a pound of motivation and a pinch of classroom management: a recipe for success
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A pound of motivation and a pinch of classroom management: A recipe for success
Elena Merino
1Presentation Title Arial Bold 7 pt
2Motivation & Management
When you are a teenager…
Life is hard
Your English classes are…
Why would I want to use
English in class if I can use
Spanish with my buddies?
Right… But how?
With a pound of motivation and a pinch of classroom managament!
How can students be motivated?
How can we make sure all students are learning?
A pound of motivation and a pinch of classroom managament!
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How many states are there?
What is the capital of the US?
Who gave the Statue of Liberty to USA?
How many people live in the US?
Name 2 cities from the East Coast and 2 from the West CoastSince when is Barack
Obama the US president?
What is the official language of the US?
How many people live in the smallest town of USA?
Jigsaw reading
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Were you motivated? Why?
Do you think the previous activities would work with your students?
Picture: reading for a reason, background knowledge,
participation, challenging, anticipates topicJigsaw reading:
Reading for speaking, co-operative learning, memory Kahoot:
Increasing SS motivation with fun and technology, informal testing tool!
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WRITING
Character /celebrity
Setting
The conflict
Any other item or character in the storyWhen and Where did
the story take place?
Who is the main character of the story?
What happened?
Write a random adjective from the unit
Write a random Phr V from the unit
Were you motivated? Why?
Do you think the previous activities would work with your students?
Lollipop Sticks: cooperation, guide, imagination, review
Writing: fun, reinforces language
Acting out: student-centered, interest,
writing for speaking
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SPEAKING
Memorize it!
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Pyramid: Student A
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Damage
Environment
Can (n.)
Plastic bag
Library
Rubbish
Pollute
Carton
Pyramid: Student B
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Cut down
Waste (v.)
Cardboard
Jar
Light bulb
Glass
Reuse
Protect
Rapping
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DamageEnvironmentCanPlastic bagLibraryRubblishPolluteCarton
Cut downWasteCardboardJarLight (bulb)GlassReuseProtect
AdvantageTentPanTagarbitrarySelfishCommutePhantom
Get downPasteBlackboardCar
WhiteMassAbuseArchitect
DIY: protect the planet
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International Green Conference
1 min.
Use 7 words from the unit
Were you motivated? Why?
Do you think the previous activities would work with your students?
Memory Picture: speaking, vocabulary,
motivating (remembering)Pyramid : speaking, vocabulary, fluency,
motivating, participationRap:
student-centered, pronunciation, interesting
LISTENING
How does a student feel if he receives the following instructions?
Open up your books, page 36, listening exercise 4. Read the instructions in silence, listen carefully and do the questions.
Which words do you know?
Explain / Define / Put it in a sentence
Find 5 verbs / nouns
Find: an opposite, a synonym, sth you ...
What’s the listening about? Why?
Ask topic questions: what’s your dream job ? Find links
between words: predict content
Ways of listeningListening for gist Listenin
g for detail
Listening for individual words
Inferring
Note-taking
Dictation
Playing word grab
Your students will
love this game!
remember chewing hole
weigh impression tip
outfit applicants remembered
hesitations receptionist careful
whole scruffy now
remember chewing hole
weigh impression tip
outfit applicants remembered
hesitations receptionist careful
whole scruffy now
remember chewing hole
weigh impression tip
outfit applicants remembered
hesitations receptionist careful
whole scruffy now
Wrong verb form
HomophonesHomophones
remember chewing hole
weigh impression tip
outfit applicants remembered
hesitations receptionist careful
whole scruffy now
Were you motivated? Why?
Do you think the previous activities would work with your students?
Word Cloud: listening for a reason, background knowledge,
vocabulary, anticipates topicWord grab:
Competition/ movement for motivation, student-centered,
vocabulary, participation, diverse senses
Job interview: Speaking, reinforces language
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Thank you!
Any Doubts?
Contact me!
Mail: [email protected]: @merino_helenFacebook: Elena MJBlog: http://eltlearningjourneys.com/
