Our glogster and Webquest

Here you can find both of the last projects for our methodology classes.  One of them, the writing activity for our students, related with the past tenses in a glogster poster and the other one an oral presentation about taking care about our environment in a web quest.
We hope to enjoy them a lot!!!
http://mabelsepu.edu.glogster.com/glog-writting-activity/
http://www.zunal.com/webquest.php?w=116919

William Schiodtz and Mabel Sepúlveda

Lesson Plan Kindergarden "Bones"

Here is the lesson plan about "Bones"

https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0BymNChelF8PHNDE1ZjE3MTItYjk0ZS00MTI5LWFiZjEtNGRjNTQ4MDk4NTFj&hl=es

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Metacognition

The Simple Process of "Thinking about Thinking"

 Evaluate Strengths and Weaknesses on Sts or Level of prior knowledge

to set a goal.
 Apply the desired information from a variety of channels, practice 
them using different skills and monitor their learning.
 Self reflection and evaluation.

What is automaticity?
Learning by habit, experience, imitating a model as many times as possible.

What does "cognitive load" mean?
In my opinion it means an excessive load of information to execute an specific task, which means an error to become a meaningful task. The brain need to process all the information to get a better result.

Our First Test

In this opportunity, I am uploading the files which we designed to our first test.  The idea was to design 2 different Lesson Plan.  One of them for Reading and another one for Listening.

Teaching Listening
Original Unit Book
https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0BymNChelF8PHNjA4N2Y3OWItM2ZkZS00YTM1LWIxMzgtNTlkMGNkMTVlYWU4&hl=es

Unit created by Mabel & William
https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0BymNChelF8PHNGFmYzk4ZDMtNzRlNi00NjEwLTg4NzAtOGJmN2M5ZGU4ZDA0&hl=es

Lesson Plan Listening
https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0BymNChelF8PHNTliMTRjOTMtYzU2MS00YmVmLWE4OTAtZGNkYzE2MThhMmJj&hl=es

Teaching Reading
Lesson Plan Reading
https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0BymNChelF8PHYjNkYTc1ZjItNWJlZi00Y2RmLWE0ZGItZjRhNWZjZGM2MzIz&hl=es

Reading Connections Worksheet
https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0BymNChelF8PHYjBhNWM3ZjAtMmJhNC00ZWZjLTg0NzktMzI4NTA4ODY3ZWUw&hl=es

Story Map Worksheet
https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0BymNChelF8PHMDNlMTI3NDktZTUwZi00ZTUyLTgyM2UtNTc3ZmI2OGQ1ZjQ3&hl=es

Name the parts of the Horse Worksheet
https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0BymNChelF8PHZDE2NjVmYWItYjkyMi00ZTUyLTg3ZjEtYTI3NjlmNzA1NDRi&hl=es

Name the parts of the Knight Worksheet
https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0BymNChelF8PHMmZjNDg4ZWUtY2E5NS00OWEyLWJiOGUtOWRmMzI0ZTdkNTgz&hl=es

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Teaching Reading

Our activities:

https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0BymNChelF8PHZmIyZGUxMjItMzRjZi00ZTMwLWE3YzctOWJiYWVlN2JlYWU5&hl=es

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To introduce Methodology II Classes...

Teaching Grammar (Based on Multiple Intelligences Method)

Here you will find the Lesson Plan, and Supplementary Material to introduce the activity in relation with Irregular Plural Nouns prepared for 2nd Grade Elementary School.

Lesson Plan:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nFKOTEz1YzcBbni9KkenBHOcYtlOY5zTKC_hO5fDLDY/edit?hl=es

Worksheets (Irregular Plural Nouns) :
https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0BymNChelF8PHZDRlMWU2ODAtMDRjNi00ODczLThhZmEtNTExZTIwNDA1OGRk&hl=es

Worksheets (Puzzle and Crosswords):
https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0BymNChelF8PHOTk4ZWU3MzItMzNhNy00YmEwLTk0NWYtMjlmOTVmZTViZTlh&hl=es

Suprise Prize (Bookmarks):
https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0BymNChelF8PHNjM5MGEwMTUtODljYy00YmY2LWFmYTQtMDMxYWRhNzMxYzZm&hl=es

On the other hand, to explain in a better way my activity, I can say that my idea was based it on the Multiple Intelligences Method, because the purpose of this method is to emphasize all the advantages that students have to learn a topic, all the students have different ways to learn a pattern and teacher must know about this, in accordance He/She can use the best techniques to apply in his/her classes in order to get better results.  

So, finally I based my activity considering:

• Students Interest (games)
• Social Work (work in teams)
• Logical-Mathematical Intelligence "Puzzle and Crossword Activity" (Students are sensitive to logical patterns and relationships, experimenting, questioning and figuring out logical puzzles; they have a unique way of searching for relationships and connections, categorizing, sequencing and outlining.  The logical-mathematical student typically solve problems with logic, calculates math problems quickly and prefer to see things categorized in a logical sense of order).
• Linguistic Intelligence (Literary)"Worksheets focused on Guessing the Irregular Plural Nouns" (Students show abilities with word and languages.  They like reading, writing, telling stories and playing word games.  They are sensitive to sound structures and how language and word function). 
• Finally it's important to mention that the teacher in this case is not using any technological devise to expose her classes.  It means it's not necessary to apply technology inside the class in some cases... (sheets, board and markers are necessary in this case).

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The Methods

Grammar Translation Method 

The main idea of the grammar translation method is based on learning grammatical rules, memorize new vocabulary, conjugate verbs tenses, the translation of different texts and give priority to the writen and reading abilities.  The teacher is the authority inside the classroom.

The  Direct Method

The intention of this method implies to learn the new language as the person acquired the first language, in an spontaneous way, without explanations of the grammatical rules.  The main idea is to avoid the first language, giving emphasis to the oral production, acquiring the new vocabulary in a gradual way, through pictures and images, and on the other hand through questions and answers, modeling phrases, giving practice to the new language.


The Audiolingual Method 
It is based on the repetitions to acquire a second language, putting on practice the oral communication through repetitions of different dialogues, situations, where the pupil has to memorize phrases which has a certain purpose; the vocabulary words are very restrictive, and the context is artificial.



The Silent Way
The main actor of this method is the pupil, meanwhile the teacher has to act with a minimum of intervention.   The pupil to learn avoiding the first language to communicate his/her ideas, he/she has to learn through discovery and necessity with the purpose giving solutions to the problems.  Finally the pupil develops autonomy and responsibility in getting progress.


The Dessugestopedia
The principal idea of this method is based on the brain which they think that it has a great capacity to produce information and process it in good conditions, in a bright and cheerful environment.  So, the teacher creates and organizes his/her classroom to motivate and relax the pupils in order to avoid negative feeling of emotions and they can acquire a second language in a good way.


Total Physical Response

The interesting thing in this method is that it emphasizes the understanding of the situation instead of the production of it, speaking will appear spontaneously.  As well as a child acquired its first language, the idea of this method is to acquire a second one, where first the baby understood the message and then it produces the correct words to ask for something in the same way, knowing perfectly what is it doing?  


Community Language Learning
This method is based on the group working, where the performance of the social interaction has a fundamental role.  After that, the students are considered like a whole person, as a human being with feeling, emotions, fear, etc.  and in this situation teachers can support them to get their goals, giving them opportunity to feel comfortable on the environment they belong to and continuing their work as well as possible.


Task Based
This method is oriented on a subject matter, the idea is having a specific purpose to acquire the target language.  Where the use of material is authentic and the teachers give the students tools to cover their necessities, considering their interest and their reality.  This method is applied in different stages, every step is important to get the final goal and teachers can make adjustments if it is necessary.  Finally, the idea of education has a better motivation when students can build their own learning process, acting, doing things having the teacher as a mediator.  They can develop their abilities, considering the other students as part of a group too.


Learning Strategy Training and Multiple Intelligences
The idea of this method is focus its attention on the student, how he/she can learn different subjects, giving them different tools to acquire the target language, they should be aware of their advantages and disadvantages to learn some topic.  Also it's important they consider the prior knowledge to give the new one a foundation, the things are better understanding when people makes connections on their minds, to give them meaning.

Giving Feedback...

Considering the task related with the literary text "To Kill a Mockingbird" presented by the students as an interview applies to the characters, I can give them feedback after reading their interview.

First, in accordance with the Qualities of your Ideas:

I think it is a good idea, considering the main theme about the book, but in other opportunity it could be a better idea to ask questions about feelings, emotions, relationships between the characters, because as a reader I'm interested in to know other aspects about the characters, not the same as I read through the book.  

Finally, it was a good work.

You have 9 points

Second, with respect to the Organization:

They are good, but you can improve them giving it other order, maybe reorganizing the questions, they could be related one to another.  For example in the case of talking about myths, you can follow with other question related with the same subject, as a continuous idea.

You have : 8 points

Third, in the case of Language:

Well, in this case, I consider there are some mistakes you can correct, referring to some spelling mistakes, in the case of which, you miss the consonant "h" between the letter "w" and the vowel "i", so it could be a good idea to work with a dictionary to confirm the spelling of some words before you write a final idea to present your work.  After that, you also miss to put some capital letters, in the case of Maycomb, and other characters.  You should take care about writing proper nouns.  On the other hand, you also write some words twice, so you have to give a look to your work before you present your work. But finally you made a very good work in relation with the syntax of your work, for instance in the case of the first question you used a perfect second conditional clause, which is a very complex clause, and in other case the position about adverbs are really well, it has a very good syntax, so congratulations in this sense, because to get a good syntax is preferable than to have a good spelling, it's easier to correct spelling than to correct Syntax.
You have 7

So, finally you have 23 points, you did a good work, but it could be a better work for the next time to be considered the previous feedback to get a better mark and improve your english language.

Speaking... describing people...

Here you will find the Lesson Plan:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1M4RhGt6mB5kYH8s3gcGVOVx9QJsGPIGh4h0waAWc1eg/edit?hl=es&authkey=CKy-3aAN

Here you have the PPT File:

https://docs.google.com/present/edit?id=0ASmNChelF8PHZGNqOG5kNzdfNTVtZm10cGNmag&hl=es&authkey=CKeCxYwN

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