LOE in English
Balearic Island Curriculum
Primary English syllabus of the Balearic Islands
Friday, 29 August 2008
European Language Portfolio
I'm really fond of the European Language Portfolio proejctor ELP -PEL, as we say in Catalan or Spanish.
There is a lot to say about it and a load of information on the Internet. So, let's check some of the most interesting sites about it.
The ELP was born as a project to promote language learning throughout Europe.
ELP- Council of Europe
Then, each country has developed its own specific ELP student material.
ELP- Spain
One of the most important documents written about ELP is the ELP guide for teachers and teacher trainers by David Little and Radka Perclová.
In this site you can find all the main documents about ELP, the Recommendations of the Council of Europe and important essays on how to use it as a teacher.
Another site with lots of documents about ELP.
Daniel Cassany has also been researching the implementation and advantatges of ELP in our schools. Here you can see one of his ppt presentations about this topic.
Finally, it should be said that we ought to have started talking about the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, Teaching, Assessment (Council of Europe, 2001). It is the main theoretical framenwork for all those people who are studying or learning a language. Therefore, the ELP has to be considered as part or at least as the practical part of all what the Common European Framework means.
There is a lot to say about it and a load of information on the Internet. So, let's check some of the most interesting sites about it.
The ELP was born as a project to promote language learning throughout Europe.
ELP- Council of Europe
Then, each country has developed its own specific ELP student material.
ELP- Spain
One of the most important documents written about ELP is the ELP guide for teachers and teacher trainers by David Little and Radka Perclová.
In this site you can find all the main documents about ELP, the Recommendations of the Council of Europe and important essays on how to use it as a teacher.
Another site with lots of documents about ELP.
Daniel Cassany has also been researching the implementation and advantatges of ELP in our schools. Here you can see one of his ppt presentations about this topic.
Finally, it should be said that we ought to have started talking about the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, Teaching, Assessment (Council of Europe, 2001). It is the main theoretical framenwork for all those people who are studying or learning a language. Therefore, the ELP has to be considered as part or at least as the practical part of all what the Common European Framework means.
Daniel Cassany
Daniel Cassany is probably one of the best authors in the world about teaching languages. His work is focused on teaching both a mother tongue and a second language, and is especially aimed at teaching writing skills.
He is also one of the best investigators in the European Language Portfolio.
Look at his web and enjoy learning how to teach languages. You will be able to apply any of his articles, books and research to your lessons.
You can start by reading a bit of his essays. For example, this on-line article about writing compositions.
He is also one of the best investigators in the European Language Portfolio.
Look at his web and enjoy learning how to teach languages. You will be able to apply any of his articles, books and research to your lessons.
You can start by reading a bit of his essays. For example, this on-line article about writing compositions.
Friday, 8 August 2008
Great paintings
Now, look at this other video in www.teachers.tv:
Great paintings video
Do you remember Sir Ken Robinson's speech? Do you agree with him? Do schools really kill children's creativity?
If you watch this video you'll see a great way of enhancing our children's creativity. Have you ever thought of integrating Art and paintings in your lessons? Have you ever thought about how a great painting could improve your teaching? In which subject of the Primary curriculum could you do a lesson like the one in the video? What aims would you have if you did a lesson like this one? What kind of activity would you ask your pupils to do?
Great paintings video
Do you remember Sir Ken Robinson's speech? Do you agree with him? Do schools really kill children's creativity?
If you watch this video you'll see a great way of enhancing our children's creativity. Have you ever thought of integrating Art and paintings in your lessons? Have you ever thought about how a great painting could improve your teaching? In which subject of the Primary curriculum could you do a lesson like the one in the video? What aims would you have if you did a lesson like this one? What kind of activity would you ask your pupils to do?
Integrating ICT
Look at this video, in www.teachers.tv:
http://www.teachers.tv/video/4977
Do you know what our schools are doing about ICT? Are we integrating ICT into all subjects of the curriculum? Are our Primary students learning ICT by using them in all lessons? Or, are they learning how to use ICT in specific subjects on ICT?
What do you think? Do you think that it is necessary to have a ICT as a subject? Or do you think, that using ICT in all subjects it is enough to learn how to use it too? Or, could be that both standpoints are complementary?
http://www.teachers.tv/video/4977
Do you know what our schools are doing about ICT? Are we integrating ICT into all subjects of the curriculum? Are our Primary students learning ICT by using them in all lessons? Or, are they learning how to use ICT in specific subjects on ICT?
What do you think? Do you think that it is necessary to have a ICT as a subject? Or do you think, that using ICT in all subjects it is enough to learn how to use it too? Or, could be that both standpoints are complementary?
Thursday, 24 July 2008
Digital chasm
Another easy and quick video about one of the negative consequences of ICT, that is the digital chasm.
Anyway, I don't feel the last statement in the video is suitable... they compare two facts that cannot be compared, both are different and both are important. What do you think?
Anyway, I don't feel the last statement in the video is suitable... they compare two facts that cannot be compared, both are different and both are important. What do you think?
Tuesday, 22 July 2008
Web 2.0
Web 2.0 in the classroom?
What does it mean?
What's the difference between Web 1.0 and Web 2.0?
Is there a dark side of the Web 2.0? Are these disadvantages great enough to stop us, as teachers, from using the Web 2.0?
What does it mean?
What's the difference between Web 1.0 and Web 2.0?
Is there a dark side of the Web 2.0? Are these disadvantages great enough to stop us, as teachers, from using the Web 2.0?
Digital learners
There are so many videos about the way we teach and the way our students learn. Let's see some of them.
Our students are digital learners... are we engaging their interest?
If we learn by doing, what are we learning sitting all day?
Why are our schools still the same?
Learners 2.0. How do they learn?
Our students are digital learners... are we engaging their interest?
If we learn by doing, what are we learning sitting all day?
Why are our schools still the same?
Learners 2.0. How do they learn?
Blogs in education
There is a lot of theory about blogging in education. Let's check it!
Read this article about getting started.BLOGS IN EDUCATION
Download the PDF document here.
Read the summary of the article Educational Blogging by Stephen Downs.
Read this article about getting started.BLOGS IN EDUCATION
Download the PDF document here.
Read the summary of the article Educational Blogging by Stephen Downs.
Saturday, 19 July 2008
Stephen Downes
Stephen Down is a philosopher of the Internet and Web 2.0.
In his site, there are lots of videos of him and presentations where he explains different relevant items on this topic.
Watch this video. It is just a single example of his thought and all the interesting stuff in his site.
I especially share some of his conclusions:
1. You are the centre of your own personal learning network.
2. And that the three principles expained in the video -interaction, usability and relevance- should guide not only the way we learn, but also the way we teach.
Saturday, 12 July 2008
Thursday, 10 July 2008
Reason to learn another language
Why should we learn another language?
Watch the video and you'll find a pretty answer.
Watch the video and you'll find a pretty answer.
Wednesday, 9 July 2008
A better Internet for a better world
Interesting reflection exercise about the way Internet shold work.
Tuesday, 8 July 2008
Second Life
Do you think Second Life can have an educative use?
Shall we avoid it or shall we benefit from Second Life?
Shall we avoid it or shall we benefit from Second Life?
Monday, 7 July 2008
WebQuests
What's a WebQuest?
It is research done by the students through the Internet. It is a longer research than the one done in Treasure Hunts.
They are given a task that has to be done through a guided process. At the end, the student has to hand in a sort of essay or project. The great difference in WebQuest is that the assessment has to be carefully planned.
It was first developed by Bernie Dodge.
In Spain, the two main people who have developed WebQuests are Isabel Pérez, especially English Webquests, and Sebastià Capella, who focuses on Maths and Science.
Definition in Wikipedia
WebQuest.org
Five rules for writing a great WebQuest by Bernie Dodge
Isabel Pérez Webquest in English
It is research done by the students through the Internet. It is a longer research than the one done in Treasure Hunts.
They are given a task that has to be done through a guided process. At the end, the student has to hand in a sort of essay or project. The great difference in WebQuest is that the assessment has to be carefully planned.
It was first developed by Bernie Dodge.
In Spain, the two main people who have developed WebQuests are Isabel Pérez, especially English Webquests, and Sebastià Capella, who focuses on Maths and Science.
Definition in Wikipedia
WebQuest.org
Five rules for writing a great WebQuest by Bernie Dodge
Isabel Pérez Webquest in English
Treasure Hunts
What is a treasure hunt?
It is a little task in which students research a topic. They are given questions and the webs where to find answers. At the end, they will have to write a short essay with the answers to the questions.
Here you can see some examples:
Lots of examples here, at Isabel Pérez's site
My own examples
It is a little task in which students research a topic. They are given questions and the webs where to find answers. At the end, they will have to write a short essay with the answers to the questions.
Here you can see some examples:
Lots of examples here, at Isabel Pérez's site
My own examples
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