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Cups
In some UK primary schools they are using coloured cups as a very simple and powerful tool to help teachers and learners to direct and measure their learning. Here is how it works. The children each have three coloured cups: … Continue reading →
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Tagged classroom coaching, metacognition, self directed learning, teaching
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First steps
The idea behind LearnerCoachingELT is simple: learners learn best when they take control of their learning, so teachers would do well to help their students along the path towards independence. There are two sides to this approach: one is that … Continue reading →
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Coaching and Technology
As a kid in the 1970′s I used to learn German vocabulary on the train I took to school. Our teacher would give us a list of 10 words to learn and he then tested us on them at the … Continue reading →
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Tagged metacognition, mobile learning, motivation, technology
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Learner or User?
Duncan introduced ‘inner game’ theory in last week’s post which highlights the importance of attitudinal factors underlying effective language learning. If we accept that, like sports coaches, it isn’t enough just to train students to be better speakers without examining … Continue reading →
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