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ONLINE COURSE (PART 5) Hey guys! I want to share with you my results of this course. Having passed this week I learned how to analyze my own assessment and evaluation. Since it was the last week of the course, then, unfortunately, there were no more assignments to show you on screenshots. Another disadvantage that took me by surprise was that I did not have time to take a test on the course. It turned out that the test for this course could be taken until a certain date in April and I missed it. But nevertheless, I learned a lot of things from this course and recommend it to everyone. So just spend several hours of your life in order to develope. Good luck!

ONLINE COURSE (PART 4) I passed the 4th week of this informative course and I 'd like to share with my results. I have learned how to apply quality criteria for the construction of assessments and assessment items, how to construct multiple choice questions, and how to construct open-ended and essay questions, group work. To assist you when creating open ended questions in your assessments, here is a checklist for guidance: To assist you when creating group work assignments in your assessments, here is below a checklist for guidance:

ONLINE COURSE (PART 3) Hi guys, that's my 3d week of this course. And during these days i've learned that  Feedback is one of the most powerful factors  in academic learning and resultant achievements and how important to provide feedback using holistic, analytic and single point rubrics. This cheat sheet will help you to decide on which rubric best suits your needs and what steps you need to take to create your rubric.

ONLINE COURSE (PART 2) Hello! I passed the second week of this amazing and helpful course. This week I learned how to develop learning objectives following Bloom's Taxonomy,  Methods of Assessment  and how to make learning objectives specific and measurable (video:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXxTpDg1thI ) . In the table in the file below, the levels of learning as defined by Bloom are on rows and several methods of assessments are in the columns of the table. This table is based upon an existing table from Stiggens et all (2004). Assessment plan: How to create an asessment  matrix:

Here you can see my lesson plan for different age groups on topic: "Youth Subcultures". You will find here videos, pictures, activities, interactive exercises.  Interested? Do not miss it and have a look at it now! You will be inspired by this amazing view of Prezi. https://prezi.com/p/alqw0pwdlg8e/youth-subcultures/

                              My colleague's blog! Hi guys! Today I'm going to tell you about my colleague's blog. She is my groupmate as well. And she is really the most hard-working person I know. In her blog you could find more information about how to lead a professional blog, how to create a Prezi, how to record a podcast and others. Also you will find there a lot of handouts for your students that you can use during the lessons (such topics as Food, Shopping and Services, Culture and Free Time, Travelling and Tourism, Sport, Nature and Environment...).   Hurry up and visit https://newtechnologyoflearninglanguages.blogspot.com/ Enjoy it!

ICT (part 5) It’s no secret that technology has become more central in our everyday lives than ever before. It helps us in every aspect of our lives, from health and fitness to creativity and social communication. As  we discussed , an estimated 22 million students are benefiting from the online distance learning industry, which is worth around $70 billion (£45 billion). But how can students benefit from today’s technological advancements in the four skill areas to make their learning as well rounded as possible?  Speaking Giving learners the advantage of communicating in real-time conversations with English speakers, probably the most exciting echnological advancement has come in the form of Skype and FaceTime. Tools such as video-conferencing also offer teachers the opportunity to link to other classes around the world, also gaining support from other teachers and students. There are many new apps on the market for speaking with other learners, such as CoffeeS...

USEFUL TIPS FOR TEACHER ( PART 7)  Make your lesson relevant to their lives If you want your students to remember your lessons, just try to connect the information you provide with some moments of your students' life. You can use some of them as an example, describing this or that situation: it would be more interesting for them to visit such lessons, but not those boring ones where you try to explain them the importance of differential equations for our science. Just try to come up with an example, how these differential equations can help THEM in the future. Here is a video " A Clever Lesson In Self Worth" :   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOefJFb0_T8

USEFUL TIPS FOR TEACHER ( PART 6)  NOBODY IS PERFECT When you are a teacher, it becomes even more difficult to become perfect for ALL your students. It's clear, that we all are different, so your students are, and each of them has his own learning style. When your teaching style suits a learning style of your student, you will definitely become his best teacher ever. This is like to be on the same wave with someone. But it's obvious, that all your 30 students (or 20, or even 10, it doesn't matter actually) will never have the same opinion about your teaching methods, so misunderstandings are impossible to avoid. However, you always can become a better teacher for your students, the main thing is to listen to them carefully. You teach them of course, but you can always let them teach you a bit as well, can't you? So, if you want to become the best teacher for your students, you'd better not ignore what they say.

USEFUL TIPS FOR TEACHER ( PART 5)  Teacher-student relationships We have not yet touched this topic, and therefore I would like to talk today about one of the most important components of a good teacher career.  Successful teachers are those that have the ability to maximise the learning potential of all students in their class. Developing positive relationships between a teacher and student is a fundamental aspect of quality teaching and student learning. This may also seem obvious, but the interactions teachers have with students has a big impact on learning – as well as the “classroom climate”. The report said that it was important to create a classroom environment that was “constantly demanding more” while affirming students’ self-worth. A student’s success should be atributed to effort rather than ability. Positive teacher-student relationships promote a sense of school belonging and encourage students to participate cooperatively. Students develop confide...

USEFUL TIPS FOR STUDENTS (PART 7) What do you  have  to do? via GIPHY The first stage of improving your time management is to list absolutely everything that you  have  to do. This may sound obvious, but speaking from experience, most students tend to leave important tasks until the last minute, which can impact on the quality of their work and their overall grade. Include any university deadlines as well as any shifts you work on the list, and make a note of how much time each priority will take out of your schedule.

USEFUL TIPS FOR STUDENTS (PART 6) Avoid procrastination and distraction via GIPHY One way to  avoid procrastination   is to think about the different places you have been when studying - where were you the most focused? Where were you most distracted? Is there anything you can do to make studying actually  somewhat enjoyable ? Remember, what works for one person might not necessarily work for you.  For some, studying with friends can limit their productivity. But for others, studying in groups can help to increase motivation and avoid procrastination. Personally, I advise you to set aside phones and other gadgets while studying. To avoid the temptation to see the history of the instagram, check email, facebook and other social networks.

USEFUL TIPS FOR STUDENTS (PART 5) FLEXIBILITY We have already looked through this point before, but we didn’t pay attention to it, so let's back to that! This is an important topic for every student! you need to be able to allocate time so that it will be enough for everything you need and even a little more. Our motto for today " Be flexible but realistic". via GIPHY T ypically, allow around 8-10 hours a day for working, studying, socializing and anything else  practical you need to do. As a full-time student, you’re expected to dedicate 35 hours a week to university studies, including the time you spend in seminars and lectures. If you only spend 15 hours a week attending tutor-led learning, you should use the extra 20 hours for independent study. It’s also important to remember that things often take longer than expected. So, allow a little extra time in case you spend longer on a task than you thought you would.

A MINUTE FOR HANDOUTS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (10-11 GRADES) 1.  A worksheet to improve students vocabulary on the topics: science vs Technology. Students are asked to match some words related to the topic, with their correct definition. Key is included. It could be used as warm up activity or as a follow up activity on the issue. 2.  A worksheet to accompany season 6, episode 12 of Seinfeld. Students begin with a 'get to know the characters' activity before moving on to a collocations vocabulary activity and some pre-episode discussion questions. Pause the episode at 7:45 for a number of a comprehension questions then finish the episode for wrap-up and discussion questions.   3.  This is a movie worksheet based on  Steve Jobs (2015)  for B1+ students. The worksheet contains open questions in chronological order which are supposed to be answered while watching. Before watching I ask the students to read 6 quotes by St...

A MINUTE FOR HANDOUTS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (5-6 GRADES) Technology and science is the most current topic of the present time. Probably, even the youngest students know about many inventions that make our life much easier and more comfortable. Today I would like to share new exercises in order to more clearly explain students this topic. 1. This is a listening worksheet based on a YouTube Video: ASAP Science - Humans in 1000 years. Students have to fill the gaps, answer questions and write their opinion about what humans will be  like 1000 years from now. Some of the topics mentioned in this video include technology, languages, mutation, artificial selection and others as well. Very interesting! 2.  Introduction to ISE 2/ B2 level listening on subject of Electric Cars, to be used with audio #2 on webpage: http://trinitypro.org/b2-listening/ . Sheet  contains listening for gist,  true/false listening and gap fill using  the text. Optional ...

ONLINE COURSE (PART 1) ASSESSMENT Online courses are an unforgettable experience that helps you to develop in a certain area and get a qualification to a higher and higher level. In general, initially I had plan to complete the course and receive a certificate at the end of the course. BUT I didn’t find a course that would attract me very much, but suddenly I stumbled upon a very interesting webinar about Assessment that unfortunately without a certificate at the end. But nevertheless, I am ready to share screenshots of tasks and stages of my course, to tell you more about it. This course promises from the very beginning that a fter participating , you will be able to: 1. Design an assessment that is constructively aligned (content, level, methods) with the course objectives and activities 2. Apply the quality criteria with respect to validity, reliability and transparency for construction of assessments and assessment items 3. Analyze the assessment output and results, ...