MY LAST CLASS...!!!HAPPY OR SAD..??WELL..

Today`s class was my last class with this group, and I think that many things worked well today. First of all, the students came on time, so I began my class and I think that is was really nice for me and also for the students. The first activity was the warm-up I gave them a verb in present tense and they had to create a sentence using the present prerfect. The real class was with a little bit of grammar. I really liked the way they worked today. I reached my objective and they understood the class.

Maybe something that did not work well was that one student was saying in the whole class "I don`t understand teacher". but in Spanish. He always did that in every class, I don`t really pay attention to him because he likes to call everybody`s attention.

Today we worked in a semi-circle and everything was in pairs. They just had to change the partner in order to work with other people. I think that the students worked more when they are in couples, because they feel confidence about themselves than when working alone, and they also make a good job when working in pairs. One thing I know now is that I always have to correct students`mistakes and monitor them all the time in order to be not only usefull, but also to check their work and the understandable ideas they have from the class.

I think that students knew and got the most important things of the class, not only because all of them worked with the exercises, but also because if they had any doubt I tried to explain again.

MY SECOND CLASS...!!!! BETTER THAN THE FIRST ONE

Today was my second class with Intermediate English I with Teacher Karen. This class was really interesting and rewarding for me. Everything worked well. I coudn`t believe this, but it is true. For the warm-up activity I brought a crossword about the topic we were studying (prepositions of place) My objective was pretty clear students had to create sentences using the studied structure. All of them arrived to class, late, but they appeared. I felt really happy with this class because they worked in every activity I brought even the teacher participated with them. Something that didn`t like about this class is that they came late as I told you before, but the teacher told me to begin the class and I did. I used one classroom management such as semi-circle. I also used different interaction formats. For example : pair- work, group work and working in trios. They really enjoyed working in trios today. They had to create sentences by looking at the chart I brought and then read them.
I really liked the way in which my students worked today because they spoke more english and the teacher noticed that. When I asked them to say the paragraph they wrote.
I think that today was the day that these students worked the most. I brought more than 3 activites and they were writing,asking,paying attention,answering and also participating in all the activities I presented.

The activity in which the students used more English was when they were describing the given picture by using there is/there are and a preposition of place word. They did it well.
Something that is very important in order to reach the objective of the class is to set activities according to the objective for that day.

LAST PERIOD...AND FIRST CLASS...

This was my first class of the last period, and Iwas not so happy as I wish could be...but anyways I have to work hard to get not only new experiences,but also good grades. Today`s class was kind disappointed for me because when the class began the students were not there. It was hard to begin a normal class. I think that this was not my best time and my best class. Some things that did not work well were more than the good ones, but I know that we learn something new in every class. I brought 4 activities to be developed, but I couldn`t because of the time. I began late and then I didn`t have those minutes because they had to do something else with the teacher.

These particular students don`t speak much English just like 2 or 3 and they were thirteen. It was hard to begin with the warm-up activity because I only had the half of the class and they had to order some sentences it took more time to do this and they didn`t know several words, anyways I tried to explain the words and they read the sentences the were supposed to order. Something that called my attention was that they didn`t have the pasion or the feeling, not only to learn, but also to teach. They were kind of "calm" in the class or maybe because it was a little bit of grammar phase they got bored. In this class they only worked in pairs because of the activities I brought and since the beginning of the class I arranged a semi-circle as a classroom management.

I hope to do a better job and get better results for the next class. I felt really sad at the end of my class not only because of my class, but also because of my grade. I know that I have to accept and improve my teaching techniques and methods.

THIS IS MY LAST CLASS....

Today`s class was kind of sad for me because this was the last class I had with this group... I think that many things worked well today, but the feedback..¡¡¡ For the first time I brought 5 activities for the class. They were kind of short. Students worked hard today, but the best thing is that all of them participated. Something strange happened today,and it was that for the first time in the whole period all students were there. I didn`t know why until the teacher told me that they had an exam, so it was kind of hard for me to manage the whole group,but I think I could do it. Students were on task the whole morning. I brought the material for them to work there. I think I reached my objective for today`s class. It was that students had to their likes, dislikes, preferences, and wishes using gerunds, infinitives, and would like/prefer, not only an oral form, but also written. As always I brought some pictures and cards to perform the activities and make the class easier.

This particular group always worked in a semi-circle,so I continued doing that. I also used different interaction formats.For example : pair- work, group work (Three groups) When I was giving directions today I tried to be clear, and for the first time I did not repeat the directions. I really like working with them.

The activity in which the students used more English was when they had to build their own sentences using their wishes and preferences.

Finally, it is important for me to mention that classroom management and monitor is something that has been improving every class. It is nice to check that students are working and as always they want to ask you something. I could see today that flashcards or any otrher materials are really helpful and meaningful for my students, and also are a good activities for increasing speaking in the classroom.

THIS IS MY 4th CLASS AND....I`M STILL ENJOYING THIS

Today was my fourth class...and I liked a lot because I had to work with semi-controlled activities again... and I think that many things worked well today for example for the first time I brought a song in the warm-up activity. It contained the grammar structure studied in class, but something that didn`t work well was that some students didn`t like the song and I got angry so we didn`t sing it. Just practiced the grammar using some sentences from the lyric of the song.

I didn`t say I was angry, but I had to say that to the teacher because he asked me why I didn`t sing the song. I believe that we reached the objective because all the activities that the students did were focused on the main objective.

This is one important aspect not only for teachers, but also for students because after reading the objective they could see at the end of the class that they could do what it said.

I consider that this helped this group of students to understand better the grammar structure they are going to use when practicing not only in oral form, but also in written form. I explained something to them that was supposed to be taught , and they said that they got the idea. For this, I used the board, but for the oral exercises I tried to use some flashacards with sports. I was always monitoring and checking students`work.

I have been using different classroom management such as semi-circle and rows. I also have been using different interaction formats. For example : pairs and trios. Unfortunately, problems with students who don`t want to work with another classmate that is not his/her best friend, so today I told them with whom they were going to work with, and it worked well.

I think that the students worked more when they are in couples, because they feel confidence about themselves than when working alone, and they also make a good job when working in pairs. One thing I know now is that I always have to correct students`mistakes and monitor them all the time in order to be not only usefull, but also to check their work and the understandable ideas they have from the class.

THE THIRD CLASS...AND THERE IS SOMETHING NEW

Today was my third class with this group and as teacher we always learn something from our students. I had to teach the very controlled activities. I tried to bring material to develop the whole class. As in other classes some things worked more than well. For example the warm-up activity. I brought some flashcards and they had to say the sentence using the comparative form.

Something that did not work well was that I forgot some copies for the students and then I had to write the sentences on the board and it took more time to do this activity. This was because I left my material in the other folder. So I spent more time that it was supposed to, but the teacher didn`t know that I prepared this material.

I used only one classroom management such as semi-circle . I also used different interaction formats. For example : pair- work, group work and working in trios. They really enjoyed working in trios today.
I really liked the way in which my students worked today because they spoke more english and the teacher noticed that. When I asked them to say the sentences they wrote.
I think that today was the day that these students worked the most. I brought more than 4 activites and they were writing,asking,paying attention,answering and also participating in all the activities I presented.
Today I used some interaction formats for example : pairs, groups and in a circle. Finally, it is important for me to mention that classroom management and monitor is something that has been improving every class. It is nice to check that students are working, but at the same time I tried to correct students`mistakes all the time. I usually go around on every student and the teacher has told me that it is nice how I monitor my students in the classroom. I was not only checking, but also helping them.

The Second Class Better or Worse than the First one..??

This was my second class with teacher Alex in Intermediate English I. And I think that many things went well. The first one was the video activity we made for the first time in this course. Students enjoyed this activity and the best thing is that all of them participated..!!! and were paying attention, because I asked them to complete the guide I made myself for them to work and it was really nice to see that they did it well.
Another thing that worked well today was that I asked them to fill in the blanks with the topic they studied yesterday and they could do it too. It was kind of hard for them this topic, they are studying Comparatives and Superlatives, so what I did is to bring extra material in order to make easier the class. The teacher continued with the same topic, using a handout with a large list of adjectives in order to help them. I really like this group. I thought that it was going to be hard for me because I have an student that used to be with me in other group in believe me...he was really difficult.... but now he`s not...!!!

Something that did not work well today was that it took a lot of time to set everything to watch the video, and then I needed that time. The teacher could see that it was not my fault and after this bad thing the feedback he gave me was good.
I applied the comments the teacher told me the last class and they worked well. Today I used two different classroom management such as semi-circle and circle. I also used different interaction formats. For example : pair- work, group work and working in trios. They really enjoyed working in trios today.I really liked the way in which my students worked today because they spoke more english and the teacher noticed that. I finished my class very happy today because the teacher gave good comments about my class.... I hope to get good grades because I didn`t see any numbers...!!!!