Steven Pinker on Language Pragmatics
TeachersTeacher CafeLanguageEducationSteven Pinker talks about Language Pragmatics and how language is learned through context.
No Internet? No Problem!
TeachersTeacher CafeTechnologyEducationOne problem with integrating most technology is that schools and teachers rely too much on Internet access. We forget that even without the Internet, laptops and mobile devices are very powerful learning tools. Here are a few ideas of the many, I do with students that do not require a class Internet connection.
Learn English Apps
TeachersTeacher CafeTechnologyEducation...Check out these excellent apps for your mobile device of choice!
Louis Rogers - Academic Vocabulary
TeachersTeacher CafeLanguageEducation...The four skills of reading, writing, listening and speaking have dominated the EAP classroom for many years; however in the last decade academic word lists has given much greater prominence to vocabulary teaching. This talk will give an overview of some of the main studies into creating Academic Word Lists and look at the impact of vocabulary knowledge of skills such as reading.
Engaging Generation Y with technology, 28th March 2013
TeachersTeacher CafeTechnologyEducationWe're not always teaching Generation Y, but learners think and behave differently than those from previous generations. These students were born into a world of information technology; they regularly multitask and they trust the ideas of peers and web videos more than their teachers.Generation Y is significant: it constitutes 20 percent of the world's population. As Gen-Y occupies the young end of the population demographic, we can assume many second language learners belong to this group; it demands our attention and understanding.
Sugata Mitra: Build a School in the Cloud
TeachersTeacher CafeEducationTechnologyEducational researcher Sugata Mitra won the 2013 TED Prize. His wish is to build a school in the cloud, where children can explore and learn from one another using on-line resources and collaboration. Dr. Sugata Mitra's Hole in the Wall experiments have shown that children are able to teach themselves and each other without formal teaching, if they're motivated by curiosity and peer interest.
How do you stop online students cheating?
TeachersTeacher CafeEducationHere is an article (and a video that doesn't seem to be working) on cheating and online courses from the BBC.
Imagine taking a university exam in your own home, under the watchful eye of a webcam or with software profiling your keystrokes or your syntax to see whether it really is you answering the questions.
Online university courses have become the Next Big Thing for higher education, particularly in the United States, where millions of students have signed up for courses from some of the most upmarket universities.
Google Apps for English Teachers webinar
TeachersTeacher CafeTechnologyEducationLead by Kevin Brookhouser, Google Apps for Education Certified Trainer and Google Certified Teacher.
Learn some more ways you can use Google Docs & Sites in your English classrooms to have a collaborative writing process and dynamic assignments.
The benefits of Extensive Reading
TeachersReadingTeacher CafeEducation...Professor Richard Day, Chair and Co-founder of the Extensive Reading Foundation, explains the benefits to language learners of extensive reading.
Repetition in ELT
TeachersTeacher CafeLanguageEducationAuthor Scott Thornbury talking about the use of Repetition in English language teaching.
Why I Hate School But Love Education
TeachersTeacher CafeArtEducation...English rapper-poet Suli Breaks is out with a video that's taking the Internet by storm, and young people are loving it.
Engaging The Invisible Student
TeachersTeacher CafeEducationMental Health...There are a number of factors that might make a student fly under the radar. It's important that the teacher uses classroom management techniques to get to know this student, learn what makes them tick, and understands where they are coming from. It is also important that the teacher not try to change who their student is.
Why Students Don't Do Their Homework -And What You Can Do About It
TeachersTeacher CafeEducationMental HealthTeachers hear a lot of stuff when students don't do their homework. What we don't hear, is the research on how to excuse-proof our classrooms for homework. It seems we are in the dark about engaging students in the homework process. Here are 6 research-backed reasons for why students resist homework- plus tips to help overcome them.
Keeping Your Cool- 10 Ways to Avoid Anger in the ESL Classroom
TeachersMental HealthTeacher CafeEducationMany of us bring our tendency to become angry and even lose our tempers into our professional environment under certain circumstances. Here are some thoughts on how to keep frustrations and tempers under control during those irritating times in the ESL classroom.
The Scramblinator- The Easy Way to Scramble Sentences
TeachersTeacher CafeTechnologyEducation...All you need to do is enter the sentences you want to scramble, each on its own line within the box. There are even a few other options to try out as well. A perfect tool for creating your own quiz.
Smartphone Apps For Teachers
TeachersTeacher CafeTechnologyEducationA seemingly endless collection of smartphone apps that teachers can put to work in the classroom and beyond, creating a powerhouse of school mobile tools. Read on to discover over 50 of the best smartphone apps for teachers.
Earth Day Activities
TeachersEnvironmentTeacher CafeEducationEarth Day is April 22 and it serves as an important reminder of how each one of us needs to do our part to care for the planet. Technology is a fantastic way to get students to travel around the world and view ecological devastation or get students to research changing climate over time. With Apps and web tools, students can learn and share their ideas on social media.
Jellybean Scoop- Free Daily Readings
TeachersListeningTeacher CafeEducation...Jellybean Scoop provides material for different levels of accessibility. Each article provides audio and more importantly, they also provide interactive exercises for each article. It is also possible to have a class account and registration is easy to do.
Best Resources For Creating Infographics
TeachersDesignTeacher CafeEducationInfographics are visual representations of data designed to help communicate information clearly. They are great for English Language Learners, and the rest of us, too! To see examples of some of the best ones visit the linked sources.
20 Collaborative Learning Tips And Strategies For Teachers
TeachersTeacher CafeEducationThe idea of collaborative learning has a lot to do with Vygotsky's idea of the "zone of proximal development". It considers what a students can do if aided by peers and adults. By considering this model for learning, we might consider collaboration to increase students' awareness of other concepts. Here are some ways to include best practices for collaborative learning in the classroom.
Set Expiration Dates For Access to Google Drive, Docs, Sheets and Slides
TeachersTeacher CafeTechnologyEducationOwners can now set expiration dates on Google Docs, Slides and Sheets. Temporary access to any online material can be set and monitored by the owner. A teacher can now set a date for students to make a copy of an assignment and any access after a deadline, it will be denied.