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Aomori Board of Education Teachers' Conference -- extra resources
The quick access URL for this page is:
https://tinyurl.com/HelgesenAomori
Key concept:
The quick access URL for this page is:
https://tinyurl.com/HelgesenAomori
Key concept:
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Adding brain science and collaboration to your textbook/class:
This is a LINK to the main handout of brain science ideas:
Emotion: tell your stories (with emotion!)
Choice: Circulate and help
Novelty: 2 heads are better than one: look for chances
Multi-sensory learning: model task and language
Add movement:
Link: energy breaks
Link: physical activities page
Link: multi-sensory teaching
Link: The language model and the senses
Challenge: you and your teaching partner are a team.
Challenge yourselves to try new ideas
Link: Choose your level, up or down
Link: One size fits all (fluency frames)
Link: Task recycling article
Creativity: add a little drama to your lesson plan/ presentation
Link: drama cards (physical and voice variations)
Notice how you praise – praise effort.
Here's a great little (3 minute) video about praise.
To learn more, look for info: mindset, Carol Dweck
Personalization:
Work together. Find new ways.
Do the homework.
(OK, it isn't really homework. But it is a chance to keep working/playing with this ideas with your co-teacher)
Download this PowerPoint.*
Work with your co-teacher.
Work through the PowerPoint slowly (bit by bit, not all at one time). Think of ways to modify these lessons or your own textbook.
* Yikes! I had trouble uploading this file and then, after I did it, it disappeared a couple times. It the link doesn't work, email me and I'll send it ([email protected]). OR just take your textbook and the chart from the handbook and see what you and your co-teacher can come up with.
Extra resources:
I work with Positive Psychology (the Science of Happiness) in ELT. Here is my www.ELTandHappiness.com page.
I train undergrad students who want to be elementary ed. and early childhood teachers. Here is the website for their reading class.
Here is the link to the JALT Mind / Brain / Education SIG's Think Tank magazine. It is free. New issue every month.
Links from other teachers (most have a young learner focus):
Teaching Village.org
Best Boards for teachers
Topmarks.co.uk
Kathy Kampa's YouTube Channel
Magic Time Kids
Songs in the classroom (a Facebook group)
Akita JET
Magic Books (chants featuring physical activities coming soon)
The Monster Book (150 language teaching activities - FREE)