Manjola Sina Group A

Hi bloggers how are you doing? We came to the  end of school and I would like to express my ideas about this semester.To be honest it was challenging but even fun.We learned a new things,especially in this subject.Since technology is an important part of our live ,I think that us ,as future teachers can use technology for learning purposes.Even the project we have dealt so far were an interesting part because we learned from each other and we learned to give feedback. I hope you enjoyed it too.. All the best and good luck with the exams...

How are you doing? Are you enjoying the summer ? This week we had to review the essay of our partner and we had to made suggestions.To be honest it was a little bit challenging because we had to look carefully in order to find any mistake .So we had to evaluate  someone else's work .At the beginning ,we didnt know what to do,how to deal with the essay,but lets hope that we have done it in a proper way.How did you found this experience of peer reviewing? Wish you a wounderful week in advance ...

When I had the presentation it was the first step time when i felt that I  could be a good teacher in the future.It was the first time when I felt a lot of emotions .The atmosphere was full of energy because everyone was enjoying the lesson. If you want to be a good teacher you  must be sure that students are enjoying your lesson and they are there following you,otherwise you will loose their attention. Thats why i would like to provide you with a video that helps you how to be a good and a succesful teacher.I hope you enjoy it ..All the best... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfK7tfDCSIk

Hello everyone ? How are you doing? This week we had to write the steps that we followed during our presentation and the technological tools we used.I think that the most important thing during a lesson is to introduce the objectives .It is very important that the objectives must be clear to the students so they would know the goals of the lesson.As i have mentioned before I had to teach antonyms that is an important part of english vocabulary.By using technological tools i think that it could be taught better and the students will memorize a lot from the topic.I used the powerpoint presentation during my project,Animoto to introduce the video as well as the blacboard to give definitions.If we want to learn our students by having fun I think that technology would be the appropriate tool.. Have a nice weekend to everyone :)

Hello my friends ? How is everyone doing? Today I was searching on net about the way how technology has effected our teaching and the importance of technology in classrooms in the 21st century education.I invite you watch these two videos to better understand this point.Have a good weekend everyone and hope you enjoy the video. . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCi8rRfIw-8

How are you doing.? Today my post will be on  how technology has changed education.Since each moment we are in contact with technology i think that it has become an essential part of our life.In the 21st century, technology has changed the ways in which we communicate and go about our lives. Very few educators would disagree with the notion that technology has dramatically changed the teaching and learning process. Because we text, our students have learned a dialect that we don't always understand. Kids communicate in many different modalities as a result of technology. For example Tbh- to be honest. Much attention has been placed on interactive gaming as a powerful platform for student learning. Every day, new programs and web-based tools are teaching our students content that was once paper or chalkboard based.So students can learn by having fun. With devices like iPads for example, students are no longer confined to a computer lab. As soon as an assignment is available stude...

Hello everyone...How are you doing? Since my presentation was on teaching vocabulary,teaching antonyms I will provide you with a link that helped me a lot organizing my class and teaching vocabulary effectively.I hope you enjoy it.Good luck  :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuETYa9qDEw

Today we had our Presentation.To be honest at the beginning I had a lot of emotions and I was stressed. But during the presentation all these emotions dissapered and I felt more confident because everything was going well...It was definitely a nice experience since we had to use technological tools during our presentstion...At the beginning it may seem difficult to you but when you get to use technology in favor of the lesson everything becomes easier.I can say that I enjoyed it a lot and it was a beatiful experience. Good luck everyone.☺☺

This week we start with the presentation of the project.Me and my friend Elisabeta will be the first to break the ice.The topic we have chosen will be on teaching antonyms.We will try to use different tools on presenting antonyms.Anyway I am not giving more details about it..Let it be a suprise.The class will be pre-intermediate level so we will teach a 9-th grade class.I hope you all enjoy it and find it really interesting.

Hello everyone...How are you doing?  This week we had an interesting work to deal with.It was related to the WebQuest.To be honest at the beggining i found it really difficult,and I thought of it as the most difficult task we had to deal with..But later on when you read some information about how a WebQuest works things get easier.When I started working with it,I found it as an amazing tool to be used in the classroom.So why should a teacher want to use a webquest instead of more traditional teaching methods?First, WebQuests increase student motivation. When students are motivated, they are likely to put in more effort, and their minds are more alert and ready to make connections.In WebQuests, students use real, timely resources instead of dated textbooks and materials that are only presented from one point of view.  Although the textbooks offer valuable information, the WebQuests bring it to life for the students.WebQuests are often cooperative in nature, requiring student...

Hello everyone..How are you doing? My next post will be on Project-Based Learning .After I read some information about Project-Based Learning I think that if we use it ,it will help a lot in our teaching process.Since learning is going to be more practical than theoretical,project-based learning can help students tackle realistic problems as they would be solved in the real word.It makes school mre like real life.It also can increase students control over their learning process or it can also help teachers in serving as coaches and facilitators of injury and reflection.PBL provides the opportunity to learn and practice skills that traditional instruction often ignores -- working in groups, making choices, monitoring progress, thinking deeply about a problem or challenge, and communicating what has been learned. In short, PBL helps students not only learn content but also the 21st-century skills they will need to thrive in a quickly changing, globally connected world."...

After I read the ABCD model,i totally agree that this method is very useful in the teaching procces because  it helps  teachers design the course - the content, the methods, and the assessment, communicate the educational intent of the course to students and to colleagues,as well as identify the resources needed to undertake the teaching and provide a basis for evaluating the course. Objectives should be phrased in terms of what students will know and can do rather,☺ than what teachers intend.Thats why I think that this method is very helpful…If  teachers  are able to identify the audience ,behavior,condition and the degree when they formulate an objective everything will be clearer and easier, not only for the students but also for the teacher. I think that ,whenever you will become a teacher, keep in mind the ABCD model and try to put it into practice.Not only it will be vey useful for you as a teacher but also your students will know better what you wa...

After I saw the videos on youtube of Kagan Cooperative Learning i can say that if we want to improve our teaching process,Kagan structures will help a lot.Firstly using Kagan structures in an English class can show better the differences between a traditional English lesson to an English lesson using these structures.Secondly students can interact,cooperate,communicate and work with each other..So it means that everyone is engaged in the learning procces and everyone can give their opinions.I think that these structures are great because there are versatile and can be adapted for any level,content and situation.The students learn by working cooperatively in groups and by sharing their work with one another...To end it up if we want to change a little bit the traditional way of teaching the change starts from us ,the future teachers of english..Everyone can give their contribution in bringing something different and new...So lets start..!. Wish you a wonderful week and all the best...

Hello everyone!   Since it is my first time using a blog,i want to express my feelings about this new experience.. At first when the teacher gave us a general view of how the course will be ,to be honest i was little "afraid" because i thought that in the end of the course we all wouldn`t be able to get nothing at all..But your first impression is not  always right because I totally changed my mind.. Our first task was to create our personal blog and to post on it..It was a little bit difficult at the beginning but now that I got used to it ,I feel very excited and I find it interesting..Since its a new experience I feel that this course will be amazing and will help us a lot in our teaching process.. I wish you enjoy the subject in maximum and good luck everyone.!