Thursday, October 30, 2008
I”m a big proponent of multi modal learning – a classroom and teaching style that begs / borrows and steals to create a dynamic and “rich” learning environment for students. I firmly believe that with ELL, if you can provide students with an audio option/component for the text they read — they will do much, [...]
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
However, many teachers are realizing that the best way to fight something is not to oppose it but rather to harness its own energy and convert that energy into learning (kind of like what judo is all about…).
Cell phones can ignite student interest and they are an amazingly powerful tool, right in the hands of [...]
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I’ve always wondered what is the “je ne sais pas quoi’ , that magical quality that great teachers have.
Is it simply their passion? Is it their knowledge? Is it their commitment and personal approach? Is it their creativity? Is it their ability to communicate and affect each student individually [...]
I’m a pretty big cheerleader of our sister site, Classroom 2.0 and belong and participate in several groups there. Much like our Ning but focused on technology and its application for education.
Recently participated in a very enlightened discussion there (and sprawling, as is all thought). I urge you to take a read.
I received a number [...]
Whatever the subject, I believe that stories should play a vital role. We are hardwired to learn through stories and more importantly to “embed” within our subconscious mind, the lessons and learning of life, by way of story. Wisdom is a story.
I have used stories in the EFL classroom and especially funny stories (there [...]
I’ve always, my whole life long, had the sneaking suspicion that adults really didn’t know much and were just as scared as us kids and as frightfully “groping”. My suspicions were confirmed as I reached adulthood and realized that adults don’t “know it all”, nor possess some magical “togetherness”.
Same with teachers. I’ve been there and [...]
I have always had a very cautious view about using a book to teach language. For many reasons which I’d like to elaborate on. I’ve had a few discussions recently about this, regarding new teachers and their need for a book. Most people advocate that a new teacher use a book — or any teacher [...]
“Every journey begins with the first step”
I really truly, madly deeply, believe in the power of education. Not as a way to knowledge but wisdom — as a way of forming a proper relationship between yourself and that “outside”. Tat tvam asi” , the brahmin might say, “That art thou”.
Not to wax philosophically but I [...]
