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Fishead soup
Joined: 24 Jun 2007
Location: Korea
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 Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2007 3:24 pm Post subject: Running out of idea's |
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| I'm been at the same school for a year and I'm seriously running out of new and original idea's. I've done the material on Tell me More. The online textbook on TESL journal. I've also played all kinds of games with them. I teach some classes alone. |
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LuckyNomad
Joined: 28 May 2007
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| Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2007 3:28 pm Post subject: |
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| what levels do you teach? |
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Fishead soup
Joined: 24 Jun 2007
Location: Korea
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| Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2007 3:31 pm Post subject: |
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| Public middle school. multi levels don't always have a co teacher |
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mikekim
Joined: 11 Aug 2006
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| Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2007 4:11 pm Post subject: |
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| Re-use the stuff with a different theme/setting/idea. They expect repetition to learn. You can't assume they picked up everything on the first run-through |
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jaganath69
Joined: 17 Jul 2003
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| Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2007 4:13 pm Post subject: Re: Running out of idea's |
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| Fishead soup wrote: |
| I'm been at the same school for a year and I'm seriously running out of new and original idea's. I've done the material on Tell me More. The online textbook on TESL journal. I've also played all kinds of games with them. I teach some classes alone. |
Here's one, learn how to use a friggin apostrophe. |
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Woden
Joined: 08 Mar 2007
Location: Eurasia
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| Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2007 7:39 pm Post subject: Re: Running out of idea's |
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| Fishead soup wrote: |
| I'm been at the same school for a year and I'm seriously running out of new and original idea's. I've done the material on Tell me More. The online textbook on TESL journal. I've also played all kinds of games with them. I teach some classes alone. |
Your ideas don't need to be original or new, but need to be effective. Also, if something is enjoyable students won't mind at all doing it again, as long as you don't over do it.
As long as you have the basics right I think the rest will fall into place...basics such as using an apostrophe. |
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Jizzo T. Clown
Joined: 27 Mar 2006
Location: at my wit's end
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| Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2007 9:06 pm Post subject: |
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| Students aren't dissatisfied with the same material. Kids rarely take issue with similar topics. Middle schoolers are keen to do stuff again. They don't mind repetition at all. |
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jinju
Joined: 22 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2007 9:11 pm Post subject: Re: Running out of idea's |
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| jaganath69 wrote: |
| Fishead soup wrote: |
| I'm been at the same school for a year and I'm seriously running out of new and original idea's. I've done the material on Tell me More. The online textbook on TESL journal. I've also played all kinds of games with them. I teach some classes alone. |
Here's one, learn how to use a friggin apostrophe. |
Yep, totally agree. Motion seconded. I hope he doesn't teach writing. |
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jadarite
Joined: 01 Sep 2007
Location: Andong, Yeongyang, Seoul, now Pyeongtaek
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| Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2007 9:34 pm Post subject: |
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| Youze gots a gooder idear then the rest's. |
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