There were some excellent blog posts from March and April 2017 looking at various issues around the theme of The Learner, including using mobile devices in the classroom, developing your own materials, working with students who have special educational needs and giving feedback. You can read some of these posts by clicking on the links below:
Loli Iglesias: Giving learners feedback on their writing
JVL Narasimha Rao: How to Encourage Children to Write Discourse and give Feedback
Beki Wilson: Planning for the early primary stages
Neil T. Millington: Three enjoyable smartphone activities to get learners talking
Madhu Tiwari: Embracing inclusion
English with Kirsty: The inclusive classroom – working with blind and partially sighted students
Ekontovas: Are iStudents the future of our classrooms?
Phil Wade: Why make worksheets?
Fabiana Casella: mLearning using smartphones in the classroom - it's possible!
James Taylor: Teenager challenges
Topics for May and June 2017
- Do you have a multilingual classroom? Do you see this as a benefit or a drawback? What are some of the techniques you've used to manage a multilingual classroom? How can we exploit the different languages of the class to the benefit of everyone?
- What benefits does using technology in lessons bring and what are some of the challenges involved in integrating it in your lessons? Does your school or institution provide any support to its teachers with this? Have you received any training in using technology in the classroom? Do you have any tips or advice for other teachers who wish to start using technology more?
- What are some effective strategies for teaching and assessing speaking skills? Do you use similar activities when you teach and assess speaking skills? How authentic are the tasks that you use?
- Communication, Cooperation, Collaboration and Creativity are areas we try to develop with our learners, but how do we evaluate our learners in these areas? Do these 'four C's' form part of your syllabus and do you initiate activities that explicitly focus on them?
Happy blogging!