Week 12:
Two heads think better than one
Read articles:
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10
Benefits of Getting Students to Participate in Classroom Discussion (Maryellen Weimer).
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Increase
Student Interaction with "Think Pair Shares" and "Circle
Chats"(Kristina Robertson)
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Karla Diaz
Something I want to remind of these articles is that
learning never stops. What a wonderful ideas to put in practice in the
classroom. Old schools methods used to think that the center of the class was
the teacher, always talking and talking. Nowadays, it is happening the
opposite. Teachers are willing to listen to the students by creating a
different environment, which is classroom involvement. Also, when students
participate, besides of using the target language, they are changing their
behavior. Some students are afraid of giving a bad answer or are afraid of
commit grammatical mistakes. However, through interaction, they can improve
themselves.
Think pair share activities not only enhance
motivation, but a confidence of using the target language. One student thoughts
can be combined with another. It had happened to me, I had my answer but my
classmate added another idea, which at the end we blended. That is why I support
when teachers deliver a task that need to be done in pairs or in groups. It is
not because teacher’s work will be facilitated. It is because students can
think, share and build.
The creation of a worksheet and an interactive power
point presentation will definitely change our classes. I really appreciate the opportunity
to read and share with my others classmates the several ideas we have
discovered. These readings will not be forgiven, I will try to apply them to
help my future students.
Karla, let me tell you that you are right in the fact that In the past the teacher used to be seen as the center of the class, as a consequence he used to get all attention in the classroom . What about paying attention to the students? It was like that because the teacher was the one who spoke while students only listened to. But this type of methodology has been changed in many schools,and universities. Thank to technology, teacher can now do different activities to teach students, for example, teachers can use powerpoint presentations,and worksheets to make the class more attractive, and interesting and as a result students can have more participation than the teacher.
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