Walk With Andrea: Labeling Students – Good or Bad?
Labeling students can be beneficial and also detrimental at the same time. In this talk, Andrea addresses the stigma that comes along with being placed in a lower proficiency class. How do you break out your students or label them? Do you find it effective? What other methods of labeling have you done in the [...]
Watch & Learn →More to come…
Hey everyone, we are totally aware that right now (August 23rd, 2011) there are far to few posts in this category. That being said, there will be more posts up shortly. We are currently working to get all of our old content plus new content up on the site ASAP. We are working every day [...]
Watch & Learn →Actively Disengaged Students
How do you deal with your actively disengaged students? Andrea attended a workshop at the Southeast TESOL convention where this question was explored. How do you deal with actively disengaged students? Leave your comments below… I would love to hear your thoughts.
Watch & Learn →Walkie Talkie Class Activity
About this video If you need a fun idea to mix things up for your students, but still want them to be learning in the process, try this activity. It involves walkie talkies (short wave radios) and being outside, so choose a day when the weather is nice. The video explains the rest… Enjoy! Was [...]
Watch & Learn →Interview with Dr. Jennifer Jenkins – TESOL Convention 2011
We had the pleasure of catching up with Dr. Jenkins after her plenary address on Thursday afternoon of the TESOL convention in New Orleans. We were able to chat with her about several things, including her work on English as a Lingua Franca (ELF). What is a lingua franca? You can see a brief overview [...]
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