Essential Online Tools and Activities for Summer School TeachersBy Angelos BollasMoodle MOOC 6
This is what you miss…
….but this is what you get!
‘Regular’ vs. Summer Schools‘Regular’ School Summer School
Duration
Learners
Materials
Facilities
Preparation
Learners’ Aims
Learning Aims
‘Regular’ vs. Summer Schools‘Regular’ School Summer School
Duration Academic Year 2/3 weeks
Learners Not many nationalities, similar levels and ages
Mixed Nationalities/Levels, similar ages
Materials Coursebooks, Readers School-prepared materials, if any
Facilities Not standard but T is familiar
Not standard but T is not familiar
Preparation Enough time for preparation
No time for preparation
Learners’ Aims Certificates, Exams, Communication, Language Acquisition
Holidays! Swimming! Shopping! Meeting new people!
Learning Aims Improve all skills and systems
Focus on speaking and social language.
What to do first?
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Toolkit Essential #1
Establish Good Rapport Learn their names and make all of
them know each other’s name
Toolkit Essential #1 (2)
• Adjective – Name
• Find Someone Who
• Stereotypes
• 4 Important Numbers
• Share a picture
• 3-2-1 Introductions
Toolkit Essential #1 (3)
• Change the seating plan every 30 min
• Include lots of pair/group work
• Group/pair SS using a variety of methods
Communicate Outside the class
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Communicate Outside the class
Toolkit Essential #2
Do NOT assign Homework or, at least, don’t say the H word.
Toolkit Essential #2 (2)
• Long-Term Projects
• Short-Term Projects
Long-Term Projects
• Personal
• Group Work
• Staged
• Flexible
Long-Term Projects – Tech Tools
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Long-Term Projects – Tech Tools
Long-Term Projects – Tech Tools
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Long-Term Projects – Tech Tools
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Long-Term Projects – Tech Tools
Long-Term Projects – Tech Tools
Long-Term Projects – Tech Tools
Short-Term Projects
• Linked/Relevant to other activities
• Group Work
• Oral/Audiovisual
• Fun
• Competitive
Short-Term Projects (2)
• Photo Scavenger Hunts• Phone/Tablet camera• Selfies• Recycle Vocabulary• Focus on Culture
• Journalist Missions• Events• Day trips• Pronunciation Map• ‘Backstage’ Reports• How-to…
Short-Term Projects – Tech Tools
Short-Term Projects – Tech Tools
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Short-Term Projects – Tech Tools
Short-Term Projects – Tech Tools
Short-Term Projects – Tech Tools
Short-Term Projects – Tech Tools
Things to Consider with Use of Technology• Parents
• School
• Students’ Involvement
• Public/Exposure
• Safety
• Rules
• Supporting Environment
What to do next?• Connect! Ask! Learn!
What to do next?
• Connect! Ask! Learn!
What to do next?
• Connect! Ask! Learn!https://www.facebook.com/angelos.bollas
https://twitter.com/angelos_bollas
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•Enjoy your SUMMER!