From flashcards to flash images is the title of a talk I gave recently at the 3rd International Symposium and Conference on ELT Materials (link here). I would like to say thank you very much to everyone involved, especially Sujatha, Jayakaran and the people from Pearson, for organising a great conference and of course, for […]
Entries Tagged as 'Student drawings'
From Flashcards to flash images
October 30th, 2008 · 5 Comments
Tags: Conferences and workshops · Do/make · Lesson planning · Student drawings · Vocabulary
Men with big hats (a lesson plan)
October 25th, 2008 · 1 Comment
I never had a class that didn’t ask me if I wear a kilt when I am in my country.
I wonder if Mexican teachers working abroad get asked the same thing about sombreros.
This is a silly game that I remember from my childhood. I really hope my Mexican friends forgive me for taking advantage of […]
Tags: -ing forms · Grammar · Lesson plans · Noun phrases · Present continuous · Student drawings
More student drawings
March 12th, 2008 · No Comments
TESOL-Spain 31st Annual Convention, Madrid
A big thank you to everyone who came to my workshop on Sunday. I really didn’t expect to see so many people since David Crystal (who did a great plenary) was giving a talk at the same time.
In the workshop we saw 2 different ways in which we can get students […]
Tags: "Wait for something to happen" · Conferences and workshops · Grammar · Lesson plans · Noun phrases · Student drawings
Getting students to draw in the classroom
February 12th, 2008 · 4 Comments
International House conference, Barcelona
He looked suspiciously at everyone that got off the plane.
In this workshop, I wanted to demonstrate that drawing in the classroom is not just for children. About 30 teachers came along and as far as I know, everyone got artistically involved.
The cat will bite you if you pull her tail.
One of the […]
Tags: Conferences and workshops · Lesson plans · Noun phrases · Student drawings