Download PDF of blog here. Assessing content and language in bilingual programs In Part 1, we shared how the Enquiry Question can be used to assess our students’ progress. In Part 2, we saw how the Final Task is an extremely valid assessment tool…once we convince our school’s stakeholders to consider alternatives to the traditional […]
Download PDF of blog here. To give exams, or not to give exams…along with an alternative Final Task In Part 1, we shared how the entry point of a project – the Enquiry Question – can be used not just to engage our students in projects right from the beginning, but to also assess their
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Download PDF of blog here. How do traditional assessments harm our students? ‘Do I give my students traditional assessments for project-based lesson?’ ‘And if not…how in the world do I assess them?’ These are familiar questions, right? Don’t worry – you’re not alone, and we have concrete options for you – ways to assess your
Download PDF of blog here. Different models of online classes In Part 2 of 3, we discussed the importance of routines and how they strengthen the affective domain – how the brain is wired to process information only when it registers a positive exterior environment. We saw how if, instead, the limbic system (the emotional
Download PDF of blog here. Why rhythm? In the pre-school classroom, rhythm in synonymous with security. It helps our young students to know what to expect; it helps them to develop a sense of purpose, and more self-control. From the time our senses first light up in the womb, we learn through movement and rhythm.
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Download PDF of blog here. How do routines promote a safe learning environment? In Part 1 of 3, we discussed the importance of norms and consequences and how they promote a safe learning environment. When students are allowed to be involved in the process of creating key elements within the classroom, they become, amongst many
Download PDF of blog here. Do routines promote strong learning environments? Easy answer: YES! Yes they do!!! How to begin… Jane Nelsen, Positive Discipline Is most of your time carrying out lessons you’ve carefully planned for your students? Or do you find that most of your energy in class is spent trying to find ways
Download PDF of blog here. This means that, if we assume that a child is exposed to language for at least six hours a day, by the time she is six years and four months old, she will have been learning and using her home language/s for 13,797 hours.* This is what is called language
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Download PDF of blog here. Scaffolds. What are they and why should we care? Let’s take the first part of the question first: What in the world are scaffolds? You’ve heard the term over and over again, but you haven’t really been able to figure out what it has to do with you – with
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You caught a beauty!!! ************ ************ Download PDF of scaffold here. theory behind scaffold… Higher-order level questions – those that elicit deeper thinking – help students to stretch their thinking, and engage their curiosity, their reasoning ability, their creativity, and independence. These questions encourage students to open their minds, they offer opportunities to produce original
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