Teaching class (workshop) 2

Date: November 10th, 2016
Teacher´s name:
Claudia

The teaching of adolescent learners in the classroom is an extremely unique and exciting occurrence that many teachers are given the opportunity to experience.Teachers take on various roles in the classroom and these interrelated roles are always changing. The first role is reflecting; in that an effective teacher will reflect before, during, and after an instructional moment, event, or lesson.  Secondly is planning, which entails so much on its own and is such an important aspect for any teacher.  An effective teacher will plan lessons or activities to activate learning, but also guarantee successful learning. The fourth role is of high importance because the teacher enables their student’s. The effective teacher will plan their lesson with great detail and thought that will ensure the building of student’s independence, enabling them to take the lesson and build their knowledge base from its content . The last role it is responding, which is the response to individual students and their backgrounds, cultural differences, and learning styles and abilities. We learne a lot about how to apply good techniques and activities in the classroom to teach English to adolescents,so that was really useful and enjoyable ,so that special thanks to teacher Claudia because she explained us really good techniques that we will use in class, and teacher Orlando Gomez gave us an effective classroom management techniques, and exploiting materials and activities to teach English ,This Practicum 1 was very useful for us. we learned a lot about methodology, and it was very productive and useful  Our tutor was very good and helpful. In conclusion, there are a wide range of qualities an effective teacher of adolescent learners may possess; best practices in instruction, interaction with students, and classroom management are just a few steps up the high mountain of effective teaching.

Teaching class (workshop) 1

Date:  November 8th, 2016
Teacher's name :
Gabriela Nicole Hernández

In this class we learned how to implement our teaching plans more effectively with children. We know that kids present  a special set of challenges and opportunities in the English language classroom . Younger students tend to have shorter attention spans and can lose focus more easily than older students.Also, young learners need to feel connected to what is being taught and involved in their own learning process. Additionally, young learners can present a special set of behavioral challenges if a classroom is not managed well.

Moreover, working with children can be a very rewarding experience for both teachers and students. The English language classroom for kids provides opportunities to incorporate hands-on activities, music, movement, and visuals. Younger students learn best when content is presented in a consistent manner and repeated frequently, which can actually make preparation a bit easier for teachers.We learned how  to increase success when teaching pupils in the English language classroom such as creating a visually rich classroom ,using a daily routine for language practice ,incorporating opportunities for interaction and sharing ,using music, chants, and movement. Many of the suggestions can be adapted and applied to students of all ages, especially beginners. The main goal of the suggestions here is to create an interactive, content-rich environment where children will be engaged and have fun as they are learning.

Practice 15 Professions ( The final practice class)

Date: October  20th, 2016
Teacher's name:
Gabriela Callejas
Juan José Menjivar                                                      Skill: Reading
Andrea Leiva                                                               Framework: PDP
Paolo Mazariego



This was the final practice class with children ,so in the warm up teacher Juan José asked students to stand up and make two lines .One student had to throw the ball in order to get a point for her/his group,and the team who gets  more points ,they will be the winners.

The next stage teacher Andrea presented the vocabulary from the reading story(Thief, fire, ambulance, airplane and creative) She used flashcards to present those words and she checked the pronounciation of each word.

The during stage was in charge by teacher Paolo . He gave worksheet and he encouraged student to read the instructions after he read again to clarify any doubts about the story , so at the end teacher Paolo checked the answers.

The post-reading teacher Gabriela provided students a worksheet ,and teacher read the instructions in order to complete the exercises ,and she checked the answers with her students.

finally, teacher Juan José said that they had to do a exam about the last  4 units ,so he explained the instructions of the exam ,and if someone need help one of those teacher will help her/his.

Practice 14 Professions

Date: October 18th, 2016
Teacher's name:
Xiomara Torres                                                        Skill: Listening
Adriana Turcios                                                       Framework: PDP
Roxana Diaz
Gabriela Rodriguez

To start with the class teacher Xiomara gave instructions of the class, so they paid attention to teacher Xiomara said. Then, teacher Roxana divided the class in two groups ; also, she explained the activity called " die game" in which throw the die and get a number ,so they had a number inside of this a profession  students said the correct name of profession. The group who reachs at the final of the race the team will win.

In the pre-listening teacher Xiomara introduced the question Where does he/she work? she used the vocabulary that they learned (Teacher, chef, pilot) She explained the question by using images according to the answer " Where does she/he work? She works in the ____" 

The next one teacher was Adriana .She gave instructions to be quiet and listen the audio, and she provided a worksheet in which had to circle the place and write the name of the place .She put the audio two times to check the answers; after that, she checked the answer again together.Also, teacher asked students to stand up and match the correct image according to the places that she/he works.

Finally, teacher Gabriela divided the class and she explained the activity called" carrying the chocolate ball" Ss had to pass the chocolate from one side and asked about the places to the team that had less point.

Practice 13 Verb to Be (I am , He is ,She is)

Date: October 18th, 2016
Teacher's name:                                            
María José López                                                Skill: Grammar
Mariana Fagoaga                                                 Framework: PPP
Carlos Jovel
Guillermo Guerra

At the beginning of the class teacher Carlos explained some rules in the classroom that students had to obey. Then, teacher Guillermo divided the class in two teams.Teacher gave to each group a ball ,so they had to throw the ball in the circle ,and the circles points in which students will achieve points for their group.

The next stage teacher María José presented the grammar topic. It was about "verb to be " related to the professions. She gave examples of each image,and she encouraged to pronounce the sentences Who is she? and answer She is a doctor, so teacher asked some students to pass in front of the class ans pur in him/her a mascara and say the profession that they want to be.

In the practice stage teacher María José provided a worksheet in which had to write the appropriate verb for the different picture of professions, she asked a student to pass in front of the class and check a sentence.

Moreover, teacher Mariana used three differents color sticks ,she explained the activity in which had to say the correct verb be according to the color stick ,so teacher showed the profession in a flashcard and students said the verb be.

The production stage was performed by teacher Mariana ,she provided instructions for the activity ,and she modeled the role play .Ss had to prepare a short conversation and used the sentence Who are you? and asnwer I am a____ some students passed in front of the class and they did a mini role play.

    

Finally, teacher Carlos gave instructions of the activity , so that students had to pass the balloon and the person who gets the ballon he/she says the correct profession by using the verb be.

Practice 12 Professions

Date: October 11th, 2016
Teachers´ name:
Cristian Menjívar
Nelson Saravia                                                   Skill: Vocabulary
Yansi Hernández                                                Framework: PPP
Nicole Hernández                                              Unit: 4

At the beginning of this class teacher Cristian provided students a quiz about the last unit 3 " School Objects" After that,  it was my turn to do the warm up ,and i explained the game called " Try to reach the moon"  I divided the class in two teams , they had to throw the die and get a number , so he or she jumped in that number,and the students who reached at the end of the hopscotch ,they will have a point for ther group.

Then, teacher Cristian presented the target vocabulary about professions. He used flashcards and labels to explain the professions one by one. Also, teacher encouraged students to repeat the pronounciation of those words, and he asked to use the question What do you want to be?  and answered I want to be a _____.

Besides, teacher Nelson gave a worksheet to each student to match the image with the correct object according to each profession. Moreover, Teachers assigned students in two groups they had to play a memory game in the board, so if they find the correct image with the label they will asked the question What do you want to be? and answer according to the prefession they find.

In the production stage teachers ordered students in two lines ,and student A asked the question What do you want to be? and student B answered I want to be a doctor; then, they changed the turn.

To conclude, teacher yansi passed the ball and counted from 1 to 5 ,and the student who has the ball , he or she had to answer according to the flashcards that they teacher showed them I want to be a pilot.

Practice 11 "Bart goes to school!"

Date: October 6th, 2016
Teacher's name:
Yansi Hernández                                            Skill: Reading
Nicole Hernández                                          Framework; PDP

This was our second time to teach ,but we had a challenge this time because children do not like to read and that was our challenge. We had to create a new strategy to involve children in reading , develop their comprehension  and create a way that they enjoy the reading. To start with the class, We gave some rules in the classroom such as; do not scream, no hitting, be quiet , listen , and we explained that they cannot scream because the traffic light will be in red and they will  be in the misbehaviour list. Students understood very good that point ; so that,  we started with the warm up , in that stage I was in charge ,so i divided the class in two teams and explained the activity called " basketball game" the person who do a basket will have a point for his or her group , but the student who does not a score he or she will not a point. Children liked this activity ,and they enjoyed it.

Then, teacher yansi presented the vocabulary of the story. She explained 5 new words one by one by giving examples ,and she asked to repeat as many times was necessary to have a good pronunciation. After that,  she asked the question What is this? to know if they understood the new vocabulary ; as a result, teacher catched the attetion of her students and they understood all of the words.

Vocabulary: 

·         Wake up ·         Go to school ·          Fun ·          Supermarket

                                                                            ·      Pack

The during stage was performed by me. I pasted three questions on the board for the students, but to answer later , so i read those questions to encourage their read comprehension. Also,  i provided fo each students a cartoon story about "Bart goes to school" and  i explained that they had only three minutes to read. Some of them had a little difficulty to read that ,but fortunatly i tried to explain in a easy way for them, so they understood ; even though, they did not know so much about how to read cartoon story. After that, i asked to answer one of those questions , one of our students felt motivated to participate and he answered one question ,and also he read the story to clarify any doubt and he encourged all of his classmate to participate in that part.

Questions: 1-Where does Bart go? *He goes to school    *He goes to the bathroom 2-Does Bart want to go to school? *Yes, he wants to go   *No, he doesn’t want 3-What kind of things Bart doesn´t have? *Pencil, marker and backpack * Desk, scissor and board

The next stage teacher yansi put in practice that they had learned ,so she asked to stand up and make a line. the class was divided in two teams they played a memory game . Teacher Yansi explained the activity and gave an example how to play , she pasted on the board flashcards with numbers , and the other side had numbers ,so students had to guess the numbers and match them with the correct label. That was a good activity ,and  they liked it.

To conclude, teacher yansi said that they had to play the hot hat , and she explained that she will count to five and the person who has the hat she or he will say the word of the flashcard that teacher Yansi will show.