Motivation 

 

Motivation is like the engine which moves everything whit out this results impossible to do something even the smallest work. In the class room the motivation has to be there always and as teachers we have to encourage our student’s motivation, if the students has it our work will be easier and the classroom will become in a place where everybody can learn an teach.

Different ways of giving knowledge:

Online distance learning

 for many people results comfortable this way because they don’t  have to go out, but I think the feedback, is not the same as face to face classes.  More than this facts, in our country the internet is not accessible for everyone.

 Blended classes

This kind of classes would be a good option for people who is trying for first time online distance learning,  because is not completely only in one way.

 Face to face classes on your blog.

This is the most common way to learn anything,  in personal  I feel very comfortable in this modality, because you can know many people, you can  make friends the social  interacting is real.

Rubric

 

Now is time to talk about rubric, because is hard to find a corect way to score the students, I made the next rubric to socore a timework wich is create a video describing and telling about some famuos people.

Video- Preproduction : describing celebrities Teacher Name: Ms. Violeta Student Name:     ________________________________________

CATEGORY	4	3	2	1	Score
Concept	Team has a clear picture of what they are trying to achieve. Each member can describe what they are trying to do and generally how his/her work will contribute to the final product.	Team has a fairly clear picture of what they are trying to achieve. Each member can describe what they are trying to do overall but has trouble describing how his/her work will contribute to the final product.	Team has brainstormed their concept, but no clear focus has emerged for the team. Team members may describe the goals/final product differently.	Team has spent little effort on brainstorming and refining a concept. Team members are unclear on the goals and how their contriubtions will help them reach the goal.
vocabulary	Use of the vocabulary of the unit	Corect apply of the words	corect pronunciation
Research	Note cards indicate that the group members developed questions about the assigned topic, consulted at least 3 reference sources, developed a position based on their sources, and correctly cited their sources.	Note cards indicate that the group members consulted at least 3 reference sources, developed a position based on their sources, and correctly cited their sources.	Note cards indicate that the group members consulted at least 2 reference sources, developed a position based on their sources, and correctly cited their sources.	There are fewer than two notecards OR sources are incorrectly cited.
Teamwork	Students meet and discuss regularly. All students contribute to the discussion and all are listened to respectfully. All team members contribute a fair share of the work.	Students meet and discuss regularly. Most students contribute to the discussion and are listened to respectfully. All team members contribute a fair share of the work.	A couple of team meetings are held. Most students contribute to the discussion and are listened to respectfully. All team members contribute a fair share of the work.	Meetings are not held AND/OR some team members do not contribute a fair share of the work.

http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php?screen=TermsOfUse

Tools exploration

Actually are many tools on internet to help people in his learning of any langage, since y stated this course I have been founding some, theres is on of them: Voicethread, whit it students can record they voices as a coments, opinions or werever they want share whit the world.  I choose this apply Voki : voki.com., for listening clikc here  .

Some Grapic organizers

Graphic Organizers are a great tool for students and teacher, this way they can have the esencial information about any topyc.  I founded this ones, hope they help us in your studies.




                                                 

 Ltiterature Circles

After learning some about literature circles models, in this page: http://www.lauracandler.com/strategies/litcirclemodels.php, I founded a few types, but I made mi own, I hope you enjoy it.

In my course book, which is  for young teenage learners, there is a unit named " A wide world" it talks about triping, food, places and people, whit this unit Iwould like implement Literature cirles.

 

1)      After  finish  this unit the teacher has to form groups of 4 or 5 students which will read, a tourist guide about some country, city o an especial place, they can do this as a homework or in class.

2)      Then they have to discuss the information and vocabulary doubts, in teams.

3)      The next is creating a poster ,in teams,  whit all the information given, as a way to advertising the place; it can be whit pictures, draws, etc.

4)      Finally they have to  show the poster explaining it , maybe all the class can choose the best or not.

 

first class

In the first class all my doubts about the certificated were clarify, we talked a lot about it  was a really interesting class. I founded enjoyable the class and I think the idea of the blog will be help full, this way all class mates could help each other, walking together to the certificated.