Teaching Young Learners—Wrapping it All Up!
Week 10
Agenda
1) Lesson Plans: How do we put everything together?– Duo/Trio lesson plan
2) Classroom Management– Dealing with misbehavior
3) Candy award ceremony and final thoughts
Lesson Plans
• Important to remember:– Kids need many changes of state– Attention spans = very short– Focus on fun and interaction– Make teacher-centered talking a very short part of
class– Kids need routine to feel safe. How can you
provide a consistent structure for most of your lessons?
Two Resources
Your challenge . . .
• Is to create a 50-minute Young Learner lesson plan with your partner(s)
• Figure out a way to represent your plan on poster paper with symbols or drawings
• You’ll share your plan with us
PUNISHMENT / BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION
When a student breaks a rule, always ask:
• “Which rule did you break?”
• “Why is it important to follow this rule?”
• Bad Behavior Prevention: Randomly “catch” students obeying rules; praise them in front of the class and explain which rule they were following
Discussion for Misbehaving Kids
IN CONCLUSION . . .
Think, Pair, Share:
• What will be your approach to reward and punishment in your future classroom?
• Did you pick up some tips that you’d like to remember for the future?
What are the main reasons why students misbehave in a classroom?
• not being able to do the work, • fear of failure, • boredom, • lack of clarity about what to do, • too long spent on an activity without a break, • lack of self-esteem and • poor relationships."
Newell and Jeffery (2002) "Behavior Management in the Classroom"
CANDY AWARD CEREMONY
About teaching children
1. Stay positive!
• Don’t be this guy!
2. Build relationships with your students!
3. Don’t think too much about rewards and punishments.
• Think about motivating and engaging.
4. Nurture the heart, not just the mind!
5. Be a collector of stuff!
For JHS Teachers:
• The “stuff” includes authentic materials from the US!– Menus (In-N-Out! Veggie Grill)– Catalogues (Urban Outfitters! Hollister!)– Grocery Stores Circulars– Postcards– Magazines for teenagers
6. Is it cute or does it count?
7. Invest in materials that you can re-use again and again!
8. “Steal” from other teachers!
9. Join TESOL! Be active in it!
• Poster presentations!
10. Never stop evaluating yourself, but know when to praise yourself, too!
11. Take care of yourself! You’re not just a teacher, you’re you!