Teaching Large Classes with Pizzaz
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This document provides suggestions for improving classroom management in large English classes. It begins with instructions for an activity where students brainstorm challenges of classroom management in groups and then discuss suggestions. The document then lists potential issues like not enough class time, student practice time, and resources. Suggestions are made such as starting class on time, using DO NOW activities led by students or the teacher, and calculating speaking practice time to ensure each student gets sufficient time. Other recommendations include establishing clear routines to eliminate confusion and increasing student reading, writing, and resource time through various activities.
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Teaching Large Classes with Pizzaz
- 1. “Do Now” Activity • Read the handout ―Directions‖ • Choose the one you think is the most important.
- 2. Teaching Large Classes with PIZZAZ Rae Roberts Senior English Language Fellow
- 3. What are the issues? 1) In groups, make a list of what is difficult about classroom management You have 8 min. 2) Move to another group’s list. Discuss suggestions for the other group. You have 7 minutes. 3) Explain your suggestions to the other group. You have 5 min per group.
- 4. What are the issues? • Not enough –class time –student practice time • speaking, listening, • reading, writing –resources • Classroom management redesign
- 5. Classroom management How to have more class time? Start on time– do the math How many classes per year? 157 (3 trimesters) Take the 157 x 5 min =785 min 785/60 (min) =13 hours 10 min = 26 hours or 13 full classes Attendance/Late arrivals
- 6. DO NOW activities Student-lead activities: Write day and date on board Write homework on the board –Take attendance –Collecting homework –Movement into groups –Student lead song-lyrics on poster –game boards/activity box/reading
- 7. Do now activities Teacher Provided activities -Thinking question related to today’s or a past lesson. –Listening to music in English –Watching a short video in English –Completing a task in the book –Speaking activity –Vocabulary review puzzles
- 9. http://bogglesworldesl.com/esl_games.htm http://bogglesworldesl.com
- 11. Contribute to the calm Eliminating confusion Class routines and rules Warmer reviews/quizzes/movement Clear directions—WHY? Comprehension check directions At or below level
- 12. “Do Now” Activity • In your group- divide the reading handout ―Directions‖ • EACH person decides which ONE of their assigned directions is most important
- 13. Classroom management How to have more class time? Eliminating confusion Class routines and rules warmer reviews/quizzes/movement Clear directions
- 14. Not enough? How to get more??? • Student speaking practice- Do the Math • How many minutes do you usually use small groups (3-4 persons) in ONE class period? (120 min?) • (Divide the minutes by 4) • Example: 16 min./4 = 4 • How many minutes do you use pairs? (Divides the minutes by 2) example: 10 min/2 = 5
- 15. • Let’s do the math. • How much time does 1 student have? • Add the small group minutes to the pair minutes. 9 How many minutes is one class? 120? • Now-subtract the number of minutes for groups and pairs: 120-(16+10)= 94
- 16. How much time do YOU have to practice your English in the class? • EACH student has 9 minutes of oral practice. • YOU have 94 minutes of oral practice! •Yikes!
- 17. Lesson Plan audit • How can you make your activities more student driven? – Think/pair/share – Pairs/groups—must produce a product – Information gap activities
- 19. How to get more student reading time ??? • ―Reading box‖ lending library • Reading clubs • Student created reading posters • Fast finishers activities or do now activities. • Reader’s daily 1 minute report • Reader’s journals/list
- 20. How to get more student writing time ??? • Do now activities • 1 sentence/paragraph recommendations • Student driven newspaper • Peer reviewers • Student driven rubrics • Poetry contest • Posters
- 21. How to get more resources? • Kids National Geographic (Kids.nationalgeographic.com) • Teen Ink (teenink.com) • Randall’s listening lab • (Esl-lab.com) • Ask students for recommendations/ – reading or website contributions
- 26. • Your ideas and suggestions?
- 27. Teaching Large Classes with PIZZAZ Rae Roberts Senior English Language Fellow roberts_rae@yahoo.com
Editor's Notes
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- I trimester I do 51 classes, each one for 2 hours total 102 hoursII trimester I do 55 classes, each one for 2 horas total 110 hoursIII trimester I do 51 classes, each one 2 for horas total 102 hours total 157 classes x 2 hours =314 hours I trimester I do 51 classes, each one for 2 hours total 102 hoursII trimester I do 55 classes, each one for 2 horas total 110 hoursIII trimester I do 51 classes, each one 2 for horas total 102 hours
- I trimester I do 51 classes, each one for 2 hours total 102 hoursII trimester I do 55 classes, each one for 2 horas total 110 hoursIII trimester I do 51 classes, each one 2 for horas total 102 hours total 157 classes x 2 hours =314 hours
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