a pound of motivation and a pinch of classroom management: a recipe for success

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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Kahoot.it

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

A spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down

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Thank you!

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Mail: elena.merino@pearson.comTwitter: @merino_helenFacebook: Elena MJBlog: http://eltlearningjourneys.com/