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A Weekly Evaluation of the Students
- By Steve McCrea
- Published 07/8/2010
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Ongoing assessment works when the students know that you are watching their participation and recording their efforts.
Students can create an ONLINE magazine to practice English
- By Steve McCrea
- Published 06/13/2010
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My student Novin in Iran created this format for an online newspaper or magazine. You are invited to contact him and ask your students to submit article to his publication.
An Easy Way to Give Feedback to Students
- By Steve McCrea
- Published 05/19/2010
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A suggestion about ongoing evaluation and feedback to students
Summary
The issue of “ongoing assessment” and feedback is often overlooked in the typical week of learning. Four days of presenting and practicing new words and grammar points (leading to the quiz day) end with some feedback to the student, usually based on a written test. This article presents a possible “ongoing method” of collecting items that can be shown to the student during the week and the final number is presented at the end of the week. The student gets assessed on more than just the written test and the teacher has a way of capturing observations in real time through out the week.
Skype in the Classroom
- By Steve McCrea
- Published 05/17/2010
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Skype is an important skill for many offices. Reducing the worry and fear of speaking over the telephone is an important function of the classroom.
Expeditionary Learning in ESOL classrooms
- By Steve McCrea
- Published 02/25/2010
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What are the "design principles" of expeditionary Learning? 
How can they be applied to the ESOL classroom?
We can use history and interesting movies to teach vocabulary and grammar
- By Steve McCrea
- Published 12/22/2009
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One of my students is passionate about Chinese history. He took time to talk about the movie "The Red Cliff"... This is a way to introduce new vocabulary in the classroom.
Why are desks arranged in a circle in your class?
- By Steve McCrea
- Published 12/6/2009
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Novin, a student in Iran, asked this important question.
Taking Tests (Individual or Team Tests)
- By Steve McCrea
- Published 11/29/2009
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Here are some recommendations about "individual tests" and "team tests"
Link Students to Improve Their English (and Discover Grammar and Vocabulary Errors)
- By Steve McCrea
- Published 08/15/2009
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A wise teacher gets an account on Orkut, Facebook and other social networks. Why? Read on...
A Lesson Plan for 6 simultaneous presentations
- By Steve McCrea
- Published 07/29/2009
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Is it possible to have presentations in a classroom and not allow 80 percent of the students to remain passive? Yes -- by asking half of the students to present to the other half in small group s