Another busy week with office work has been almost over as it is now 12 am Sunday in Vietnam (GMT+7). I love my weekend (just Sunday) than ever before as I would have my own time reading my friends' blogs, discussions and sharing.
This week, I learnt more about PBL, Rubrics and Alternative assessment, things I knew for long but never considered it seriously before. I also tried a PBL lesson in my current class of 25 students of intermediate. It worked quite well as the students were really interested in working on the project in groups. I think PBL together with Rubrics would definitely motivate the students' autonomy as they are given more choices to do things relating to their future professional development. They were also happy with their group work and found it fun to self and peer assess. Though I could see their puzzles in their eyes when presenting their own ideas before the class, they did great jobs and had brilliant ideas that I could never thought about. The group of Business students brought me from surprises to surprises presenting their ideas of running their own business with "10,000 usd" I "GAVE" them.
The Rubrics also gave me good ideas of how to assess and evaluate my students' assignments better. Rubrics, at the same time, can encourage the students to be more independent as they could figure out how they would be assessed. They, therefore, could plan the best for their work.
I am also trying a WebQuest and expecting to finish it by tomorrow. Though teachers invest a big amount of time preparing a WebQuest, it is worth doing as the whole class will benefit from it. WebQuest helps students interact with the clear introduction of Task and Process to do.
To be honest, I am a bit lost this week. I am still doing more reading on the provided materials to understand and apply more on my teaching.
Acquiring not much, Yet I am very happy with what I have gained so far.
Thank you for your reading and sharing.
The
Hi, The!
ReplyDeleteIt's good to feel we're learning and doing something different, isn't it? The title of this post caught my attention as I have a similar one (Sleepless in Bragança - you can check it in my blog). I guess one way or another we are all going through the same experiences and feelings.
Good work! I still have my whole Sunday ahead!
Dear Luisa,
ReplyDeleteThank you for your comment.
Yes, I am obsessed with the tasks. They are in my mind every time and everywhere. I really admire your work. My Vietnamese friend, Ky Nguyen, also gave me big impressions of how well he masters teaching skills and how vast his knowledge of international teaching situation is.
Knowing how humble my experience is, I am, yet, very happy to have you as friends and colleagues.
The
Hi The:
ReplyDeleteHow are you this week?
i'm waiting for your week 6 in your blog with your fantastic new links and bibliography informations.I hope you can publish an intersting comment about large classes!
Kisses
Orquidia
Thank you Orquidia,
DeleteI am so glad to have someone waiting for my blog. I could never imagined that my first time blogs would be expected.
Yes, sure, I will try my best to have most updated sharings.
Thank you, my friend.