3. Why do we still introduce new
language from a board?
- because it aids memorisation?
- because we’ve got an interactive
whiteboard?!
- because that’s what we’ve
always done?!?!
How varied is
this?
How thoughtprovoking is it?
4. Beware the technology!
• How does it ENHANCE learning?
• How does it develop skills?
• How does it make my classroom operate
better?
6. Issue 1: lack of time
Starter
Nouns introduced
Games for reinforcement
Listening, Speaking, Reading, W
riting
Plenary
7. Lack of time =
DON’T WASTE A SECOND!
(The non-singing, non-dancing method)
1) instruction on the board BEFORE they walk in
2) any resources already on the desk
For lots of ideas see bit.ly/MFLstarters
?
8. 3
Reading images
- Nouns and predictions
In pairs...
a) list 5 things you can see IN
SPANISH
b) decide on 1 adjective (in
Spanish) to describe your
group reaction to the image
c) Vamos a aprender algo sobre
9. 2
Reading images
- Creative writing
What is his
name?
What did he
do last
weekend?
What does he
like doing?
What is he
thinking?
www.mfljones.wordpress.com – packed with ideas
10. 1
Wordle.net
Work with a partner- but you each need to write in your own books!
1) Create a list of 5 words that you KNOW (Spanish+ English)
2) Create a list of 5 words that you think you can GUESS (Spanish+ English)
3) Write (in English) what you think the word cloud is about
4) Write a title for the lesson- in TL
13. En mi opinión soy muy simpática, y
probablemente soy un poco aburrida.
Pero antes, en la escuela primaria, tenía
más confianza. Mi mejor amigo es muy
divertido pero era tímido
My favourites:
Running dictations
15. Your end of unit project this half term will
be to create a blog post on your attitude to
addiction and drug legalisation.
Obviously, the best blog posts aren’t just
text- what else might yours include?
Spend 5 minutes with a partner discussing…
a) What your post might include
b) What words you might need?
My favourites:
setting a project
16. You have 25 minutes to…
Create a vocab list of at least 20 words for yourself on
the topic of “health”- not just drugs!
Write the Spanish and the English
This must include…
• 5 infinitives (AT LEAST)- words that in English
begin “to…” eg “to drink”
• In Spanish these end in –ar , -er or -ir
• 5 opinions eg “healthy”
I have a list of 9 words- if you get more than 3 of
them you get 2 merits
My favourites:
create own word list
18. ¿Se debe legalizar las drogas?
DEBATE
Drug dealer
Parent
Anti-drugs
campaigner
Politicianwants money
Drug user
17 year old
Exploiting word mats:
Debates
19. 1) Create a creative description of the picture
2) Add your description to the blog post
3) Leave follow-up 2 stars and a wish comments on other
descriptions
Things to describe
My favourites:
Reading images
• Who he is
• Who he is with and
what they’re like
• Where he is
• Is he healthy or not?
• His opinion on drug
legalisation
20. Project Based Learning
- Ron Berger
Principles
• Student planning
• Peer assessment
• Redrafting
26. Podcasting
By students
• Provides audience for speaking tasks
• Immediate (grammar) revision tool
• Editing process = repeated exposure
• Easy to access anytime, anywhere
For students
• Immediate (grammar) revision tool
• Easy to access anytime, anywhere
34. Your project brief
Exeter City FC is interested in signing a 26 year old
French striker on a free transfer.
Leyton Orient and York are also both interested.
He left Ligue 3 club Strasbourg at the end of last
season after 4 years, scoring 56 goals in 148 games.
He is married with 3 children (aged 7, 5 and 2)
35. Your
2 challenges today
Challenge 1
• Create a multimedia video in FRENCH to attract
the striker to Exeter City- no longer than 2 minutes.
• This video will be uploaded to a blog
www.europeandayoflanguages2013.wordpress.com
• The video with the most views by 12
midday, Wednesday 2nd October will win.
36. Your
2 challenges today
Challenge 2
• Create a separate, different presentation in
FRENCH to lure the player in person- no more than
3 minutes.
• You will be presenting this in front of the other
teams at 1.00 THIS AFTERNOON.
• This must be business-like. You will be cut off at 3
minutes and all team members must speak.
37. We are looking Going this across various venues
to run forwards
next year- anyone interested?
When you leave today it will be YOUR responsibility to
develop to drive traffic to your video.
Ideas...
• Posters around school
• School website?
• QR codes?
• Speak to family / friends / neighbours
38.
39. What other topics do you hate
teaching?
- How could we twist it and let the
students be creative?
- What support would you need to
provide?
This is not a session about teaching about pencil cases. Or about how to more effectively discuss what a teenager was doing in their bedroom last night. Those things are not going to persuade teenagers who do not see the point in learning a language that your lesson is going to change that. The first part of this morning is to reflect on the WHAT that we’re teaching before we can even think about the HOW we teach.
Austin’s butterfly
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJ-A77KfL8o
iPad EDL day
Spend 2 minutes: how would you approach the challenge? What kind of language would you need? How might you present it?
This is not a session about teaching about pencil cases. Or about how to more effectively discuss what a teenager was doing in their bedroom last night. Those things are not going to persuade teenagers who do not see the point in learning a language that your lesson is going to change that. The first part of this morning is to reflect on the WHAT that we’re teaching before we can even think about the HOW we teach.
