It’s autumn and the picture looks great. If I were teaching today, I’d ask my students to describe an autumn picture or to try to hear some sounds that we can hear when we walk on a path full of colourful leaves.
I like autumn
I like autumn
One of my favourite writers for the ‘Reading Class’ is Roald Dahl. I’ve been using his short stories for almost a decade and the students have always loved them. I just came across with this pdf http://www.msad54.org/district/literacyspecialist/pdf/blooms.pdf But you can also get more ideas for using Bloom’s taxonomy in reading classes which I find…
My recent favourites. Try them if you haven’t already used them. is a fun site. Type your half phrase or sentence and ask phrasup to complete nad translate it for you. Batlyrics is a fabulous site if you like using songs in your lessons. I learned it via Nik Peachey from his ISTEK talk. Just type a phrase…
Well, I’m so happy that I’m teaching English. It just broadens my mind. When I see that my students are eager to learn I feel motivated. It’s been a very long time since I started to teach but it’s amazing to see how much I love it. Being in the class gives me the strength to…
Sessions I attended My session was on 22nd of March. It was a part of the Technology and Teens symposium. I was a bit stressed but it all went very well and we all received very positive feedbacks from the participants which made all of us very happy. It was a great feeling when one…
Joyce is one of the most difficult authors. It is not easy to understand him so he is not usually in high school teachers’ lists. However, if you have a class who loves reading short stories, you can give it a try to Dubliners. I’m not saying that we can read all the stories but…
For sometime I’ve been using web 2.0 tools for follow-ups. They are also great for pre activities. This is something I used with my 10 graders for their reading activity last week and from now on I’ll try to find ways how I can use them for pre and post activities. The reading…