Forum 2: Advantages and disadvantages of lesson planning.

Hi everybody,

So far I think you have done an incredible job. I am very happy with the quality of the interaction we delivered in Forum 1. I feel blessed and lucky to have the chance to learn so much from you.

Here is our second forum which deals with what Jeremy Harmer calls the planning paradox (read pages 364-367 of the TEFL book if you want more information). Here is a short list of pros and cons of lesson planning. Read them and post your opinion about the need of having a lesson plan for every single class we teach based on the ideas mentioned. Is it necessary? Explain your opinion keeping in mind the information on the planning continuum we checked in class.

Take care!

Some advantages and disadvantages of lesson planning - HIMANSHU MALLICK

Advantages of Lesson Planning

1. It inspires the teacher to improve the further lessons.

2. It helps the teacher in evaluating his teaching.

3. It develops self confidence in the teacher.

4. Proper care is taken into consideration and you can make adjustments keeeping in mind the level and previous knowledge of students.

5. The teaching matter is organized in a time-frame.

6. It inspires the teacher to ask proper and important questions.

7. It provides guidance to the teacher as to what and how he should teach.

8. It helps in creating the interest of students towards the lesson.

9. It stimulates the teacher to think in an organized manner.

10. It helps the teacher to understand the objectives properly and look for appropriate ways of reaching them.

Limitations of Lesson-Planning

1. In new or odd situations teacher feels himself/herself helpless.

2. Sometimes simple matters become complicated.

3. More time is required to plan a lesson.

4. Teacher can not work/teach independently.

5. There is lack of flexibility in lesson-planning.

6. The teaching process becomes more difficult.

Describing learners

Great ideas in this outstanding presentation:

The Reguettoners from heaven

Motivation!

Two presentations dealing with information about this interesting topic:

Prezi

Power Point

Managing for success

All of the secrets to manage classes successfully in the following link:

Managing for success

Teachers and teaching contexts.

Hi everybody,

Here is the link to the presentation about this interesting topic. Enjoy!

Teachers

Forum 1: Elements of lesson plans

As we already know teachers develop their own personal styles to plan their lessons. There are many things you can include in a lesson plan and the possibilities are endless. Some of these elements are mentioned on pages 371 - 374 in the TEFL book.

Here is a list of elements you can find in lesson plans. Read the list and choose 5 elements you consider essential for your lesson plan. Post the list of the 5 elements and a short explanation of the reasons behind your choice. Don't forget to read one your partners' comments and reply to it.

Good Luck!

Elements of lesson plans

Teaching the TEFL: Lesson planning

Hi everyone,

Here are the pictures with all of the great ideas you had for teaching the topic of lesson planning. Thanks for everything!

Educational Technology Quest. Team 2: María, Miguel, Gisela, Juan and Edward

Welcome team 2,
Your mission should you choose to accept it is to go through the following 4 steps individually (20 minutes), then with your partner discuss the use of the different tools in EFL teaching (10 minutes) and finally present your ideas to the rest of the groups (10 minutes). As always, should you or any of your team be lost surfing the internet or caught visiting other webpages, the teacher will disavow any knowledge of your actions. Good luck!!

Step 1
Go to the following link and listen for a while:http://splendidspeaking.podomatic.com/player/web/2006-10-26T05_07_12-07_00
This is an example of podcasting. How do you think a teacher can use this tool with his/her students?

Step 2
Check the following online dictionary: http://dictionary.cambridge.org/
Take a look at the different dictionaries they have in there. How could a teacher maximize the use of a tool like this with his/her students?

Step 3
Check the following sites: 
http://online-voice-recorder.com/es/

https://voicethread.com/

What kind of activities could teachers ask students to do here?

Step 4
Check the following two sites:
https://storybird.com/

https://prezi.com/

How appealing do you think students will find them?

Educational Technology Quest. Team 3: José, Octavio, Alberto, Piedad and Misael.

Welcome team 3,
Your mission should you choose to accept it is to go through the following 4 steps individually (20 minutes), then with your partner discuss the use of the different tools in EFL teaching (10 minutes) and finally present your ideas to the rest of the groups (10 minutes). As always, should you or any of your team be lost surfing the internet or caught visiting other webpages, the teacher will disavow any knowledge of your actions. Good luck!!

Step 1
Go to google and find a page that can tell you a little more about what a wiki is. Think of some ways of using this with your students

Step 2
Check the following site: http://www.newspaperme.com/
How would you integrate a site like this to your classes?

Step 3
Check the following link: http://vocaroo.com/
Is a site like this of any help for a student? How could you help your students to use it?

Step 4
Find the name of two online encyclopedias. Take a tour of the site and make a list of advantages and disadvantages of using a site like these with your students.

Educational Technology Quest. Team 4: Gina, Ruth, Lidia and Paul.

Welcome Team 4,
Your mission should you choose to accept it is to go through the following 4 steps individually (20 minutes), then with your partner discuss the use of the different tools in EFL teaching (10 minutes) and finally present your ideas to the rest of the groups (10 minutes). As always, should you or any of your team be lost surfing the internet or caught visiting other webpages, the teacher will disavow any knowledge of your actions. Good luck!!

Step 1
Visit the following site: http://es.englishcentral.com/videos#!/index/all/all/trending/0

What kind of skills could students practice here?

Step 2
Check the following site: Piktochart
Is there anything a teacher could do with his/her students in class using this site?

Step 3
Visit the following site: Powtoon
What kind of skills could students practice here?

Step 4
Find out what a wordle is: wordle. What could teachers do with this tool?

Educational Technology Quest. Team 1: Jennifer, Rosana, Brenda, Meliza and Lilibeth.

Welcome team 1,

Your mission should you choose to accept it is to go through the following 4 steps individually (20 minutes), then with your partner discuss the use of the different tools in EFL teaching (10 minutes) and finally present your ideas to the rest of the groups (10 minutes). As always, should you or any of your team be lost surfing the internet or caught visiting other webpages, the teacher will disavow any knowledge of your actions. Good luck!!

Step 1:
Watch the video on the following link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NN2I1pWXjXI
Think of what language skills a teacher could promote using blogs.

Step 2:
Check the following link. What skills could students practice with it? http://edu.glogster.com/

Step 3:
Go to: http://translation.babylon.com/
How could an English teacher use a site like this one?

Step 4:
Check the following two links. How could students benefit from using these two websites?
http://www.ted.com/talks/browse

http://esl-bits.net/

Teaching the TEFL material

Hi everybody,

This entry is a collection of the material we used in class plus some other material I hope you find it useful once you start teaching this module. Have a blast!

Lesson planning beliefs

Lesson planning styles

Writing instructional objectives

The ABCD model for writing objectives

The TTT approach to lesson planning

The PPP approach to lesson planning

The PDP approach to lesson planning