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Teaching is entertaining
(A short course)
This short course takes inspiration from the world of entertainment and applies it to classroom teaching. It offers fresh ideas and activities for practicing teachers.
PLAN OF THE COURSE
Introduction
Lesson 1 – Classroom atmosphere - Short activities.
Discussion 1 – What is the job of a teacher?
Lesson 2 – Giving lessons form and unity.
Discussion 2 –Teaching style and discipline.
Lesson 3 – Motivating your class - Creativity.
Discussion 3 –Resistance from students.
Outro – Recap of the course - Bonus jokes.
How to use the course
The course consists of eight short sections.
Each lesson section has a document and a video, while the discussions are only a document.
The ideal approach to the lessons is to look over the document first and then watch the video.
You have to download the document for each section. The videos are embedded in the website (please enlarge).
The documents and videos mostly cover the same ground, but there are some things in the documents that are not mentioned in the videos and vice versa.
You can download a pdf of the whole course here.
Introduction
The introduction contains ...
The aim of the course
The plan
Who I am
LESSON 1
Lesson 1 contains ...
Activity - Hand up and stop!
Activity - What am I doing?
Analysis of a lesson plan
DISCUSSION 1
LESSON 2
Lesson 2 contains ...
Tip - Vary the activities
Tip - Bring things back in
Tip - Start well and end well
DISCUSSION 2
LESSON 3
Lesson 3 contains ...
Activity - Word association
Activity - You will never guess...
Activity - Jigsaw writing
Activity - Music for film scenarios
DISCUSSION 3
OUTRO
Outro contains ...
Advanced tip
Final word
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