ESL etc.

For now, instead of doing podcasts, I’m going to type up reflections of my current teaching and make materials available via the blog. It’s faster than making podcasts, and probably just as useful/useless. Plus, I can do it from work.
Week 1: Materials Used

syllabus
icebreaker
general global issues discussion / freewrite activity
vocabulary journal
label reading […]

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I first mentioned FreeRice last year. In brief, it was a website that raised money via advertising to make donations of rice while visitors to the site went through a vocabulary quiz. Now, they have added quizzes on a variety of other subjects, including grammar, art, geography and chemistry. They have also […]

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FreePoverty is a new site similar to FreeRice. Students go through a geography quiz, with correct answers raising money for water donations to developing countries. Currently, I haven’t seen any third party validation of the site, so I’m not sure if it is legit or not. The quiz is pretty fun, though. […]

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Facing the Future is an organization that makes activity-based, global issues curricula for students of all ages. In addition to the great stuff they offer for sale, they have a ton of materials available as free downloads. I especially like the lesson plans from Engaging Students Through Global Issues, and the Climate Change […]

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FreeRice is a new website that combines vocabulary learning and hunger relief. It is a neverending vocabulary quiz. For each word you get right, 10 grains of rice are donated through the U.N. to hungry people. The number of grains donated was 830 on the first day (October 7) and was 73,566,480 […]

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