Teacher Reboot Camp

Challenging Ourselves to Engage Our Students

5 Cool Sites

November 20th, 2009 · 3 Comments

Every week, I share my favorite finds in this weekly series! Test these tools out. If you want instant access to these fantastic websites connect with me on Google reader!
Cutting Edge Technology Wiki
David Kapuler has created an amazing wiki dedicated to various Web 2.0 technologies. The wiki provides information on various tools, such as nings, [...]

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Goal-Setting with English Language Learners

November 18th, 2009 · 13 Comments

Part of any curriculum should involve goal-setting. Ideally goal-setting should occur at the beginning of the year and be a collaborative effort between students and teachers. Each year, I look for a better approach to getting students to really ponder their language learning goals. I finally came up with a lesson I enjoyed that you [...]

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Tags: English Lessons · What Works for English Language Learners

Cool Sites & Tools

November 15th, 2009 · 3 Comments

Every week, I share my favorite finds in this weekly series! Test these tools out. If you want instant access to these fantastic websites connect with me on Google reader!
IGNITE: A New Way to Present
In a previous post, I shared my Pecha Kucha Youtube playlist. I now have added an IGNITE playlist. IGNITE is Tim [...]

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Cool Sites: Videos, Wiki Tool, Docs…

November 9th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Every week, I share my favorite finds in this weekly series! Don’t forget to test these tools out. If you want instant access to these fantastic websites connect with me on Google reader!
Teacher Training Videos
Have you ever wanted to show a video tutorial to your teachers? Have you ever needed a video tutorial on the [...]

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Great Site for Teaching Kids English

October 21st, 2009 · 2 Comments

When I first began teaching English to children at the beginner level of English proficiency in Germany, I had quite a challenge. You can read about my tips for surviving teaching EFL children in this guest post I recently did on Barbara Sakamoto’s Teaching Village blog. In the US I had taught English to mostly [...]

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