Recently, I received a pleasant surprise in my mail box in the form of a very informative and thought-provoking comment from Anne Hodgson in response to my blog, What Works: Cooperation vs. Competition. I had so much I wanted to respond to and thought the Voice Thread format would certainly enliven the conversation. I would [...]
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Thought-provoking Discussion: Cooperation vs. Competition
tags: AnneHodgson, competition, cooperativelearning, education, EFL, ELLs, ESL, ESOL, students, thoughtprovoking, voicethread
What Works: Cooperation vs. Competition
Many of you may be acquainted with Alfie Kohn’s radical views on creating a noncompetitive classroom environment. When I first read his controversial views on education, I shook my head and rolled my eyes. This response was in reflection of some of my teaching habits. Yes, I reward students with external awards, such as stickers, [...]
category: What Works for English Language Learners
tags: alfiekohn, children, competition, cooperativelearning, education, ELLs, ESL, ESOL, games, learning, strategies
Using Teaching Models for Tech Lessons
Photo adapted from Flickr by Katiebate licensed under Creative Commons ShareAlike 2.0. Is integrating technology into your curriculum on your to-do list? This item should be on the top of the list. Technology provides educators with the tools to educate their English Language Learners and mainstream students at the same time. Often, time constraints prevent [...]
category: English Lessons, Tech Tips
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