Karen Weldon/Suzanne Robinson Add to your Teacher Toolkit: Engaging Activities for Blended Classrooms Hakirat Mann East Side Union High School District Karen Weldon/Suzanne Robinson Burlington English
Warm Up Activity Make a paper airplane
How was the warm up activity? Fun, but….. Fun, but…no directions/modeling, no objective, relative to participants needs or expectations?
Best Practices Stay focused on objective Model the activity/lesson Know your students/participants needs You are here for technology!!!
Burlington English-Blended Learning Meaningful and relatable Instruction with activities All four language skills * Reading, Writing, Listening, Speaking Scaffolding-Be creative based on students’ needs and skill sets
Teacher-centered Classroom-Yikes! Student-centered should be the objective Student-centered teaching is teaching that is 'aware' of students and their needs above and beyond anything else. https://www.teachthought.com/pedagogy/28-student-centered-instructional-strategies/ EVERYDAY ENGLISH 3 Student Worksheet Module 2 • Situation 1/Teacher’s Notes w/suggested activities
What do we do in our classrooms? Screens What do we do in our classrooms?
Discuss three different activities One for Beginners One for Intermediate One for Advanced
Multi-Level Classes? What can be done?
Lab Time Make it relatable! Career Pathways-Int, Module 5, Lesson 1-Portfolio
Best Practices Recap Evaluate students’ needs and goals Comprehension of material/activities through formative assessments Sit amongst your students-Be a part-not the center Every activity meets the objective Make sure your students TALK!!!!