Mención de Lengua Extranjera 2012-2013 (UMA) (Grupo de Tarde

Hi again, this is an useful and informative article with many practical instructional strategies to promote success for different kind of learners in our classroom. It describes some strategies called "high access instructional strategies" and they are compared to "low access strategies", which do not cater for diversity, such as lecture, calling on volunteers when questioning, unstructured groups, etc…

Hello! I have found an useful presentation about assessment. It is about assessment types and activities to assess, and it reflect about how and why teacher assess. It's quite theoretical, but I think you should have a look if you are interested in this topic.

Hello..! I´m going to share my Glogster for Daniel´s task with you..! If you still haven´t done it, you can take ideas. My Glogster is about food... it is very interactive and usefull for all grades of primary, because the activities have different dificulty´s levels and you can use it for develop different skills. Here you can found, drills to work the new vocabulary, games, information and games about the nutritional pyramid, a song, recipes... etc. It takes into account the multiple intelligences and is really funny! I hope you like it!

really nice! :-)

I really like your Glogster. I think that you include a lot of activities and they are varied. From my point of view it's very complete!!! Good work!!

Hi everyone!! Motivating young learners from the very beginning is important, that's the reason I have uploaded this link. It's a PDF with some practical ideas about how to motivate pupils to learn a second language.

Hello again mates!!! In this blog we can find information about differentiation in the classroom. Also, we can find the five questions: What, Who, Where, Why and When about differentiation. I think that this blog is very interesting for us because explain us many aspects about differentiation. I hope you find it interesting!!!

I like the different "tools" for differentiating, I find them interesting and useful.I will take them into account in the future. Thank you for sharing it!

Hello! I have found a web page about lesson planning. It is always essential to have a well planned lesson, that's the reason I have chosen this site. In this web page you will find different strategies that will help you achieve an effective lesson planning. It suggests many things like for example: how to start our lessons, how to establish the learning objectives, etc. I hope you find it interesting.

Hi all, I wanted to share my glog with you. It was fun to make once I found out how it works. I think it is a good tool to use in the classroom, especialy for a brainstorming session.

Hi group! I have found a web page about the silent period when acquiring a second language. In this web page, you will find information about the silent period and also some suggestions for teachers to help learners overcame this difficult stage. It will help you understand it much better.

I've found it very interesting Laura. Who has not feel this experience learning English? The most useful part of the article is that provides some advices for teachers about dealing with this issue. I'll take them into account in the future.

Hi mates!This article is about computer bases Reading Software. There is nothing more important to the reading process than a teacher who can provide high quality reading instruction to students. We all know this! However, it is surprising to read how ineffective some computer-based programs were in the area of reading instruction. one of the leading experts in the area of literacy instruction. Dr. Allington has some suggestions to foster better readers. I wish you will find it interesting!

Hi mates!! I have found this presentation on power point about the Jigsaw Method. I think that it's very clear and explains very well how to develop in class. Greetings!!

Hi mates!!! I found this web that give us ideas about plannning a lesson for our pupils in 45 minutes!! I think that with this method pupils learn a lot!! I hope you like it!!

Hello class! I've found a page, which I find very interesting to share with you. This can be very useful in the future, and also during the practicum. We all know that one of the best ways to learn is singing. For this reason I've looking on internet for an interesting page of this type. With the songs of Matt, founder and animator of dreamenglish.com, we can get the nursery and primary pupils learn their first words and simple sentences, while singing and having fun. We can found a big variety of songs about prepositions, clothes, body parts, Halloween, Christmas, animals, the time... There are a lot of songs about interesting issues. I hope that you enjoy it! Merry Christmas and happy new year!!

is a web page with content explaining the planning in a lesson, is useful and there are links where you can find more information about the differents components.

It seems very interesting Laura. It's very clear for planning in a lesson and the best it is that give examples. Thank you for sharing it!

Hi guys! Today I am going to share with you a game quite interesting. It is available in three languages and also has three different levels of difficulty. I used it last year in the practices and the truth is that children were highly motivated. Hangman is an example of competitive game. Pupils play in order to be the first to achieve the goal. This type of game is very motivating for students. However, teachers must teach them to enjoy participating and the right attitude when losing a game. Furthermore, 'Run and point' is another game that can be played in a competitive way. So long!

I really like this game! I think you can use in primary perfectly! It also includes different topics and levels! Jorge, thank you very much!

hi again! Im back to show you now a resource for teachers. Here you have a website where you can find rubrics for us, future teachers. Well It's for teachers but we have to feel familiar with them because they are so important. Evaluation is very relevant in the teaching learning process so better not forget it!

I also think it is important to get familiar to rubrics in order to use them properly in the future. So far, I believe rubrics are a communicative tool that let your students know what you expect from them.

Yes, I agree with Inma, with this assessment tool children will be more confident in the learning process, because they will know exactly what they have to achieve. Security and self confident can increase easily :)

This is another interesting game that stresses that children have to look at the small details. It can be played individually, in pairs or in teams but usually, it is played in pairs. Pair-work offers intensive, realistic practice promoting a friendly classroom ambiance in which multiplies the opportunity to practice the language. It is an efficient way of spending classroom time. I strongly recommend you to use it in the class!

Thanks Jorge! Both are interesting games which we can use in a class for practice different attitudes. With this one, for instance, we can work also the visual intelligence. Good work!

I always liked that game :)