EFL Blogging School for Regional Teachers
Integrating
Blogs in
Teaching
English as a
Foreign
Language
Online
Platforms to
Develop
Students’ Skills
Presenter:
Natalia Rața
January 28th, 2015
What is A Living Curriculum?
1. What are the approaches of the traditional/classic school about?
2. What is a Living Curriculum?
3. Who is an Authentic Teacher?
4. What are the strategies used in the Living Curriculum?
What are “The 21st Century Skills”?
1.
2.
3.
4.
7.
5.
6.
“The 21st Century Skills”
In groups
brainstorm the list of learning activities
in order to develop
each of the 21st century skills during EFL classes
Communicat
ion
Collaboratio
n
Critical
Thinking &
Problem
Solving
Creativity &
Invention
Global
Awareness
Information
&
Technology
Literacy
Self-
Direction
Teachers’ blogs
EDUCATION-2020
Strategic direction nr.6:
Efficient integration of IT in education.
Specific objective 6.2:
Developing digital competences through
creation and application of digital
educational contents in the educational
process.
A Serious Talk: Kids Demand Next-Generation Learning
Workshop agenda
• To learn about:
• Online platforms to create Blogs
• Video Production Tools: Utellstory,
Voicethread, Voki, Stupeflix
• Writing Production Tools: Wordle,
Tagxedo
• Graphic Production: Glogster,
Pininterest, Thinglink
Workshop Agenda
• Turning the blog into a teaching tool
• Integrating the blog into daily
teaching practice
• Project Based Learning
• Creating e- Portfolios
• Evaluating using Blogs(rubrics)
Blogging school

Blogging school

  • 1.
    EFL Blogging Schoolfor Regional Teachers Integrating Blogs in Teaching English as a Foreign Language Online Platforms to Develop Students’ Skills Presenter: Natalia Rața January 28th, 2015
  • 2.
    What is ALiving Curriculum? 1. What are the approaches of the traditional/classic school about? 2. What is a Living Curriculum? 3. Who is an Authentic Teacher? 4. What are the strategies used in the Living Curriculum?
  • 3.
    What are “The21st Century Skills”? 1. 2. 3. 4. 7. 5. 6.
  • 4.
  • 5.
    In groups brainstorm thelist of learning activities in order to develop each of the 21st century skills during EFL classes Communicat ion Collaboratio n Critical Thinking & Problem Solving Creativity & Invention Global Awareness Information & Technology Literacy Self- Direction
  • 6.
  • 7.
    EDUCATION-2020 Strategic direction nr.6: Efficientintegration of IT in education. Specific objective 6.2: Developing digital competences through creation and application of digital educational contents in the educational process.
  • 8.
    A Serious Talk:Kids Demand Next-Generation Learning
  • 9.
    Workshop agenda • Tolearn about: • Online platforms to create Blogs • Video Production Tools: Utellstory, Voicethread, Voki, Stupeflix • Writing Production Tools: Wordle, Tagxedo • Graphic Production: Glogster, Pininterest, Thinglink
  • 10.
    Workshop Agenda • Turningthe blog into a teaching tool • Integrating the blog into daily teaching practice • Project Based Learning • Creating e- Portfolios • Evaluating using Blogs(rubrics)