https://padlet.com/saimaiqbal201/izg7u6u7xk5hwsmf en-us 2020-09-08 09:48:11 UTC 2023-10-03 10:13:57 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/saimaiqbal201/izg7u6u7xk5hwsmf/wish/2646426169 Day-1 Session 1

We learnt through Dr. Eleni's session about Instructional Cycle of planning to be followed i.e Goals, Activities, Physical Involvement and Assessment. 
It was also conveyrd that using Translanguaging helps students comprehend the task in a better way. 
Furthermore, we were guided about gradual release of responsibility focusing on providing scaffolfing to the students at learning stage and then removing it at appropriate time where teacher finds it appropriate. 
We also learnt to incorporrate different levels of Bloom's Taxonomy while planning a lesson and ensure that we don't skip any level for making our execution successful. 
Judgement of students' growth through assessment I'd also important so that we reflect back on weak areas of learning if found any. 
Difference between Co-operative and Collaborative learning was also highlighted

Chacca Chacca phrase in Greece can be used for Hurry Up]]> 2023-07-17 13:42:46 UTC https://padlet.com/saimaiqbal201/izg7u6u7xk5hwsmf/wish/2646426169 https://padlet.com/saimaiqbal201/izg7u6u7xk5hwsmf/wish/2646436644 Day-1 Session 2
Dr. Umer introduced different components of lesson planning focusing on making it interesting, intelligent, inclusive and integrated. 
We learnt that while formulating objectives we should focus on knowledge and skill both. 
At presentation stage Teacher's exposition should be clear and short making up 15% of total time. 
At practice stage design engaging activities aligned with objectives. 
Most of the time should be given to students at Production stage. 
While planning a lesson we need to keep in mind Bloom's Taxonomy and Gardener's theory of Multiple Intelligence both so that we are able to make our lesson inclusive. 
We also came to know difference between authentic and non-authentic material according to which text which is not produced for language teaching purpose is authentic and non-authentic one is that which we create or adapt according to the needs of our learners for language teaching purpose. ]]> 2023-07-17 14:01:45 UTC https://padlet.com/saimaiqbal201/izg7u6u7xk5hwsmf/wish/2646436644 waqasmoosa583 https://padlet.com/saimaiqbal201/izg7u6u7xk5hwsmf/wish/2647247745 Day 1
We attended the sessions on lesson planning conducted by Dr. Eleni and Sir Umer. We were shown the importance of lesson planning and how we can make our lesson effective by having the certain elements in mind. 
The part which I found the most interesting was "Bloom's Taxonomy" because once we know the level of our students then we can plan our lesson according to the cognitive level of our students, starting from lower to higher. 
By planning the lesson according to the needs of our students and integrating the language skills in our plan we can make our lesson effective and more productive. I'm definitely going to do it. 

]]> 2023-07-18 14:33:57 UTC https://padlet.com/saimaiqbal201/izg7u6u7xk5hwsmf/wish/2647247745 ranaseharnaveed https://padlet.com/saimaiqbal201/izg7u6u7xk5hwsmf/wish/2647296927 Day 1
The first session was about instructional cycle in which ma'am Elini discussed instructional cycle and shared useful activities and process of effective instruction planning. I learnt many new things such as Zone of proximal development, scaffolding and modelling. I also learnt about the use of Bloom's taxonomy to design a lesson with it's all components objectives, introduction, presentation, practice, production and evaluation. Moreover, she has explained different learning styles and we modified our lesson by implying few styles in it.
The session by sir Umar was also very interactive and engaging. He discussed about lesson planning from a very different perspective specially designing objectives.]]> 2023-07-18 16:23:39 UTC https://padlet.com/saimaiqbal201/izg7u6u7xk5hwsmf/wish/2647296927 nazkanwal2309 https://padlet.com/saimaiqbal201/izg7u6u7xk5hwsmf/wish/2647488224 Day # 1
Attended the session on 17th of July on the topic of Lesson Planning by Sir. Umer and Dr.Elini. the sessions were targeted for lesson planning applying  the lower level to higher level of Bloom's Texonomy. the part which explained the "Zonal Proximal Development" was amazing and a new thing to learn, where i learnt about how to work on the weak areas of students using scaffolding and transfer of responsibility. 
i will surely be applying these all in my lesson planning and while planning activities for the students. 
both the sessions were very informative, engaging and interactive. ]]> 2023-07-19 00:57:09 UTC https://padlet.com/saimaiqbal201/izg7u6u7xk5hwsmf/wish/2647488224 nazkanwal2309 https://padlet.com/saimaiqbal201/izg7u6u7xk5hwsmf/wish/2647509150 Day # 2        18th July
Another full of learning, exploring and hunting new things day. I was very excited for the day because we explored and discussed variety of educational websites where planning and teaching becomes more fun and language oriented. these websites help to achieve the tasks and objectives that I will setr for my lesson plan. the use of Multimedia has become an integral part of the lesson plan so far. The advantages, disadvantages and limitations of websites were also discussed. The presentation of Sir. Umer made the learning more effective on the topic "Making English Language Classes Learning Rich." The presentation carried so many new and unique ideas to apply in the class and make the learning more interactive and to provoke the students to think. It was the day full of innovative ideas. now I have a variety of digital tools to apply in my class.
   ]]> 2023-07-19 01:21:07 UTC https://padlet.com/saimaiqbal201/izg7u6u7xk5hwsmf/wish/2647509150 https://padlet.com/saimaiqbal201/izg7u6u7xk5hwsmf/wish/2647509472 Day 2
On second Day we came across different Tech tools which can be utilized for teaching English.
Both presenters shared different apps and their effective use. e.g
https://americanenglish.state.gov/
https://quizlet.com/
www.listen-and-write.com
breakingnewsenglish.com
Padlet.com
edpuzzle.com
https://www.englishtools.org/en
https://www.flowspeak.io/
Kahoot
Learning Chocolate
Wordsmyth
Lyrics Training
Jeopardy Labs
Flipgrid
NewsELA

Ma'am Eleni's discussion about pros and cons of each tool was quite fruitful as we learnt their effectiveness . She shared some of her experiences related to these tools and one of them was quite surprising for us was related to Flipgrid. While using Flipgrid we need to be careful since audio and video of students can be misused.
She proposed subscription of Microsoft Office for Access for using Wordsmyth as it can be used only if we access it through browser.
NewsELA serves the purpose of meeting needs of diversified learners since it accounts for different levels of reading. I would like to explore it in detail as it helps in determining level of complexity of learner's reading.While using it we can provide extended reading task for those who are quick and smart. It gives access to 4 articles per week.
Breakingnews is also quite helpful as it talks about the latest news and it gives us a detailed plan about the news with a number of activities. I think it can be used frequently.


]]> 2023-07-19 01:21:30 UTC https://padlet.com/saimaiqbal201/izg7u6u7xk5hwsmf/wish/2647509472 ranaseharnaveed https://padlet.com/saimaiqbal201/izg7u6u7xk5hwsmf/wish/2648291635 Day 2
The sessions of day of training went amazing as I learnt about different tech tools for reaching and learning English. The trainers sir and Elini shared a variety of new tools that are effective for teaching English. I also explored their different features and we assigned to design lesson plans and activities by using these tools.

]]> 2023-07-20 02:40:44 UTC https://padlet.com/saimaiqbal201/izg7u6u7xk5hwsmf/wish/2648291635 ranaseharnaveed https://padlet.com/saimaiqbal201/izg7u6u7xk5hwsmf/wish/2648301105 Day 3 
The sessions of day 3 were about teaching skills, critical thinking skills and reading activities. The session about critical thinking was amazing as sir discussed various class activities that can help students develop their critical thinking skills. Some of the activities were riddle, questioning, story retelling and putting in a situation etc. Theses activities are very helpful as we did ourselves. Listening skills session was very helpful as sir shared different ways to improve listening skills of students and how a teacher can design activities accordingly. The session about reading activities was very engaging as we learn about pre,during and post activities for improving reading skills of students. Elini also shared useful strategies that teachers can apply in their lesson plans. Moreover, we also learn about developing rubric for determining the proficiency level of students. Overall, the sessions were very effective and helpful in teaching and learning English.]]> 2023-07-20 02:52:11 UTC https://padlet.com/saimaiqbal201/izg7u6u7xk5hwsmf/wish/2648301105 waqasmoosa583 https://padlet.com/saimaiqbal201/izg7u6u7xk5hwsmf/wish/2648303756 Day 2
The day focused on the tech tools that we can use for language proficiency. The tech tools will help students enhance their language skills and sub-skills. The web that I think is the best or I found it very interesting is "Breaking News English", and you can find a number of listening, speaking, reading and writing activities. Moreover, it is free. What could you ask for more?]]> 2023-07-20 02:55:13 UTC https://padlet.com/saimaiqbal201/izg7u6u7xk5hwsmf/wish/2648303756 https://padlet.com/saimaiqbal201/izg7u6u7xk5hwsmf/wish/2648926962 Day-4
Academic Discussion
-Academic discussion can be generated for anything but it needs to be structured
-Scaffolding must be provided for it
-Six word story is helpful for shy students or for lower level(l like it) 
-For advanced level we can ask students to write a ten line story
-To some extend reading and writing ate also involved in academic discussion
-When students are engaged in discussion in their own groups, allow them to be bilingual but not during
 presentation

Reading/Speaking
-In reading tasks teach students to read the content complete first with instructions and then start the task
-While choosing reading text for students, remember it's 95% is understandable. Otherwise it's not effective
-Four Corners/Cue cards are good speaking activities for larger classes
-In reading text only science topics are universal


]]> 2023-07-21 02:18:25 UTC https://padlet.com/saimaiqbal201/izg7u6u7xk5hwsmf/wish/2648926962 https://padlet.com/saimaiqbal201/izg7u6u7xk5hwsmf/wish/2648935469 Day-3
Language Assessment-Determining different proficiency levels(Session 1) 

-While planning activities for students we need to be mindful about their sequence moving from lower to higher level i. e basic, intermediate, advance and intermediate. The standardized testing is important to determine proficiency of students like CEFR being used in US. Eleni provided us with a detailed template of rubrics to find out where do our students stand. After identification of the level of our students then we must plan our lessons to help our students grow. 
Dr. Umer guided us what activities can be used to improve upon critical thinking of students which can be riddles, puzzles etc. ]]> 2023-07-21 02:28:57 UTC https://padlet.com/saimaiqbal201/izg7u6u7xk5hwsmf/wish/2648935469 waqasmoosa583 https://padlet.com/saimaiqbal201/izg7u6u7xk5hwsmf/wish/2648957458 Day 3
On day 3 we got to learn about critical thinking in ELT, determining proficiency levels, analyzing reading through text to text connection and teaching of listening skills as well. Activities related to critical thinking were extremely helpful that can lead our students to comprehend the task thoroughly. We can generate critical thinking through a simple picture too. 
The best part of the day was reading skills. I liked that part because we can relate this task to our real life experience before starting the reading. The goals we set for our classroom can be achieved these activities. ]]> 2023-07-21 03:01:23 UTC https://padlet.com/saimaiqbal201/izg7u6u7xk5hwsmf/wish/2648957458 https://padlet.com/saimaiqbal201/izg7u6u7xk5hwsmf/wish/2648975711 Day#3 19th July
Topic: language assessment
A fruitful day when we learn to determine the language proficiency levels of the students. Ways to find out the proficiency levels. Some of the ways may be basement test or placement test. We may give the students general writing to know the levels of the students. 
Session #2 was about analysing reading through text connection. The activities included pre reading, while reading and post reading activities. The technicalities that can be used in the settings effectively. ]]> 2023-07-21 03:29:34 UTC https://padlet.com/saimaiqbal201/izg7u6u7xk5hwsmf/wish/2648975711 https://padlet.com/saimaiqbal201/izg7u6u7xk5hwsmf/wish/2648980524 Day # 4 20th July. 
Topic: Teaching Writing. Different Essay Types.
The session started with the discussion on why writing is difficult for the students. And what are the favourite writing strategy. Different types of essays were discussed through activities. The fun part was six words story leading to ten sentence story. A lot many activities were conducted on teaching reading skill. Applicable activities were shared. ]]> 2023-07-21 03:38:19 UTC https://padlet.com/saimaiqbal201/izg7u6u7xk5hwsmf/wish/2648980524 https://padlet.com/saimaiqbal201/izg7u6u7xk5hwsmf/wish/2649499047 Day # 5 
Topic: Error Analysis and material development. 
The session stared with the reading and analysing the Witten text of students. Found out the errors in that text followed by creating the activities related to the mistake in order to address the student's mistake and guide the the student the correct their mistake through the activities so that students may retain their learning. 
Session # 2 consisted upon informal assessment. Students should be given a story to read and pictures were provided having direct connection and symbolic connection with the story followed by a handout containing different questions related to the story and following the views of group members.]]> 2023-07-22 12:17:04 UTC https://padlet.com/saimaiqbal201/izg7u6u7xk5hwsmf/wish/2649499047 https://padlet.com/saimaiqbal201/izg7u6u7xk5hwsmf/wish/2649499362 Day 5
Error Analysis and Material Development

Through Dr. Umer's session we came to know that providing constructive feedback to students is crucial for their learning. 
For this purpose, first of all we must analyse students work. With the help of students, we must design correction symbols list. It should be pasted in class so that the students are familiar with these correction indicators. 
Once these errors are identified by the teacher, then remedial plan must be designed to prove weak areas of students' performance. 

According to Dr. Eleni informal assessment of students performance must be done in such a way that their growth could be guaged. Try to provide students such opportunity of learning where they are able to create
connections. 
Pinglish is now acceptable since the language is rapidly changing due to social media platforms. So, at initial level allow students to use it but with gradual development of language acquisition, inform them about what is acceptable and what's not. ]]> 2023-07-22 12:18:16 UTC https://padlet.com/saimaiqbal201/izg7u6u7xk5hwsmf/wish/2649499362 waqasmoosa583 https://padlet.com/saimaiqbal201/izg7u6u7xk5hwsmf/wish/2649767455 We got to learn about "Teaching of Reading Skill" by using different methods like graphic organizers, mind mapping etc. We also experienced some pre-reading, while-reading and post-reading activities and designed some as well. And we were also taught different types of essay writing. ]]> 2023-07-23 16:27:39 UTC https://padlet.com/saimaiqbal201/izg7u6u7xk5hwsmf/wish/2649767455 waqasmoosa583 https://padlet.com/saimaiqbal201/izg7u6u7xk5hwsmf/wish/2649768032 The last of our training was really amazing because we learned how to analyze the errors, and what strategies to use in error analysis. Furthermore, we also learned about informal assessment in the classroom, and it will be really helpful for us to keep the track of our students' performance.]]> 2023-07-23 16:31:34 UTC https://padlet.com/saimaiqbal201/izg7u6u7xk5hwsmf/wish/2649768032