https://padlet.com/ogzhnolky/mk0j0y4z7t09psx3 Every dog has its day. en-us 2022-09-01 09:40:51 UTC 2026-03-30 19:42:50 UTC hello@padlet.com ogzhnolky https://padlet.com/ogzhnolky/mk0j0y4z7t09psx3/wish/2281073159 2022-09-02 18:40:23 UTC https://padlet.com/ogzhnolky/mk0j0y4z7t09psx3/wish/2281073159 ogzhnolky https://padlet.com/ogzhnolky/mk0j0y4z7t09psx3/wish/2281115653 Today, we learned about developing new techniques for active listening. And the most fun and easiest part was "drawing dictation". But I need to simplify it for my students. Although I work in an high school, my students' English levels are at the middle school level. I can use this technique by changing the description of a person or a situation to a simple landscape with mountains, sun, houses and trees. Then I will describe the colours and simple shapes of those materials. I have another idea for adapting this technique to my classes. Since I work in a village with very low socio-economic level, my students are not familiar with the concept of outer space. It means that they don't leave the village frequently. So, I need to localize this teaching technique. I will start to describe the neighbourhood around the school. But they will not know that. When they start to realize that, I will continue with their houses. They will automatically start to draw those places with my description. They will hear, draw and match the words and sentences with their surroundings. ]]> 2022-09-02 19:31:01 UTC https://padlet.com/ogzhnolky/mk0j0y4z7t09psx3/wish/2281115653 ogzhnolky https://padlet.com/ogzhnolky/mk0j0y4z7t09psx3/wish/2281570835 In my school district, the local people's first language is Kurdish. And the kids learn Turkish in a late age. Students' parents are not careful about their children's education. So, they dont encourage their children for learning a new language. And the literacy level is too low for a standart level.
I can simplify "gallery walk" technique and give the students some famous people with their name and some description. Then I can use "guessing game" with groups of 4 people. There will be a race among the students and the winner will get the prize. My students will be encouraged by the prize and they will be enthusiastic about the lesson this way. ]]> 2022-09-03 16:43:00 UTC https://padlet.com/ogzhnolky/mk0j0y4z7t09psx3/wish/2281570835 ogzhnolky https://padlet.com/ogzhnolky/mk0j0y4z7t09psx3/wish/2281992105 The true-false activity was a mind changing section. Our ideas were old fashioned and we didn't know about this. I was in a mindset that if my students were at a low level at English, I would give them even lower level text for them to understand clearly. But I learned that any level of text can be simplified by changing the task. And some of my friends in the class and I were thinking that reading out loud is a good way for students to understand the text. But I learned that there was no connection between them. If a text is read out loud, it is still called as reading. We cannot integrate speaking skill this way. Also this activity solidified the concepts in our mind. This was important because we supported the learning process with physical effort. This way we actually corrected our mistakes in real life while we were changing our minds in an abstract way. 

]]> 2022-09-04 14:17:10 UTC https://padlet.com/ogzhnolky/mk0j0y4z7t09psx3/wish/2281992105 ogzhnolky https://padlet.com/ogzhnolky/mk0j0y4z7t09psx3/wish/2283298138 For today's topic, we covered writing activities. In my district, students' levels are very different from each other. There are students that have special interest in English because of the popular culture and social media. Also, there are some students that dont have any interest because they think that learning English isn't an important life skill. So, pairing the students according to their levels is a great option for them to collaborate with each other. Also, I can give different tasks with different levels to different pairs.
In Diyarbakır, where I work, I have many collegues, who are having a hard time teaching writing. They, also I, use writing activities to teach sentence structures. Students arent interested in writing. We can collaborate and brainstorm to create new and fun ways to teach writing by using warm-up activities, just like today's activity. We hunted for scrambled words and put the letters in order. Also, we were in a race while doing that activity. This can spark some willingness in students to learn writing skills. ]]> 2022-09-05 16:53:50 UTC https://padlet.com/ogzhnolky/mk0j0y4z7t09psx3/wish/2283298138 ogzhnolky https://padlet.com/ogzhnolky/mk0j0y4z7t09psx3/wish/2284688363 Normally, I used to use traditional way of teaching grammar. But using inductive way to unearth their creativity is a great idea to use in the classroom. Also, this will encourage my students. They will have the feeling of being a part of classroom and participating in a collaborative environment. Then I can use a Ball and let my students throw to each other and say subject-related vocabulary. This will improve their Quick-thinking skill and they will relate the learning with fun game. They will quickly retrieve previous knowledge and use it in the activity. 
Digitalizing our materials and activities in a digitalized mindset is the easiest way to teach vocabulary in the classroom. Students already love to look at their screens, whether it is a phone, tablet or a computer. So, teachers should be there to be involved in their students' life. ]]> 2022-09-06 13:54:47 UTC https://padlet.com/ogzhnolky/mk0j0y4z7t09psx3/wish/2284688363 ogzhnolky https://padlet.com/ogzhnolky/mk0j0y4z7t09psx3/wish/2286900912 The teachers will:

1. be able to identify and explain what active listening is.
2. be able to analyze and discuss the differences between active listening and non-active listening.
3. be able to design an active listening activity. ]]> 2022-09-07 17:50:12 UTC https://padlet.com/ogzhnolky/mk0j0y4z7t09psx3/wish/2286900912