Last night we got on the MT SAC portal and now everyone in the room has WIFI!!!!!. A dream come true for me and my class. As soon as we got back to class, we played our first game of Quizlet Live. Here is the link so you can see my class sorting into their teams-https://photos.google.com/photo/AF1QipPkLW2oGHJbK1Ol-NgaBMV_cv2YSBrvSjAL7mNy My students who are low beginning, had no problem learning how to play this rather complicated group game. We used Quizlet sets that they had been studying at home. The program automatically divides them into teams. Playing the game took one round for them to understand that the answer could be on any device in their group. But after one round they were in it to win it. They did not want to go home last night. They just wanted to play and play. I want to talk about my thoughts on formative assessment. Total engagement in vocabulary, reading and listening is critical at the low beginning levels. Without these basic words and understanding, these students can't compete in the real world. Most teachers are now using Kahoot which is great, but I believe that different formative assessments affects the brain differently. Kahoot is great for in class multiple choice and interclass competitions. Quizizz is wonderful for homework. It creates a student leaderboard where students can compete against each other OUTSIDE the class. Quizlet focuses on vocabulary development. Quizlet live finds out if student understand these vocabulary words in a fast paced environment. Using all three formative assessment tools interchangeably creates for a more dynamic classroom with more engagement. The learning gains are evident as students develop interpersonal relationships with each other. The rigor can also be increased at this point as student are in the zone of proximal development. Thus the CCRS are can be met without hesitation. In addition, we worked on describing people. I had students find a picture of a famous person they were familiar with and describe them. Allowing students to apply vocabulary and sentence structure to someone that interests them, creates more autonomy in learning. They were also eager to add to their vocabulary and asked me to teach them more words such as 6 pack abs, muscular, goatee and bushy mustache.
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Susan Gaer
A veteran teacher tackling the lowest levels of ESL instruction. Archives
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