort of what we did. Very interesting. #eltchat |
| Marisa_C | 12/4/2013 12:50 | Hello ppl!!! We have an #ELTchat discussion going - can you choose some other highway for your tweets on other topics?????? |
| OUPELTGlobal | 12/4/2013 12:50 | @Teachitworld @yearinthelifeof @ShellTerrell #eltchat very nice. Thanks for sharing |
| Shaunwilden | 12/4/2013 12:51 | Can people stop automating their tweets to come during #eltchat you 166 other hours in a week! |
| MarjorieRosenbe | 12/4/2013 12:52 | @Shaunwilden How does this work? #eltchat |
| OUPELTGlobal | 12/4/2013 12:52 | @Shaunwilden @leedsacademy #eltchat I agree that it should be free and not part of assessment. Some guidance helps |
| Shaunwilden | 12/4/2013 12:52 | @MarjorieRosenbe What? #eltchat |
| teflgeek | 12/4/2013 12:54 | @Shaunwilden I'm going to automate all my #eltchat tweets from now on.... key words: reflective practice / there's an app for that |
| MarjorieRosenbe | 12/4/2013 12:54 | @Shaunwilden How do I keep other tweets from coming (or do you mean not adding #eltchat to other tweets?) |
| Marisa_C | 12/4/2013 12:54 | Someone mentioned topical journals - has anyone done it? #eltchat |
| Marisa_C | 12/4/2013 12:55 | @teflgeek ha ha #eltchat are u implying sth |
| Marisa_C | 12/4/2013 12:55 | @teflgeek @Shaunwilden got it from both sides i see #eltchat |
| Shaunwilden | 12/4/2013 12:55 | @MarjorieRosenbe The non-topic tweets are usually sent by those who automate when their tweets are sent thru a day #eltchat |
| leedsacademy | 12/4/2013 12:55 | @Shaunwilden they like guiding Qs, yeah. but I tend to write follow-up Qs to what they wrote before. sometimes, change topic #eltchat |
| OUPELTGlobal | 12/4/2013 12:56 | @Marisa_C @Katkander #eltchat I think that would work nicely for one or two entries. Mix it up a bit. Some sts may say more |
| teacherphili | 12/4/2013 12:56 | dislike automated tweets. so impersonal #eltchat |
| teflgeek | 12/4/2013 12:56 | @leedsacademy @MarjorieRosenbe @Shaunwilden Rinvolucri describs it as an ongoing correspondence like letter writing #eltchat |
| OUPELTGlobal | 12/4/2013 12:57 | @leedsacademy @Shaunwilden #eltchat Yes, like the interaction aspect |
| Marisa_C | 12/4/2013 12:57 | @teflgeek #eltchat i knew a T who did that with all her Ss - ongoing correspondence |
| teflgeek | 12/4/2013 12:57 | @Marisa_C and how mad was she by the end of it? Did it work? I tried it once and it died a death fairly rapidly #eltchat |
| Shaunwilden | 12/4/2013 12:58 | Last few minutes in this topic, anything to add? #eltchat |
| leedsacademy | 12/4/2013 12:58 | @teflgeek @MarjorieRosenbe @Shaunwilden that sounds like what I'm doing, more than journal writing I guess #eltchat |
| BobK99 | 12/4/2013 12:58 | RT @Marisa_C: @teflgeek #eltchat i knew a T who did that with all her Ss - ongoing correspondence >When did she sleep?!! |
| Marisa_C | 12/4/2013 12:58 | @teflgeek Luke Prodromou who always taught her CPE classes told me they were the strongest Ss he ever had #eltchat |
| Marisa_C | 12/4/2013 12:59 | @BobK99 @teflgeek i presume they didn't all write at the same time #eltchat |
| teflgeek | 12/4/2013 12:59 | @Marisa_C probably a lot easier by email these days... #eltchat |
| leedsacademy | 12/4/2013 12:59 | @teflgeek @Marisa_C well mine is only on day 7 but still got some steam behind it.#eltchat |
| MarjorieRosenbe | 12/4/2013 12:59 | @BobK99 @Marisa_C @teflgeek Agree - I see more than 100 sts a week. #eltchat |
| Marisa_C | 12/4/2013 13:00 | @MarjorieRosenbe @BobK99 @teflgeek And I receive 100's of emails - sometimes just a couple of lines from the T are enough #eltchat |
| MarjorieRosenbe | 12/4/2013 13:00 | Have to go - need to mail corrected proofs off to other authors. Till later. #eltchat thanks everyone, very interesting. |
| OUPELTGlobal | 12/4/2013 13:00 | @MarjorieRosenbe @BobK99 @Marisa_C @teflgeek #eltchat have to do it on a rolling basis. or st-st reading of journals |
| Shaunwilden | 12/4/2013 13:00 | RT @Shaunwilden: What r your fave ‘Plan B’ activities, i.e. what do you do when original lesson plan unexpectedly falls through #eltchat |
| PostFilm | 12/4/2013 13:01 | Writing and thinking - The Art of Connection: the Social Life of Sentences http://t.co/G9yyC9wzqS #engchat #esl #ELT #eltchat #HigherEd |
| Shaunwilden | 12/4/2013 13:01 | See you this evening #eltchat |
| teflgeek | 12/4/2013 13:01 | thanks all for a fun #eltchat! |
| Marisa_C | 12/4/2013 13:01 | We are open to offers for a summary please #eltchat |
| teacherkristina | 12/4/2013 13:01 | Thanks #ELTchat . |
| MarjorieRosenbe | 12/4/2013 13:01 | @Marisa_C @BobK99 @teflgeek Agree - also get loads of emails and I answer everyone. #eltchat |
| BobK99 | 12/4/2013 13:02 | Thanks #eltchat;0 |
| teacherphili | 12/4/2013 13:02 | Byeee! sorry i couldn't offer more constructive ways to exploit journal keeping #eltchat |
| Marisa_C | 12/4/2013 13:02 | Thanks to all for joining #eltchat see you later for PLAN B ideas |
| ELTchat | 12/4/2013 13:04 | We are open to offers for a summary please #eltchat please let @Shaunwilden or @Marisa_C know if you can do it |
| leedsacademy | 12/4/2013 13:05 | Thanks everybody for some more stimulating ideas. #eltchat |
| leedsacademy | 12/4/2013 13:07 | RT @MarjorieRosenbe: @leedsacademy Also asked questions like 'What did we do?' How did it help you learn?' #eltchat |
| Shaunwilden | 12/4/2013 13:15 | @ELTchat @Marisa_C I’ll do the summary , long flight coming up so can do it on that #eltchat |
| Marisa_C | 12/4/2013 13:25 | RT @Shaunwilden: @ELTchat @Marisa_C I’ll do the summary , long flight coming up so can do it on that #eltchat > Wonderful!! Thanks :-) |
| nutrich | 12/4/2013 14:00 | iPads in Primary Education: Apps for Creativity in Primary Education | @scoopit http://t.co/f6TZriSmgT #elt #edtech #techELT #eltchat |
| hudsonlorraine | 12/4/2013 14:10 | How to teach English abroad and not be a neocolonialist http://t.co/TP3UFxrIkP #ELTchat #TESOL #CdnESL |
| bealer81 | 12/4/2013 14:14 | What are teachers views on reading out questions and parts of texts for sts before they read them? Is this good or bad practice?#eltchat |
| bealer81 | 12/4/2013 14:24 | What about allowing or getting sts to listen and read at the same time? Good or bad? #eltchat #efl |
| naomishema | 12/4/2013 14:47 | Happened this morning! Observing a Lesson in an Unknown Language http://t.co/yfEzAI3aoU #eltchat #efl #esl #edchat |
| haikulearning | 12/4/2013 15:06 | Supporting Comprehension Strategies with ELLs http://t.co/YZKswAUlX5 #literacies #eltchat #ellchat |
| PostFilm | 12/4/2013 16:33 | The Joy of Linking: The Art of Connection: the Social Life of Sentences http://t.co/G9yyC9wzqS #engchat #esl #ELT #eltchat #HigherEd |
| AstuteCitizen | 12/4/2013 17:08 | RT @PostFilm: The Joy of Linking: The Art of Connection: the Social Life of Sentences http://t.co/G9yyC9wzqS #engchat #esl #ELT #eltchat #H… |
| Wiktor_K | 12/4/2013 17:31 | From the 16kinds archive: The Flipped Classroom - an #ELTChat Summary http://t.co/Fw8uhaCX0t |
| Marisa_C | 12/4/2013 17:33 | RT @Wiktor_K: From the 16kinds archive: The Flipped Classroom - an #ELTChat Summary http://t.co/Fw8uhaCX0t |
| lauraahaha | 12/4/2013 18:04 | @lynneguist's summary of AmEng/BrEng 'untranslatables' - definitely worth a read! http://t.co/Zkry0Dlgp2 #elt #eltchat #efl #esl #english |
| idc74 | 12/4/2013 18:12 | RT @lauraahaha: @lynneguist's summary of AmEng/BrEng 'untranslatables' - definitely worth a read! http://t.co/Zkry0Dlgp2 #elt #eltchat #efl… |
| Marisa_C | 12/4/2013 18:20 | RT @lauraahaha: @lynneguist's summary of AmEng/BrEng 'untranslatables' - definitely worth a read! http://t.co/Zkry0Dlgp2 #elt #eltchat #efl… |
| JillBromen | 12/4/2013 18:54 | StoryLines -App Review http://t.co/z8WmIvLUZl via @CommonSense #ipaded #ELTchat |
| CathyRyland | 12/4/2013 19:01 | RT @lauraahaha: @lynneguist's summary of AmEng/BrEng 'untranslatables' - definitely worth a read! http://t.co/Zkry0Dlgp2 #elt #eltchat #efl… |
| MakingFriendsSF | 12/4/2013 19:03 | Great resource! RT @nutrich: iPads in Primary Education: Apps for Creativity http://t.co/e06x5qT2ld #elt #edtech #techELT #eltchat |
| ToscaKilloran | 12/4/2013 19:39 | RT @ShellTerrell: Contribute To The International Teacher Archive http://t.co/XX0dSDjuQ2 #esl #eltchat |
| marcusmurilo | 12/4/2013 19:51 | RT @lauraahaha: @lynneguist's summary of AmEng/BrEng 'untranslatables' - definitely worth a read! http://t.co/Zkry0Dlgp2 #elt #eltchat #efl… |
| Shaunwilden | 12/4/2013 20:13 | What are your fave ‘Plan B’ activities, i.e. what do you do when original lesson plan unexpectedly falls through #eltchat at 9pm |
| ELTchat | 12/4/2013 20:13 | RT @Shaunwilden: What are your fave ‘Plan B’ activities, i.e. what do you do when original lesson plan unexpectedly falls through #eltchat … |
| naomishema | 12/4/2013 20:27 | @SandyMillin Thanks 4 Rt of: "Observing a Lesson in an Unknown Language" http://t.co/ydEaYIsdHK #iTDi #eltchat #efl #esl |
| theteacherjames | 12/4/2013 20:49 | RT @Shaunwilden: What are your fave ‘Plan B’ activities? >> #eltchat in 10 minutes |
| Shaunwilden | 12/4/2013 21:00 | Evening all #eltchat |
| theteacherjames | 12/4/2013 21:03 | Hi everyone #eltchat |
| naomishema | 12/4/2013 21:03 | Hello! Can't promise I'll manage to stay awake for the whole chat - sorry! #eltchat |
| leedsacademy | 12/4/2013 21:04 | @Shaunwilden Good evening everybody #eltchat |
| HanaTicha | 12/4/2013 21:06 | Good evening #eltchat |
| Shaunwilden | 12/4/2013 21:06 | Welcome, so plan B's then #eltchat |
| JorieWillems | 12/4/2013 21:07 | Hello everyone #eltchat |
| theteacherjames | 12/4/2013 21:08 | Join us in #eltchat for "What are your fave ‘Plan B’ activities, i.e. what do you do when original lesson plan unexpectedly falls through?" |
| ELTchat | 12/4/2013 21:08 | Join us in #eltchat for "What are your fave ‘Plan B’ activities, i.e. what do you do when original lesson plan unexpectedly falls through?" |
| leedsacademy | 12/4/2013 21:08 | so what do you guys mean? that activity that you pull from a hat in an emergency? #eltchat |
| Shaunwilden | 12/4/2013 21:08 | @leedsacademy Am guessing so #eltchat |
| leedsacademy | 12/4/2013 21:08 | RT @theteacherjames: Join us in #eltchat for "What are your fave ‘Plan B’ activities, i.e. what do you do when original lesson plan unexpec… |
| Ven_VVE | 12/4/2013 21:09 | Hello all! #eltchat |
| HanaTicha | 12/4/2013 21:09 | Ok. So first of all it's good to have some spare stuff in case things go wrong or plans fail #eltchat |
| naomishema | 12/4/2013 21:09 | For me it would be that disappearing text - u create with ss then start erasing. always ready #eltchat |
| PayneEmilie1 | 12/4/2013 21:09 | Hello everyone #eltchat |
| Shaunwilden | 12/4/2013 21:10 | RT @naomishema: For me it would be that disappearing text - u create with ss then start erasing. always ready #eltchat |
| HanaTicha | 12/4/2013 21:10 | @naomishema Great idea. One has some sort of text at their disposal all the time #eltchat |
| MarjorieRosenbe | 12/4/2013 21:10 | Hi everyone #eltchat |
| naomishema | 12/4/2013 21:11 | @HanaTicha Its not necessarily that the lesson plan has failed, could be an event that happened outside the lesson just before #eltchat |
| Shaunwilden | 12/4/2013 21:11 | Of course we could question what is meant by 'plan fails' #eltchat |
| HanaTicha | 12/4/2013 21:12 | Sometimes a fellow teacher comes to observe and you want to show something interesting. It's good to have some activities at hand #eltchat |
| Ven_VVE | 12/4/2013 21:12 | What do we mean by a failed lesson plan? #eltchat |
| BothLearning | 12/4/2013 21:12 | RT @MarjorieRosenbe: Hi everyone #eltchat |
| Shaunwilden | 12/4/2013 21:12 | I am not sure what a failed plan would be, things don't go exactly to plan of the time no? #eltchat |
| Ven_VVE | 12/4/2013 21:12 | @Shaunwilden Oops, just saw that you asked the exact same question. #eltchat |
| HanaTicha | 12/4/2013 21:12 | @Ven_VVE You lucky people mean your plans never fail? :-) You plan to do something but you can't for some reason #eltchat |
| BothLearning | 12/4/2013 21:13 | Hello to all elt chatters! #eltchat |
| Shaunwilden | 12/4/2013 21:13 | @Ven_VVE great minds and all :-) #eltchat |
| theteacherjames | 12/4/2013 21:13 | I don't really have a Plan B, I'm more of an 'improve plan A' type! #eltchat |
| Ven_VVE | 12/4/2013 21:14 | @HanaTicha Like a student is supposed to do a presentation but doesn't show up? #eltchat |
| naomishema | 12/4/2013 21:14 | RT @Ven_VVE: @HanaTicha Like a student is supposed to do a presentation but doesn't show up? #eltchat |
| theteacherjames | 12/4/2013 21:14 | RT @Shaunwilden: Of course we could question what is meant by 'plan fails' #eltchat |
| naomishema | 12/4/2013 21:14 | or the computer with the slide show you prepared died #eltchat |
| HanaTicha | 12/4/2013 21:15 | @Ven_VVE Or if technology stops working. If half of the class is missing so you want to do something else instead #eltchat |
| Shaunwilden | 12/4/2013 21:15 | @naomishema well that's easy just turn it into a dictation :-) #eltchat |
| HanaTicha | 12/4/2013 21:16 | @Shaunwilden @naomishema That would be a bit boring wouldn't it? :-) #eltchat |
| Shaunwilden | 12/4/2013 21:16 | @HanaTicha @Ven_VVE Why would you do that? That's punishing those that turn up isn't it? #eltchat |
| Ven_VVE | 12/4/2013 21:16 | Afraid my lessons almost always diverge from the plan at least a little. #eltchat |
| JanssensGerd | 12/4/2013 21:16 | Good evening all#ELTchat |
| Shaunwilden | 12/4/2013 21:16 | @HanaTicha @naomishema No way, dictation is one of my have activities you can do in loads of ways #eltchat |
| MarjorieRosenbe | 12/4/2013 21:17 | @Ven_VVE Happened yesterday when sts said activity was too hard. Stopped PW we did it together. #eltchat |
| BothLearning | 12/4/2013 21:17 | So, no dogmaticians out there tonight? Plan?! What plan? #eltchat |
| leedsacademy | 12/4/2013 21:17 | one activity that never fails is 1 S pulls a Q and has to ans. yes. others ask follow-up Qs to see if it's really true or not. 1/2 #eltchat |
| JorieWillems | 12/4/2013 21:17 | What I try to do is to make a paper copie of my presentations #eltchat |
| HanaTicha | 12/4/2013 21:18 | @Shaunwilden @Ven_VVE Punishing? I don't think so. I mean when an epidemic strikes and 50% of Ss are missing I change the content #eltchat |
| Shaunwilden | 12/4/2013 21:18 | @MarjorieRosenbe @Ven_VVE misestimating the level of challenge, I guess is a fail though was you showed easyish to rectify #eltchat |
| Ven_VVE | 12/4/2013 21:18 | @MarjorieRosenbe If an activity is too hard, I think it's always best to take a little longer and make sure everyone understands. #eltchat |
| CotterHUE | 12/4/2013 21:19 | RT @Shaunwilden: @HanaTicha @naomishema No way, dictation is one of my have activities you can do in loads of ways #eltchat |
| PayneEmilie1 | 12/4/2013 21:19 | As a teacher trainee like myself, I always find it hard to have a back up plan for everything #eltchat |
| theteacherjames | 12/4/2013 21:19 | @Shaunwilden @HanaTicha @naomishema Another dictation fan here... #eltchat |
| Shaunwilden | 12/4/2013 21:19 | RT @MarjorieRosenbe: Have forgotten to bring activity so have sts make the game I was going to do. Make cards/ write questions etc. #eltchat |
| leedsacademy | 12/4/2013 21:19 | eg. Have you ever danced on a bar? Yes. Now Ss ask follow up to see if true. First S has to try to persuade class it's true #eltchat |
| Shaunwilden | 12/4/2013 21:20 | @leedsacademy thats quite the question so I am guessing you have :-) #eltchat |
| digitalpedpet | 12/4/2013 21:20 | http://t.co/rKCpQI3Tbs Check out my #anatomy boards here #ELTchat #specialedchat |
| HanaTicha | 12/4/2013 21:20 | Sometimes Ss just don't feel like doing one of my 'fantastic' activities :-) So I quickly change the way #eltchat |
| naomishema | 12/4/2013 21:20 | RT @HanaTicha: Sometimes Ss just don't feel like doing one of my 'fantastic' activities :-) So I quickly change the way #eltchat |
| leedsacademy | 12/4/2013 21:21 | @theteacherjames @Shaunwilden @HanaTicha @naomishema Dictagloss is great. #eltchat |
| MarjorieRosenbe | 12/4/2013 21:21 | Usually have koosh ball with me to wake th up when it gets too quiet. #eltchat |
| naomishema | 12/4/2013 21:21 | RT @MarjorieRosenbe: Usually have koosh ball with me to wake th up when it gets too quiet. #eltchat |
| theteacherjames | 12/4/2013 21:22 | My lessons are fairly open to different possibilities, so I don't need a plan b, I already have different options in mind #eltchat |
| HanaTicha | 12/4/2013 21:22 | It also happens that I forget something important in my staffroom and it's a long way back so I have to change the activity. #eltchat |
| leedsacademy | 12/4/2013 21:22 | @Shaunwilden danced, slept, sung, eaten, planned lessons, you name it... :) #eltchat |
| theteacherjames | 12/4/2013 21:23 | @leedsacademy @Shaunwilden @HanaTicha @naomishema Yes, that's my favourite too. #eltchat |
| Ven_VVE | 12/4/2013 21:23 | @HanaTicha Or sometimes cut it dramatically. If Ss don't respond well for whatever reason, best to move on. #eltchat |
| Shaunwilden | 12/4/2013 21:23 | RT @Ven_VVE: @HanaTicha Or sometimes cut it dramatically. If Ss don't respond well for whatever reason, best to move on. #eltchat |
| HanaTicha | 12/4/2013 21:24 | @Ven_VVE Exactly, that happens very often #eltchat |
| PayneEmilie1 | 12/4/2013 21:24 | @leedsacademy I think dictagloss is a great way to get student motivated to do some writing #eltchat |
| CotterHUE | 12/4/2013 21:24 | So many activities can be adapted to fit TL or review, and dont need the T to prepare photocopies beforehand. #eltchat |
| MarjorieRosenbe | 12/4/2013 21:24 | Uaed great idea from Claire Hart. Tell sts to find photo of place they were on phpne- others ask q about it. #eltchat |
| HanaTicha | 12/4/2013 21:24 | I always carry a pack of word cards. Ss love playing vocab games #eltchat |
| theteacherjames | 12/4/2013 21:24 | But when it comes to using anything techy in the class, I ALWAYS have a back up plan! #eltchat |
| Shaunwilden | 12/4/2013 21:25 | @HanaTicha @Ven_VVE sorry, but 'often' implies bad planning -in terms of knowing the sts #eltchat |
| naomishema | 12/4/2013 21:25 | RT @MarjorieRosenbe: . Tell sts to find photo of place they were on phpne- others ask q about it. #eltchat >USEFUL! |
| leedsacademy | 12/4/2013 21:25 | #eltchat another: give a word, egbalderdash in groups Ss make up definitions and 1point if other group picks their def as true #eltchat |
| HanaTicha | 12/4/2013 21:25 | @MarjorieRosenbe Yes. Phones can save the day. #eltchat |
| CotterHUE | 12/4/2013 21:26 | Extra activities that are easily adaptable also necessary when more practice is needed with the TL. #eltchat |
| CotterHUE | 12/4/2013 21:26 | RT @theteacherjames: But when it comes to using anything techy in the class, I ALWAYS have a back up plan! #eltchat |
| Ven_VVE | 12/4/2013 21:26 | @Shaunwilden @HanaTicha It could just be early on a Monday morning. :) #eltchat |
| MarjorieRosenbe | 12/4/2013 21:26 | @naomishema Used it for past tense. They loved it! #eltchat |
| HanaTicha | 12/4/2013 21:26 | @Shaunwilden @Ven_VVE I confess ... I'm not a bad teacher though :-) #eltchat |
| Shaunwilden | 12/4/2013 21:27 | @HanaTicha @MarjorieRosenbe i dod a whole talk on phone photos - slides are here if interested http://t.co/MRkOQwxj28 #eltchat |
| Ven_VVE | 12/4/2013 21:27 | RT @theteacherjames: But when it comes to using anything techy in the class, I ALWAYS have a back up plan! #eltchat |
| MarjorieRosenbe | 12/4/2013 21:28 | @leedsacademy Do this as well but make th find words. #eltchat |
| Shaunwilden | 12/4/2013 21:28 | @HanaTicha I didn't say nor imply you were you was highlighting sth we often unnecessarily blame on the plan :-) #eltchat |
| HanaTicha | 12/4/2013 21:29 | I think less experienced teachers face difficulties when something goes wrong. With more experience Plan Bs come naturally #eltchat |
| leedsacademy | 12/4/2013 21:30 | writing acrostic poems #eltchat |
| MarjorieRosenbe | 12/4/2013 21:30 | @Shaunwilden @HanaTicha One sts had beem to Playboy mansion because cousin worked there. VERY popular pic!#eltchat |
| HanaTicha | 12/4/2013 21:30 | @Shaunwilden I always blame myself. Never the plan :-) #eltchat |
| theteacherjames | 12/4/2013 21:31 | Post it notes are my favourite tool for an improvised activity, you can use them for all kinds of things. #eltchat |
| PayneEmilie1 | 12/4/2013 21:31 | @HanaTicha I agree, I think it's very difficult for us as beginning teachers to think of something else on the spot #eltchat |
| Shaunwilden | 12/4/2013 21:31 | @theteacherjames Like stickers on the back / head one of my faces :-) #eltchat |
| MarjorieRosenbe | 12/4/2013 21:31 | @theteacherjames Agree. Can do loads woth them. #eltchat |
| Shaunwilden | 12/4/2013 21:32 | faves #eltchat |
| naomishema | 12/4/2013 21:32 | Ss, when Ss were delayed by another class or we were interupted by boss, its an opp to talk about goals achieved& those ahead #eltchat |
| Ven_VVE | 12/4/2013 21:33 | @PayneEmilie1 @HanaTicha Plus new tchrs tend to feel unsure to what extent they can move away from the lp #eltchat |
| Shaunwilden | 12/4/2013 21:33 | RT @Ven_VVE: @PayneEmilie1 @HanaTicha Plus new tchrs tend to feel unsure to what extent they can move away from the lp #eltchat |
| theteacherjames | 12/4/2013 21:33 | @Shaunwilden Is that deliberate, or what the students do to you when you turn around? ;-) #eltchat |
| HanaTicha | 12/4/2013 21:33 | Any kind of mingling activity can energize Ss if an activity's been too long for example. They love to get up and talk #eltchat |
| Shaunwilden | 12/4/2013 21:33 | @theteacherjames i corrected in the next tweet :-) #eltchat |
| naomishema | 12/4/2013 21:33 | About post -its - British guest lecturers here always talk about them. Israeli school Ts always wonder who will pay 4 buying them! #eltchat |
| MarjorieRosenbe | 12/4/2013 21:33 | Coop learning activities work well when I feel I'm not getting message across. Let them explain to each other. #eltchat |
| yousseftamer | 12/4/2013 21:34 | How to be an ELT (English Language Teaching) Writer – an #ELTChat summary - http://t.co/nBIN0lan0D @FluencyMC |
| CotterHUE | 12/4/2013 21:34 | Ask and Ask Again : good activity for Ss to practice fluency skills : http://t.co/r86IAqfAPt #eltchat |
| HanaTicha | 12/4/2013 21:34 | Many activities can be turned into a Bingo game. My Ss love them. #eltchat |
| PayneEmilie1 | 12/4/2013 21:36 | @Ven_VVE @HanaTicha very true! we hold on to our plan too much, that way we often don't see what the students need #eltchat |
| HanaTicha | 12/4/2013 21:36 | @PayneEmilie1 @Ven_VVE Exactly. When I was younger, all I could see was the plan. #eltchat |
| JorieWillems | 12/4/2013 21:37 | You can always use a 'Who am I' game #eltchat |
| CotterHUE | 12/4/2013 21:37 | 2-Min Discussions : another idea for speaking. Active listening, etc can also be incorporated : http://t.co/q5wrdABsrB #eltchat |
| leedsacademy | 12/4/2013 21:37 | anybody got any other go-to activities? #eltchat |
| Shaunwilden | 12/4/2013 21:38 | RT @leedsacademy: anybody got any other go-to activities? #eltchat |
| theteacherjames | 12/4/2013 21:38 | @HanaTicha @PayneEmilie1 @Ven_VVE Me too, but then there was a moment when I stopped seeing the plan & started seeing the sts. #eltchat |
| Ven_VVE | 12/4/2013 21:38 | @PayneEmilie1 @HanaTicha It also depends on the school, principal, DoS, mentor - If they think of the lp as the holy grail. #eltchat |
| HanaTicha | 12/4/2013 21:39 | If you use a coursebook, you can select related sets of pics to compare, contrast or exploit in many ways if you've got spare time #eltchat |
| naomishema | 12/4/2013 21:39 | Tic Tac Toe on board in groups. Or soccer. group answers Q correctly drawing of ball moves toward their goal. #eltchat |
| CotterHUE | 12/4/2013 21:39 | Six Sentences : sharing info about one another and asking follow-up Qs : http://t.co/l20IHF8q9O #eltchat |
| MarjorieRosenbe | 12/4/2013 21:39 | @leedsacademy sts make statements. Others guess which are true or false. #eltchat |
| PayneEmilie1 | 12/4/2013 21:40 | @theteacherjames @HanaTicha @Ven_VVE I'm looking forward getting to that moment #eltchat |
| Ven_VVE | 12/4/2013 21:40 | @MarjorieRosenbe @leedsacademy I like that one! Often use it as ice-breaker with new groups (I come up w/ statements & Ss guess). #eltchat |
| leedsacademy | 12/4/2013 21:40 | one describes a pic, other draws #eltchat |
| theteacherjames | 12/4/2013 21:41 | After a reading activity, sts cover the middle part of the text with a strip of paper & try to remember the missing words. #eltchat |
| HanaTicha | 12/4/2013 21:41 | @Ven_VVE @PayneEmilie1 Agree. I felt that my trainers have always seen lp as the Holy Grail of ELT. #eltchat |
| MarjorieRosenbe | 12/4/2013 21:41 | @leedsacademy Sts think of unusual machine. Create it on groups acting out parts. Others guess what machine does. #eltchat |
| MarjorieRosenbe | 12/4/2013 21:42 | RT @naomishema: Tic Tac Toe on board in groups. Or soccer. group answers Q correctly drawing of ball moves toward their goal. #eltchat |
| naomishema | 12/4/2013 21:42 | Did you notice that noone said: "open to page 79 of your book?!!" #eltchat |
| Shaunwilden | 12/4/2013 21:42 | @theteacherjames is it the middle part for a reason? #eltchat |
| CotterHUE | 12/4/2013 21:42 | Continue a dialogue : use a dialogue from a textbook and Ss write a later conversation. Role play a later conversation too. #eltchat |
| HanaTicha | 12/4/2013 21:44 | Sometimes a warm-up ends up to be the only activity for the whole lesson. For example today: a chat on X-mas #eltchat |
| CotterHUE | 12/4/2013 21:44 | Collaborative presentation : works for small classes where Ss work together&make a presentation based on article&discussion Qs #eltchat |
| Shaunwilden | 12/4/2013 21:44 | 15mins left so still time to share your plans Bs #eltchat |
| naomishema | 12/4/2013 21:45 | Really enjoying myself here but am too sleepy to stay. Good night all! #eltchat |
| Ven_VVE | 12/4/2013 21:45 | @HanaTicha @PayneEmilie1 On the other hand, lp has advantages for new tchrs. Gives support and confidence. #eltchat |
| MarjorieRosenbe | 12/4/2013 21:45 | Start story with one line. Throw ball around & sts continue. #eltchat |
| HanaTicha | 12/4/2013 21:45 | RT @Ven_VVE: @HanaTicha @PayneEmilie1 On the other hand, lp has advantages for new tchrs. Gives support and confidence. #eltchat Absolutely! |
| theteacherjames | 12/4/2013 21:46 | @PayneEmilie1 @HanaTicha @Ven_VVE It takes time, be patient, but it will come! #eltchat |
| CotterHUE | 12/4/2013 21:46 | Steal the Conversation : good for upper-level Ss and fluency practice : http://t.co/xpukfnZ4bi #eltchat |
| HanaTicha | 12/4/2013 21:46 | @MarjorieRosenbe I have a set of Rory's Story Cubes for this. Ss love them! #eltchat |
| MarjorieRosenbe | 12/4/2013 21:47 | @CotterHUE how does that work? #eltchat |
| Shaunwilden | 12/4/2013 21:47 | @HanaTicha @MarjorieRosenbe and if you don't have a set you can download the app :-) #eltchat |
| Ven_VVE | 12/4/2013 21:47 | Short (one or two-word) answers on bd. Ss guess the questions. #eltchat |
| theteacherjames | 12/4/2013 21:47 | @Shaunwilden It doesn't have to be, but I like there to be fragments of words for them to work with. #eltchat |
| HanaTicha | 12/4/2013 21:48 | @Shaunwilden @MarjorieRosenbe I know now that I've checked you blog :-) #eltchat |
| CotterHUE | 12/4/2013 21:48 | Teacher Speculation : Ss work in groups & speculate about the T weekend, holiday, past. Ss present ideas. Funny. #eltchat |
| PayneEmilie1 | 12/4/2013 21:48 | @Ven_VVE @HanaTicha I always make flash cards for myself so I don't have to walk around with the whole lp #eltchat |
| leedsacademy | 12/4/2013 21:48 | @Ven_VVE love this. had forgotten about it. #eltchat |
| leedsacademy | 12/4/2013 21:50 | if you have a good relationship with them and they're not too shy get them to impersonate you. always worth a laugh. #eltchat |
| CotterHUE | 12/4/2013 21:50 | @MarjorieRosenbe steal the conversation? T has to monitor very carefully. Ss get into the activity, so no one notices mistakes! #eltchat |
| MarjorieRosenbe | 12/4/2013 21:50 | @theteacherjames Or have them 'become' the characters & create dialog that fits text. #eltchat |
| HanaTicha | 12/4/2013 21:50 | I have a few fly swatters around in case a warm-up is needed. Words on the board, two teams. #eltchat |
| HanaTicha | 12/4/2013 21:52 | Or Chinese Whispers can be played to practise/revise any language item #eltchat |
| leedsacademy | 12/4/2013 21:52 | 10 mins left at end of lesson, get them to debate about what the following day's topic should be. #eltchat |
| Ven_VVE | 12/4/2013 21:52 | @PayneEmilie1 @HanaTicha Good idea. You'll use them less in time. But I like to jot down an outline of lp even now. Helps me focus. #eltchat |
| CotterHUE | 12/4/2013 21:52 | RT @MarjorieRosenbe: @theteacherjames Or have them 'become' the characters & create dialog that fits text. #eltchat |
| HanaTicha | 12/4/2013 21:53 | @leedsacademy Yes. Or just what are you up to tonight/ after school, etc. #eltchat |
| Shaunwilden | 12/4/2013 21:53 | RT @leedsacademy: 10 mins left at end of lesson, get them to debate about what the following day's topic should be. #eltchat |
| Ven_VVE | 12/4/2013 21:53 | Last 5 mins: erase words & phrases off the bd at random. Ss reconstruct. #eltchat |
| MarjorieRosenbe | 12/4/2013 21:53 | Another idea. Asked sts for topics-wrote board. I pointed to one & they spoke with partner then I pointed to different one. #eltchat |
| theteacherjames | 12/4/2013 21:53 | RT @MarjorieRosenbe: @theteacherjames Or have them 'become' the characters & create dialog that fits text. #eltchat |
| CotterHUE | 12/4/2013 21:54 | Build vocab : One S sits with back to whiteboard. Write a word and Ss have to give clues until the word is guessed. #eltchat |
| Shaunwilden | 12/4/2013 21:54 | As we get towards the end of #eltchat don't forget we'll be looking for a summary writer. |
| MarjorieRosenbe | 12/4/2013 21:54 | RT @CotterHUE: Build vocab : One S sits with back to whiteboard. Write a word and Ss have to give clues until the word is guessed. #eltchat |
| HanaTicha | 12/4/2013 21:55 | @CotterHUE Great with Google images. We did this the other day to revise character features. It was fun. #eltchat |
| MarjorieRosenbe | 12/4/2013 21:55 | @Shaunwilden Racing deadlines. Can so one end of Jan or in Feb. #eltchat |
| Ven_VVE | 12/4/2013 21:55 | @HanaTicha @leedsacademy Especially when you've just done 'going to' future :) #eltchat |
| HanaTicha | 12/4/2013 21:56 | @Ven_VVE @leedsacademy Yes, But that doesn't happen very often :-) I include it whenever I find it appropriate #eltchat |
| leedsacademy | 12/4/2013 21:57 | #eltchat teacher writes reason. Ss guess initial clause. eg. ...because I needed the toilet. |
| Shaunwilden | 12/4/2013 21:57 | btw next week's #eltchat is the last one of the year |
| JorieWillems | 12/4/2013 21:57 | Let them come up with some quetions about the topic to 'test' the other students #eltchat |
| Shaunwilden | 12/4/2013 21:58 | RT @JorieWillems: Let them come up with some quetions about the topic to 'test' the other students #eltchat |
| HanaTicha | 12/4/2013 21:58 | RT @leedsacademy: #eltchat teacher writes reason. Ss guess initial clause. eg. ...because I needed the toilet. --- this sounds interesting! |
| MarjorieRosenbe | 12/4/2013 21:58 | @leedsacademy Great! love it. Will have to try it put next week #eltchat |
| HanaTicha | 12/4/2013 21:58 | RT @Shaunwilden: btw next week's #eltchat is the last one of the year |
| CotterHUE | 12/4/2013 21:59 | RT @HanaTicha: @CotterHUE Great with Google images.It was fun... #eltchat yes. Always works well if you have enough prep time. |
| CotterHUE | 12/4/2013 21:59 | RT @leedsacademy: #eltchat teacher writes reason. Ss guess initial clause. eg. ...because I needed the toilet. |
| HanaTicha | 12/4/2013 21:59 | @CotterHUE Well, actually with Google images all you need is to switch on the PC and wait a little. No prep time #eltchat |
| Shaunwilden | 12/4/2013 22:00 | Thank you all for joining #eltchat still looking for a summary writer |
| MarjorieRosenbe | 12/4/2013 22:00 | @Shaunwilden when is it starting up in Jan? #eltchat |
| Shaunwilden | 12/4/2013 22:01 | @MarjorieRosenbe good question we'll let everyone know, i think M and I can't do it til mid-jan #eltchat |
| CotterHUE | 12/4/2013 22:01 | RT @HanaTicha: Well, actually with Google images No prep time #eltchat Always find it hard to find the best pics to generate convo. |
| PayneEmilie1 | 12/4/2013 22:02 | Thanks everyone, this is very usefull for teacher trainees like myself! #eltchat |
| theteacherjames | 12/4/2013 22:02 | Plan A: find a summary writer. Plan B: there is no plan B! Does anyone want to volunteer? #eltchat |
| MarjorieRosenbe | 12/4/2013 22:02 | Night all. Day of proofreading proofs has dpne me in. #eltchat |
| leedsacademy | 12/4/2013 22:03 | @PayneEmilie1 good luck in your future career. :) #eltchat |
| Ven_VVE | 12/4/2013 22:03 | @theteacherjames I can do next week's if nobody's volunteered for that. :) #eltchat |
| theteacherjames | 12/4/2013 22:03 | Thanks for the chat everyone, you were fascinating as always! #eltchat |
| theteacherjames | 12/4/2013 22:04 | @Ven_VVE Okay, make sure I remember! Thanks :-) #eltchat |
| HanaTicha | 12/4/2013 22:05 | Night everybody. Wish you a wonderful Christmas time #eltchat |
| PayneEmilie1 | 12/4/2013 22:05 | @leedsacademy Thanks, we will do our very best to be a great teacher one day! #eltchat |
| FluencyMC | 12/4/2013 22:11 | RT @yousseftamer: How to be an ELT (English Language Teaching) Writer – an #ELTChat summary - http://t.co/nBIN0lan0D @FluencyMC |