EAL Learners Presentation
Thank for Sylvia Helmer, a fellow EDUC 310/316 instructor, for her presentation on teaching English as an Additional Language. Here’s a PDF of the PowerPoint presentation she used in her lecture:
As a follow up, Sylvia’s asked me to make these two articles that she referenced available to you in PDF form:
- Layers of Language (and Content) Acquisition
- Seven Superstars and More: Teaching Approaches That Help ALL Learners
Thanks for your feedback on her talk. I’ll be sure to pass the sheets along to Sylvia.
Post-Day 1 of Practicum Thoughts
I asked you to fill out a PMIQ (Plus, Minus, interesting, Questions) Chart with your thoughts after your first day in your placement. After that, we did a Four Corners activity that had people choose a the item on their list to them most and go to the corner associated with the category – P, M, I, or Q – that the chosen item fit into. Each person shared their thinking and we had a go at answering the questions that came up.
Enjoy Day 2 of prac tomorrow and be sure to email Bob or I if anything urgent comes up.
Microteaching Organization
Using the RROT cards, we chose the speaking order for the Microteaching Lesson Presentations and received topic confirmation. Here’s that info (thanks to Ian for copying it from the board for me):
I’ll set aside some time in one of next week’s classes for groups to plan and prepare their microteaching lessons. Also, I’ll be sure to review the rubric for this task and highlight a few things that make for a successful presentation.
Using Lesson Design to Create a Lesson on a Magic Trick
Time was a bit tight at this point so we move pretty quickly through this part of the lesson. We started by reviewing the 7 components of Lesson Design on a sheet of paper folded thrice using “Hamburger Style”, like this:
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMpfPHsEnSY[/youtube]
Then, you worked with your partner to develop a lesson around the magic trick you learned last class, either Cups & Balls or Spell-A-Card. To help you out, I noted that the objective of the lesson is to teach another partnership your card trick (so the learners can perform the trick to at least a competent level). I also mentioned that you will have 12-15 minutes in which to deliver the lesson. You will present your lesson to another partnership in Monday’s class.
To get you in magic frame of mind, check out this trick from David Copperfield. It’s interactive so you can play along on your computer, if you’re interested. By the way, bonus points to anyone who sports a Copperfield-esque mullet next class!
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZIc-CRcVvo[/youtube]
The reason I chose to have you use magic tricks as content for the guided practice piece of this introduction to Lesson Design is that a little magic can come in very handy when you’re teaching, especially when you’re working as a TOC. For instance, the promised completion of a magic trick can serve as a carrot that might help the students work more productively on their assigned tasks.
That’s all for now. Take care ’til Monday.
– Lawrence