Assessment

If you still use a boring oral interview as the way to assess your students, you should go there ⇒⇒⇒

http://busyteacher.org/7082-top-10-ways-to-assess-your-students.html and get acquainted with other interesting and effective methods of evaluation the knowledge of the learners. REMEMBER: the more variety you use in assessing your students, the better your picture will be of their overall language skills.

How to Use SMART Boards in the Classroom

Nowadays smart boards are a sophisticated replacement of the traditional overhead projector. It gous without saying that the interactive board turns a typical classroom into a fun learning environment. There are various ways of using smart boards in classroom. To get to know more go to the following link ⇒ https://education.cu-portland.edu/blog/classroom-resources/five-ways-that-smart-boards-are-a-smart-choice-in-the-classroom

Uses of Computers in the Classroom

In an increasingly technological society, computers pervade many aspects of our culture and daily lives. While educators use computers differently in their classrooms, the devicesprovide a number of educational opportunities, including uses in curricular development, research, record-keeping, computer literacy training, data processing and presentation.

Find more info there ⇨ https://itstillworks.com/uses-computers-education-1300.html

To Read or Not to Read

Yesterday I took part in the Cambridge University webinar on the topic "To Read or Not to Read". We were discussing various interesting qestions concerning issues of reading. For example, there are some points that were included in discussion:
1. One should begin reading only after acquiring some basic knowlrdge of the spoken language.
2. Learning new alphabet should begin with learning single letters, starting with the most common and useful (phonic method).
3. We do not need to necessarily read every word accrately to understand the text.
4. When reading a text we use our own world knowledge in order to access the meaning.
This webinar was very informative and valuable. I am thankful to Tetiana Shelepko for great conducting of this webinar.
P.S. I would like to share with you the certificate that I had received for attending the webinar.

Fun Ways to Learn and Remember New English Vocabulary

Everybody uses their own effective ways to learn new vocabulary. If you have not found the best method for you go to this link ⇨ https://magoosh.com/toefl/2014/12-fun-ways-to-learn-and-remember-new-english-vocabulary/ and choose one you like the most.

Mastery of English Grammar

The main point of learning a language is to be able to communicate, and using the wrong grammar can lead to misunderstandings, so you do need to get the words in the right order. Though grammar mastery takes time, the more effort you put into it, the better you will get. Grammar is a complex structure, so before you learn how to compose great pieces of English writing or speech, you need to understand the grammar building blocks leading up to more complex forms. With enough time, effort, and practice, though, you can eventually become a master of English grammar.

Find more info there ⇨⇨⇨ https://www.wikihow.com/Learn-English-Grammar

Comfortable Atmosphere in the Classroom

Students need to feel safe in order to learn. They need to feel secure in order to want to participate. There are a number of things teachers can do to set up classrooms that feel safe and well-organized. To get to know more about creating a comfortable atmosphere in the classroom go to this link ⇨⇨⇨ 

https://www.edutopia.org/blog/20-tips-create-safe-learning-environment-rebecca-alber

How to Improve Your English Speaking Skills

English is the widely spoken language and one can use it to communicate with people around the world. It enables life-enriching experiences like traveling, studying and working abroad, not only in the US but also many other countries. That's why it's very important to develop our English speaking skills. On this site https://www.fluentu.com/blog/english/how-to-improve-english-speaking-skills/ you will be able to get acquainted with the basic aspects of reaching communicative competence.

"What is Character? Virtue Ethics in Education"

The first week of the online course "What is Character? Virtue Ethics in Education" is finished. I would like to share with you my results and some interesting info.

Many people argue that it is parents who are the primary architects of young people’s character, but there seems to be a general agreement that teachers can and should also have a role. As young people spend so much of their early lives in schools, and going to school is such a formative experience – it seems imperative that schools also have some responsibility for character education.

‘Character education’ is a contested term – different people take it to mean different things. In this film Professor James Arthur explains how character education can be considered an umbrella term for all explicit and implicit educational activities that help young people develop positive personal strengths – which might be called virtues.

I really like this course and hope that I will find out more informative material during the second week.

Lesson Plan: Finding Your Way

I would like to share with you my own prezi the topic of which is "Lesson Plan: Finding Your Way". You can watch it by going to this link ⇒ https://prezi.com/p/e7tzqjdug7xa/. Please, share your thougts and comments on it.

Podcast

TechTalk4Teachers podcast is for educators wanting to keep up with the latest advances in educational technologies and their practical applications in classrooms.

Listen to the podcast there ⇨⇨⇨ https://player.fm/series/techtalk4teachers-a-podcast-for-teachers-about-teaching-learning-and-technology