Sample lesson plans

Hi guys,

Hope you are all excited about planning your lessons for the web-based activity. As I promised here are some sample lesson plans using the different approaches we discussed in this module.

 Keep working hard!

PPP lesson plan: http://www.slideshare.net/willys007/ppp-sample-lesson

PDP lesson plan: http://www.slideshare.net/willys007/pdp-sample-lesson

TTT lesson plan: https://www.slideshare.net/willys007/sample-lesson-plan-ttt-test

Extra lesson plan: http://www.slideshare.net/willys007/sample-lesson-plan-willy-45520268

Forum 4: What teachers use in the classroom

Hi everybody,

Welcome to our last forum. It's been a great ride and I want to thank you for your commitment and desire of sharing. This time around I'd like you to take a look at the last track of the DVD that comes with the book: It is called Documentary 2: What teachers use in the classroom. Once you have watched it, post your answer to the following two questions:

1. What activity or technique from the ones discussed in the video would you "steal"for one of your classes and why?

2. What's your personal position about the use of technology vs other "traditional" material in class?

See you soon.

Educational Technology

Here is the link to the presentation on Educational Technology.

CALL

Web-based activities and Critical Thinking

Hello again,

Here is the link for the presentation on Critical Thinking,

Take care

Web-based activities

Elements of a lesson plan

Hi everybody,

I had forgotten to post this pic with the elements a lesson plan might include.

Team 1: Audrey, Camila, Diego.

Welcome team 1,

Your mission should you choose to accept it is to go through the following 4 steps individually (20 minutes), then with your partner discuss the use of the different tools in EFL teaching (10 minutes) and finally present your ideas to the rest of the groups (10 minutes). As always, should you or any of your team be lost surfing the internet or caught visiting other webpages, the teacher will disavow any knowledge of your actions. Good luck!!

Step 1:
Watch the video on the following link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NN2I1pWXjXI
Think of what language skills a teacher could promote using blogs.

Step 2:
Check the following link. What skills could students practice with it? http://edu.glogster.com/

Step 3:
Go to: http://translation.babylon.com/
How could an English teacher use a site like this one?

Step 4:
Check the following two links. How could students benefit from using these two websites?
http://www.ted.com/talks/browse

http://esl-bits.net/

Team 2: Maira, Greg, Mar,

Welcome team 2,
Your mission should you choose to accept it is to go through the following 4 steps individually (20 minutes), then your partner discuss the use of the different tools in EFL teaching (10 minutes) and finally present your ideas to the rest of the groups (10 minutes). As always, should you or any of your team be lost surfing the internet or caught visiting other webpages, the teacher will disavow any knowledge of your actions. Good luck!!

Step 1
Go to the following link and listen for a while:http://splendidspeaking.podomatic.com/player/web/2006-10-26T05_07_12-07_00
This is an example of podcasting. How do you think a teacher can use this tool with his/her students?

Step 2
Check the following online dictionary: http://dictionary.cambridge.org/
Take a look at the different dictionaries they have in there. How could a teacher maximize the use of a tool like this with his/her students?

Step 3
Check the following site: 

https://voicethread.com/

What kind of activities could teachers ask students to do here?

Step 4
Check the following two sites:
https://storybird.com/

https://prezi.com/

How appealing do you think students will find them?

Team 3: Freyder, Connie

Welcome team 3,
Your mission should you choose to accept it is to go through the following 4 steps individually (20 minutes), then with your partner discuss the use of the different tools in EFL teaching (10 minutes) and finally present your ideas to the rest of the groups (10 minutes). As always, should you or any of your team be lost surfing the internet or caught visiting other webpages, the teacher will disavow any knowledge of your actions. Good luck!!

Step 1
Go to google and find a page that can tell you a little more about what a wiki is. Think of some ways of using this with your students

Step 2
Check the following site: http://www.newspaperme.com/
How would you integrate a site like this to your classes?

Step 3
Check the following link: http://vocaroo.com/
Is a site like this of any help for a student? How could you help your students to use it?

Step 4
Find the name of two online encyclopedias. Take a tour of the site and make a list of advantages and disadvantages of using a site like these with your students.

Team 4: Yujad, Manuel

Welcome Team 4,
Your mission should you choose to accept it is to go through the following 4 steps individually (20 minutes), then with your partner discuss the use of the different tools in EFL teaching (10 minutes) and finally present your ideas to the rest of the groups (10 minutes). As always, should you or any of your team be lost surfing the internet or caught visiting other webpages, the teacher will disavow any knowledge of your actions. Good luck!!

Step 1
Visit the following site: http://es.englishcentral.com/videos#!/index/all/all/trending/0

What kind of skills could students practice here?

Step 2
Check the following site: Piktochart
Is there anything a teacher could do with his/her students in class using this site?

Step 3
Visit the following site: Powtoon
What kind of skills could students practice here?

Step 4
Find out what a wordle is: wordle. What could teachers do with this tool?

Forum 3: Working with books

Hi everybody,

On Wednesday we will be working on using books. In class we will discuss some of the advantages and disadvantages of using a book. Based on the disadvantages we could predict some of the problems we might encounter when using a book. Look at the following chart presenting some common difficulties students and teachers might face when using books. Choose a problem and post a solution to overcome that difficulty.

Thanks for sharing!

Weakness	Teacher/Student Difficulty	Ways of Overcoming Problem
The textbook is designed as a the sole source of information.	Students only see one perspective on a concept or issue.
Textbook is old or outdated.	Information shared with students is not current or relevant.
Textbook questions tend to be low level or fact-based.	Students assume that learning is simply a collection of facts and figures.
Textbook doesn't take students' background knowledge into account.	Teacher does not tailor lessons to the specific attributes and interests of students.
Reading level of the textbook is too difficult.	Students cannot read or understand important concepts.
The textbook has all the answer to all the questions.	Students tend to see learning as an accumulation of correct answers.

Cooking a lesson plan

Hi everybody,

First of all I want to congratulate you for the great job you did tonight in class. Hope you keep up the good energy. Here are the pictures of the delicious recipes you put together with the elements of lesson plan we discussed in class. Bon appétit!

The planning continuum

Hi everybody,

Here is the link to the presentation on the different lesson planning styles. Hope you find it useful.

The planning continuum

Forum 1: Pros and Cons of lesson planning

In class we discussed the different paradoxes of planning. Here is a short list of pros and cons of lesson planning. Do you think it is necessary to have a written lesson plan for every single class we teach? Post a comment explaining your answer and do not forget to comment on other people´s opinions.

Some advantages and disadvantages of lesson planning - HIMANSHU MALLICK

Advantages of Lesson Planning

1. It inspires the teacher to improve the further lessons.

2. It helps the teacher in evaluating his teaching.

3. It develops self confidence in the teacher.

4. Proper care is taken on take into consideration, the level and previous knowledge of students.

5. The teaching matter is organized in a time-frame.

6. It inspires the teacher to ask proper and important questions.

7. It provides guidance to the teacher as to what and home he should teach.

8. It helps in creating the interest of students towards the lesson.

9. It stimulates the teacher to think in an organized manner.

10. It helps the teacher to understand to objectives properly.

Limitations of Lesson-Planning

1. In new or odd situations teacher feels himself helpless.

2. Sometimes simple matters become complicated.

3. More time is required to plan a lesson.

4. Teacher cannot work/teach independently.

5. There is lack of flexibility in lesson-planning.

6. The teaching process becomes more difficult.

Forum 2: Technology two sides of a coin

Hi everybody,

One of the other topics we will be discussing next Tuesday is the use of technology in ELT. Here are the link to two videos I'd like you to watch. Once you have watch them post your comments to the following question: Is the use of Educational technology taking us away from the real nature of teaching?
Keep the great work!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nA1Aqp0sPQo

http://www.ted.com/talks/ramsey_musallam_3_rules_to_spark_learning#t-381128

Our goals

TEFL - MODULE 3 - WILLY S.

CURRICULUM AND MATERIAL DESIGN

CHAPTER 11 – TECHNOLOGY FOR LEARNING (Pages 192-209)

CHAPTER 12 – PLANNING (Pages 210 – 227)

VIRTUAL SUPPORT COURSE  http://tefldiplomacourse2017.blogspot.com.co/

DAY 1: March 9, 2017 (4:00 – 8:00 p.m.)

Goals:

Understand goals and work plan.

Talk about the importance of planning a lesson by discussing some general beliefs and the things teachers have to keep in mind when planning.

Learn how to work with the virtual course by checking the blog.

Learn about the main elements of a lesson plan by prioritizing from a list.

Discuss three different planning approaches by making posters.

DAY 2: March 14, 2017 (6:00 – 8:00 p.m.)

Goals:

Understand how educational technology has impacted ELT by learning about its development.

Research on different ways of using technology to enrich EFL classes by having a virtual quest.

DAY 3: March 15, 2017 (4:00 – 8:00 p.m.)

Goals:

Practice how to write instructional objectives by following a model.

Talk about textbooks by discussing their pros and cons.

Discuss tips to use a textbook by reflecting on a graph

DAY 4: March 16, 2017 (4:00 – 8:00 p.m.)

Goals:

Talk about the different uses of objects, pictures and things in the EFL class by making presentations.

Share some hints on how to use some presentation aids by preparing an activity.

Review the contents of the module by experiencing some communicative activities.

Present web based activities and their lesson plans.

Assignment 1: Participation in the support course (A minimum of 3 entries per activity)

Assignment 2: Lesson plan for the web-based activity and presentation.

March 18th – Deadline lesson plan wsastoque@colomboamericano.edu.co