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...!!!!

THE FIRST CLASS OF MY SECOND PERIOD...!!!

I am happy today because I know that I am getting new experiences every day I teach.
Today’s class was good. Many things went well and I think that I reached the objective I was supposed to get with my students this day.
In today’s class I had the opportunity to teach with a new group. I was kind of worried because I knew that when teaching adolescents , teachers have to be not only well prepared to answer any question students may have,but also to be ready to understand first what they are going to teach. Something that went well today was the warm-up activity. I brought a lot of flashcards with famous people and they had to say something about the person they choose,but using the past tense. They enjoyed this activity and also the new teacher I have nowadays.

Something that did not work well was that I didn`t know that students didn`t have the appendix we were going to use. I asked the teacher, but he said that I should have asked before. What I did,was that I continued with the Grammar Phase. The only good thing in this is that at the end the teacher didn`t say anything about it.

The activities I presented helped them to work faster than in the previous activity in which I was evaluating my objective. For me, the activities were according to what I was asking the students to do in it.

For these two activities I used the board, but for the oral exercises I tried to use some flashacards with actions because we`re working with the past tense and the past continuous too. I was always monitoring and checking students`work.
I used different classroom management such as semi-circle, circle and rows. I also used different interaction formats. For example : pair- work, group work and working in trios.
I really liked the way in which my students worked today because they spoke more english when I asked them to say the sentences they wrote. The most interesting thing was that I really enjoyed today`s class it was really regarding for me and I think that it was also for my new students.