Just back from Oviedo. I thoroughly enjoyed my trip along the coast on Saturday morning.
My session was the last one of the morning, so I had the chance to pick up some very useful tips and ideas from Karen Elliot and Borja Uruñuela who were 'on' before me.
Karen shared some great story and story telling techniques with us. We were treated to her 6 'voices' when she entertained us with some stories. Another important number in stories is 3 apparently. I learnt some very useful and simple tips for choosing and using stories for class. Great!
Next on was Borja.
I had heard a lot about Borja before I first attended his session in Bilbao at this year's TESOL Convention. I was not disappointed there nor last Saturday, where, like Karen, he was sharing the Magic Ingredients for the Primary Classroom.
Again, I was impressed by the way he demonstrated simple, effective techniques and suggestions for really involving students in classroom activities and the learning process.
And then it was my turn. I was talking about one of my favourite topics - using pictures to stimulate language practice. I wanted to show how the same picture can be used at different levels to practise different language.
Most of the activities and pictures (such as the ones above) that I shared with teachers in Oviedo are available to download from the Cambridge ELT website.
The teachers in the audience were GREAT! They participated, laughed and smiled. Thanks if you were one of them!!!
My session was the last one of the morning, so I had the chance to pick up some very useful tips and ideas from Karen Elliot and Borja Uruñuela who were 'on' before me.
Karen shared some great story and story telling techniques with us. We were treated to her 6 'voices' when she entertained us with some stories. Another important number in stories is 3 apparently. I learnt some very useful and simple tips for choosing and using stories for class. Great!
Next on was Borja.
I had heard a lot about Borja before I first attended his session in Bilbao at this year's TESOL Convention. I was not disappointed there nor last Saturday, where, like Karen, he was sharing the Magic Ingredients for the Primary Classroom.
Again, I was impressed by the way he demonstrated simple, effective techniques and suggestions for really involving students in classroom activities and the learning process.
And then it was my turn. I was talking about one of my favourite topics - using pictures to stimulate language practice. I wanted to show how the same picture can be used at different levels to practise different language.
Most of the activities and pictures (such as the ones above) that I shared with teachers in Oviedo are available to download from the Cambridge ELT website.
The teachers in the audience were GREAT! They participated, laughed and smiled. Thanks if you were one of them!!!
