Digital teaching tools
Every teacher uses a computer. There are plenty of digital little helpers out there in the digital world, but which one are good for teaching? There are three helpers everyone should know. And they are...
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After two loyal years its the time to say thank you very much to all of our partners from all over the world. We received so much help in different fields, books, teaching material, ideas and...
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Bullying
Bullying is a very important topic which is still underestimated by most of the teachers even-though there are lots of researches existing already about the very negative effects if a child get...
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Field-trip effective or wasted educational time?
One very often discussed topic, but most of the time the results are same: NO IMPLEMENTATION after the discussions. Field trips, are they really effective or wasted educational time? Preparation is...
View ArticleLinx to English materials for teachers
Proud to communicate this great link: http://archive.teachfind.com/ttv/www.teachers.tv/ What I particularly liked as an ESL teacher in a non-English speaking environment were the scripts in .doc format...
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Seed Cactus with Kids
This is a really slow and anologue thing to do. Get some cactus seeds, soil, pots, water. Some information how to do it (cactus seeds need light, don’t dig holes) and apply tender, love and care. The...
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How to deal with children with behavioural issues?
We all have those experience: We try to build up a classroom with a positive climate. We build up relationships, in sitting with out students at the table as they do their work and joining in the...
View Article2015 year of changes and development
I wasn’t a long time able to upgrade our page and that has a good reason. We are preparing three new projects to be able to also involve in this webpage: 1. One of our long participating Indonesian...
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Teachers reflecting on their work. You can join their discussions by downloading episodes here: Talks with Teachers, a Podcast by Brian Sztabnik we highly recommend.
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00 Present a Topic
Time needed: 5 to 20 min Why? Students learn to develop a point of view, articulate an opinion and play an committed role within a group. When? Discussions can be held before or after students learn...
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01 Discuss a topic
Time needed: 5 to 20 min Why? Students learn to develop a point of view, articulate an opinion and play an committed role within a group. When? Discussions can be held before or after students learn...
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02 Tell a Story
Time needed: 1 to 20 min Why? Stories help to emotionally attract students to a learning topic. When? Stories can be told before or during a new learning session. If told before, stories raise...
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03 Draw a graphic
Time needed: 1 to 5 min Why? Visualized content helps students draw a personal mind map. When? How do things or systems work? Whenever there are interdependencies between more than one elements you...
View Article04 HELP INDIVIDUALLY AT EXERCISES
Time needed: 5 to 20 min Why? Students have different speeds in doing exercises. Whenever they work alone they can choose their personal speed. When? After introduction of a topic you can do some...
View Article05 BRING AN ITEM, SHOW AN ITEM
Time needed: 1 to 5 min Why? Students, teachers and classroom need to relate school to real life. Everyone has different mental representations about an object, if you show it, you can share it....
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06 STUDENTS PERFORM ROLE-PLAY
Time needed: 10 to 45 min Why? Role-play is an excellent way to practice language in situations closer to real life than usual language practice in class room allows. It does not only train fluency...
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07 READ SOMETHING LOUD
Time needed: 1 to 20 min Why? Children love to hear if someone is reading stories, poems and documentary reports. Elder students will remember. When? Any time – but best if you introduce a new topic...
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