MEXTESOL CONVENTION PUEBLA 2014 ANGELICA GONZALEZ GARCIA DURANGO- DISTRITO NORTE ANGELICA GONZALEZ GARCIA DURANGO- DISTRITO NORTE

Mindful Teachers- Meaningful Lessons Hye.Yeon Lim Ph.D.  We discussed on how meaningful lessons can be created.  Some strategies were given to us on how to apply meaningful lessons in our classrooms.  For example Hye-Yeon Lim was telling us that Yoga is a good way to be mindful.  The definition that she gave us about mindfulness was: paying attention in a particular way or purpose, in the PRESENT moment and nonjudgmentally.  We discussed on how meaningful lessons can be created.  Some strategies were given to us on how to apply meaningful lessons in our classrooms.  For example Hye-Yeon Lim was telling us that Yoga is a good way to be mindful.  The definition that she gave us about mindfulness was: paying attention in a particular way or purpose, in the PRESENT moment and nonjudgmentally.

 We need to focus on the PRESENT because as Founder of the stress Reduction Clinic Dr. Jon Kabat-Zing said, There is no control of what happened or will happen. So we need to be aware of the present.  He also invites us to not judge others, because we are all different and have different lives.  We need to focus on the PRESENT because as Founder of the stress Reduction Clinic Dr. Jon Kabat-Zing said, There is no control of what happened or will happen. So we need to be aware of the present.  He also invites us to not judge others, because we are all different and have different lives.

How to Practice Correctly Meaningful outcome both students and teacher need to know when a task has been accomplished and have some way to determine whether it is successful or not. What can students do at the end of the course or lesson.  Condition 1: Meaningful outcome both students and teacher need to know when a task has been accomplished and have some way to determine whether it is successful or not. What can students do at the end of the course or lesson.  Here are some examples: students can create a big book, acting –out, creating a comparative chart, discussion table etc. Meaningful outcome both students and teacher need to know when a task has been accomplished and have some way to determine whether it is successful or not. What can students do at the end of the course or lesson.  Condition 1: Meaningful outcome both students and teacher need to know when a task has been accomplished and have some way to determine whether it is successful or not. What can students do at the end of the course or lesson.  Here are some examples: students can create a big book, acting –out, creating a comparative chart, discussion table etc.

Teachers also have to be aware of the work being done in pair work, What kind of language is being used? the competency(skills/knowledge) students need to have to create these tasks. Teachers also have to be aware of the work being done in pair work, What kind of language is being used? the competency(skills/knowledge) students need to have to create these tasks. What lexical competency, acoustical features, intonation, steer, pronunciation do our students know or need to be taught. What lexical competency, acoustical features, intonation, steer, pronunciation do our students know or need to be taught. Also teachers need to know what grammatical competencies, discourse competencies, social-linguistic and social-cultural knowledge our students have. Also teachers need to know what grammatical competencies, discourse competencies, social-linguistic and social-cultural knowledge our students have. On the other hand teachers also need to know what strategy competency, rephrasing ideas and negotiation strategies students can manage. On the other hand teachers also need to know what strategy competency, rephrasing ideas and negotiation strategies students can manage. Teachers also have to be aware of the work being done in pair work, What kind of language is being used? the competency(skills/knowledge) students need to have to create these tasks. Teachers also have to be aware of the work being done in pair work, What kind of language is being used? the competency(skills/knowledge) students need to have to create these tasks. What lexical competency, acoustical features, intonation, steer, pronunciation do our students know or need to be taught. What lexical competency, acoustical features, intonation, steer, pronunciation do our students know or need to be taught. Also teachers need to know what grammatical competencies, discourse competencies, social-linguistic and social-cultural knowledge our students have. Also teachers need to know what grammatical competencies, discourse competencies, social-linguistic and social-cultural knowledge our students have. On the other hand teachers also need to know what strategy competency, rephrasing ideas and negotiation strategies students can manage. On the other hand teachers also need to know what strategy competency, rephrasing ideas and negotiation strategies students can manage.

Condition 2: Information Exchange  Teacher must have all students exchange information or knowledge among all students.  For example: Information Gap, Decision Gap, Opinion Gap and Jigsaw Activities.  Teachers need to provide a Mindful Learning Environment for students.  Teacher must have all students exchange information or knowledge among all students.  For example: Information Gap, Decision Gap, Opinion Gap and Jigsaw Activities.  Teachers need to provide a Mindful Learning Environment for students.

Condition 3: Information Manipulation:  Students need to figure out how to use the information that has been communicated with in the group.  For example: Worksheets, task activities, memorizing is a manipulating activity.  Practice doesn`t make  PERFECT, only  CORRECT practice  makes perfect.  Students need to figure out how to use the information that has been communicated with in the group.  For example: Worksheets, task activities, memorizing is a manipulating activity.  Practice doesn`t make  PERFECT, only  CORRECT practice  makes perfect.

Condition 4: The Hots Original Terms New Terms Evaluation Evaluating Synthesis Creating Analysis Analyzing Application Applying Comprehension Understanding Knowledge Remembering Original Terms New Terms Evaluation Evaluating Synthesis Creating Analysis Analyzing Application Applying Comprehension Understanding Knowledge Remembering

Paying Attention in a particular way on purpose in the present moment and being nonjudgmental is a way to Happiness…….