EGBERT Ch. 10. Teacher Development
RICHARDSON Ch. 7. Fun with Flickr: Creating, Publishing, and Using Images Online
We've talked a lot in class about how technology can be used to help ELLs learn English. The internet is also an excellent resource for teacher professional development. Describe ways you have used internet resources for your own professional development as a language teacher. If you haven't already done this, describe some of the resources in the Egbert chapter you would be interested in trying. Next, briefly describe how images such as those from Flickr and other free photo sharing sites can be used in ESL classrooms.
I can’t wait to start working in a classroom and to attend all professional development courses. Trainings that will facilitate and promote teachers in our development by bringing creative and fresh tools that will make us improve in our professional field. I just cant wait to start teaching!!.
Internet has great online resources for us teachers to engaged our students in learning, exploring, investigating, etc. Online tools that will support the learning in language for our students and also that will help us find multiple ideas, games, songs like “free ESL materials,” mentioned in the chapter. Where you can find lessons, short articles on how technology interacts with the classroom, learning with technology, etc.
In Richardson, Chapter 7, it talks about the benefits of using Flickr. It is a free tool so we can use it in our classrooms (no more than 20MB) pictures a month. Students can use images for multiples activities.
I do believe that sometimes barriers like lack of training, time, school funding for resources, Internet and computer access can be difficult for teachers. If we really try and find ways to promote technology, I believe that we will be empower younger generations to use it, benefit from it and learn with it. We will be creating a difference in our student’s life by teaching them about technology, because if they do not learn at school, where will they be learning if some students do not have access to it?
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I can't wait to start teaching either Marysol. The internet is a great resource for ideas on how to teach.
One thing I don't like about the ESL classes I have taken so far, with the exception of this class, is they don't really teach you how to teach. There is no PD(professional development).
Myself, I have never take any education classes previously so I have nothing, thank God for the internet.
Marysol, I agree with you the internet has a lot of resources we can use, and having a class like this that shows us different techniques to use is great.
I also agree with you about lack of resources for schools when it comes to training, time and school funding. As future teachers we need to take what we learn from classes like this one, and incorporate them in our classroom the best way we can.
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