Integrate Critical Thinking

  In this module, we have spent time thinking about and planning lessons. Now it’s time to share your plans. Please be sure to use the  lesson plan template     Download lesson plan template to share your plan. If you can download and edit the  lesson plan template as a Word document     Download lesson plan template as a Word document , you may prefer that format. Just remember that not all class participants will be able to download and read Word files. (If you are able to post it as a pdf, that would be perfect!) In this discussion forum, please post your answers (in text or the template) to the following questions and make sure to also attach your lesson plan to your post:  (Links to an external site.) Who are your students (how many, age, language level, and purposes for studying English)? What aspect of critical thinking does this lesson work on? What aspect of intercultural awareness and culture does this lesson work on? What are the lesson...

  Due   May 24 at 10:59am   Points   5   Questions   5   Time Limit   None   Allowed Attempts   Unlimited Instructions     Answer these five questions based on the two videos you just watched.     "Question mark icon" by Gina Asalon is  licensed under CC BY 4.0  (Links to an external site.) Take the Quiz Again Attempt History Attempt Time Score LATEST Attempt 1 2 minutes 5 out of 5 Score for this attempt:  5  out of 5 Submitted May 18 at 2:44pm This attempt took 2 minutes.   Question 1 1  / 1  pts Near the beginning of the first video Radmila suggests that we should start with the students when planning. What does she suggest we keep in mind?    What their interests are      Why they are studying English      Their educational background      What they want to achieve   Correct!    All of the above   Yes, corr...

  Sometimes lesson planning can be - or seem to be - easy and straight-forward. However, when we get into planning, it can start to feel complex. In these videos (Learning Objectives - 3:52 and Scaffolding - 4:32), four experienced teachers and teacher trainers talk about their thought processes on lesson planning. They offer some pointers and ideas that will be helpful for you in your lesson planning assignment for this course and also in your day-to-day planning. After you finish watching the videos, or reading the transcripts (provided below or  downloadable here     Download downloadable here ), you will take a comprehension quiz. The speakers from left to right are: Dr. Kara McBride Senior Education Specialist World Learning Dr. Radmila Popovic Senior Education Specialist World Learning German Gomez TESOL Education Director World Learning Andy Noonan Language Training Specialist Peace Corps   Transcript for Video 1: Learning Objectives Kara McBrid...

  In Week 8, you will conduct with your learners an activity designed to teach culture and critical thinking. This week, you are to design a full lesson plan, with every step in the lesson described in detail. Between this week and next, you will receive classmates’ feedback on your ideas. Next week, you will be asked to revise the lesson plan. For this week (Week 6), complete the following steps: "IMG_5976"  (Links to an external site.)  by  U.S. Embassy Kyiv Ukraine  (Links to an external site.)  via Flickr is licensed under  Public Domain Mark 1.0  (Links to an external site.) Study  the lesson plan template as a pdf     Download the lesson plan template as a pdf  (and  here it is as a Word file     Download here it is as a Word file ).  This document includes notes to explain each part of the lesson plan template.     Download This document includes notes to explain each part of the lesson plan...