Carol Read : The secret of working with children

Watch a recording of Carol Read's talk at the British Council in Warsaw. Her talk covered a range of primary issues and she gave a number of invaluable tips about teaching primary students.
Watch HERE

Post-it in the ESL Classroom

15 ways to use 'post-it notes' to teach English. Read in the article
http://www.onlinetefltraining.com/the-humble-post-it-15-ways-you-can-use-them-in-class/

Flashcards in the Classroom: Ten Lesson Ideas

Learn how to make your lessons brighter using suggested ideas from the article http://eltexperiences.com/flashcards-in-the-classroom-ten-lesson-ideas/
Download free ESLflashcards from https://www.eslflashcards.com/
If you want to know everything about flashcards, go to http://www.freeeslmaterials.com/flashcards.html

Another useful resource from YouTube channel. Excellent ideas for using flashcards with young learners

Engagement principles and practice in classroom learning, language and technology by Joy Egbert

A still-common issue with technology use in language learning is an overly-strong focus on the digital tools and a relatively weak emphasis on actual learning. This technocentric approach may arise, in part, from a lack of clear theoretical grounding for classroom technology use. While it's unclear whether atheoretical uses of technology actually provide barriers to learning, it is clear from the research that principled uses can lead to student achievement. But which principles should language educators use to guide their planning? This plenary proposes that principles of task engagement, as part of an educator's overall understanding of second language learning, can serve both educators and learners well in technologyenhanced environments. Task engagement -- which includes principles of authenticity, connection, interaction, feedback and challenge/skills balance -- supports current popular trends such as flipping instruction and the use of serious education games that underscore the need for students to find their studies engaging.
This plenary from IATEFL 2015 https://iatefl.britishcouncil.org/2015/session/plenary-joy-egbert

  provides an overview of task engagement and examples of why and how language educators might engage their learners with technology. 

Teaching English in primary school. Англійська мова в початковій школі

IATEFL SIGNATURE EVENT (2015)

Following the enormous success of IATEFL's first Q&A webinar with David Crystal in 2013, this year IATEFL is proud to offer its very own Signature Event featuring our highly knowledgeable patron. During this session, you decide on the content! David will answer questions on various language issues such as language use and change as well as grammar and lexis. Questions will be collected in advance on IATEFL's various social media sites and at the Meet the Patron events at the IATEFL Stand during the conference. David will also take questions from the floor. Come join this IATEFL Signature Event and get those questions answered!


IATEFL SIGNATURE EVENT

The Learning Station: Action Songs

 Children will love this energizing collection of fun, interactive activity and dance songs. Exercise and learning go hand in hand. Regular brain breaks enhance attentiveness, concentration and focus. They accelerate learning by allowing children to release their energy, anxiety and stress. Brain breaks also increase circulation, promote physical fitness and coordination. These action, dance and movement songs make it easy to integrate brain breaks into your classroom. They are also great activity songs for physical education, group activities or indoor recess.

https://www.youtube.com/user/TheLearningStation

 

Lyrics Training

Do you like watching music videos? Do you like karaoke? If yes, LyricsTraining is just for you!

LyricsTraining is the new way to learn English and other languages through music and the lyrics of your favourite songs. Improve your listening comprehension and practice with different accents interacting with the best musical videos, filling the gaps in the lyrics and using the Karaoke. Thousands of teachers all over the world are already using LyricsTraining to teach languages and motivate their students through the linguistic inmersion process.

Everything for English Language Teachers

Teflpedia is an award-winning wiki dedicated to everything associated with teaching English as a foreign language (TEFL) or second language (TESL). Our objective is to become a major user-generated resource for English teachers from all over the world. We opened our doors on 27th May 2008 and we've been growing ever since.
We welcome input from all those involved in or interested in the subject of English and English language teaching.

Хмарні сервіси в освіті

1.     Tagxedo. http://www.tagxedo.com Необхідно встановити програму Silverlight.

Створення хмар слів за лексикою певної теми, хмари синонімів, скласти оповідання, використовуючи слова з хмари або переказати текст. Можна дати завдання зібрати вірш за хмарою слів, знайти зайве слово.

2.     Quizlet. https://quizlet.com/   Інтерактивні флеш-картки.

Quizlet lets registered users create "sets" of terms customized for their own needs. These sets of terms can then be studied under several study modes.

1.     Flashcards. This mode is similar to paper flash cards. In it, users are shown a "card" for each term. Users can click to flip over the card and see the definition for that term.

2.     Learn. In this study mode, users are shown a term or definition and must type the term or definition that goes with what is shown.

3.     Speller. In this mode, the term is read out loud and users must type in the term with the correct spelling.

4.     Test. 4 written questions, 4 multiple choice questions, 3 True/False questions.

 https://quizlet.com/118491043/holiday-destinations-flash-cards/

3.     Google Art Project. www.google.com/culturalinstitute/

Арт-проект Гугла — це онлайн-платформа, використовуючи яку громадськість може отримати доступ до зображень високої чіткості художніх робіт, які зберігаються у музеях — партнерах ініціативи. Платформа дозволяє користувачам здійснювати віртуальні тури галереями музеїв, знайомитись з фізичною та контекстуальною інформацією про художні роботи та створювати свої власні віртуальні колекції.

4.     Jigsawplanet http://www.jigsawplanet.com/Create, play, share jigsaw puzzles, compete with others, embed into your blog or website.

5.     Мастер-тест http://master-test.net
     Майстер-Тест - це безкоштовний інтернет сервіс, що дозволяє створювати тести. Ви можете створити як онлайн тести, так і скачати і проходити тест без підключення до інтернету.

6.     Postcrossing. https://www.postcrossing.com

Мета проекту - дозволити людям отримувати листівки з усього світу, безкоштовно. Тобто практично безкоштовно! Основна ідея така: якщо ви вiдсилаєте листівку, то отримаєте як мінімум одну натомість від випадкового посткросера з якогось куточка земної кулі.

7.     LearningApps. https://learningapps.org/

Онлайновий сервіс, який дозволяє створювати інтерактивні вправи. Їх можна використовувати в роботі з інтерактивною дошкою, або як індивідуальні вправи для учнів. На сайті доступна велика база завдань, розроблених учителями з різних країн для усіх предметів шкільної програми. Кожен із ресурсів можна використати на своєму уроці, змінити під власні потреби, розробити схожий чи зовсім інший навчальний модуль.

Music in Class

There're so many benefits to using songs for learning English, such as developing listening comprehension, enriching vocabulary, drilling grammar (especially tenses), practising pronunciation, etc.
* Wanna teach/learn Present Simple? -  "She Loves You" by the Beatles; "Believe" by E. John;
* Past Simple? - "Yesterday" or "Yellow Submarine" by the Beatles;
* Present Perfect Continuous? - "Hello" by Adele;
* Present Perfect? - "Show Must Go On" by the Queen;
* Shapes and forms? - "Shape Of My Heart" by Sting;
* Conditionals? - "Imagine" by John Lennon;
* Daily Routine vocab? - "Our House" by Madness;
* Religion Vocab? -  "Take Me To Church" by Hozier;
* Contractions? - "Feel" by Robby Williams;
* Troubles with Kids? -  lots of Nursery Rhymes.
And more...... as there're so many songs by other bands (not only of British origin) that can be used in teaching & learning: e.g.: "Tom's Dinner" by Susanne Vega or "Lemon Tree" by Fool's Garden which are fantastic for Present Continuous.

Here's a link to some of them:
http://www.tefltunes.com/grammarsongs.aspx

http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/lyrics_and_songs.php