HALINA'S LEARNING, TEACHING AND MUCH MORE....: Bryan Adams - Summer of 69: This is from my son, Bartek. He is a drummer and a great singer. Bartek used to sing this song for me. I love this. I brought him wit...
I am a teacher from Poland. I teach Polish as a foreign language and English.
Thursday, October 23, 2014
Bryan Adams - Summer of 69
This is from my son, Bartek.
He is a drummer and a great singer.
Bartek used to sing this song for me. I love this.
I brought him with my music and he is a music lover.
He is a drummer and a great singer.
Bartek used to sing this song for me. I love this.
I brought him with my music and he is a music lover.
HALINA'S LEARNING, TEACHING AND MUCH MORE....: What is important in Education?
HALINA'S LEARNING, TEACHING AND MUCH MORE....: What is important in Education?: I am going to talk about active teaching. For me - teaching online is using technology in the classroom; as an additional method of ...
What is important in Education?
I am going to
talk about active teaching.
For me -
teaching online is using technology in the classroom; as an additional method
of traditional teaching.
I am for blended
learning which means - taking advantage of both, traditional f2f techniques and
possibilities given by new technologies.
Some say that:
participants in online classes seemed to be more involved and engaged in lesson
activities than students in traditional classes.
In my view, we
can activate our learners, in the same way, in both situations.
Getting decent
communication in different educational settings requires altered teaching
approaches.
This way we can
change them from passive learners to active students.
But how to help
them learn actively and meaningfully, it is a separate issue.
Active learning
includes providing chances for students to discuss and listen meaningfully,
write, read, and reflect on the content, ideas, issues, and concerns of an
academic subject.
(Meyers &
Jones, 1993, p. 6)
Confucius’s
aphorism:
I hear, and I forget. I see,
and I remember. I do, and I understand.
(Page 75
Instruction at FSU Handbook 2011)
Should not be
forgotten.
By doing and
practicing, we build our long-term memory library.
Short term
recollection is formed mostly by memorizing, which is, unfortunately, assessed
in the majority of schools.
My experience
tells that I ought to practice active learning principles to progress
activities for my students that best mirror my particular communication style.
What is more, I choose the subjects, forms of thinking, and strategies to solve
the problems that should be understood and relate to the topics.
This method will
help me to create “active learners”.
Looking for
answers to the most common questions: what, when, where, who, why, why don't,
how, etc. is always the starting point.
As a result of
our discussion - we can put together part of incompetent content knowledgeable
student with fully involved learner and self-motivated thinker.
Traditional
education focuses on teaching, not learning. In most schools, memorization is
mistaken for learning. Taking part in free study lessons and online Speaking
Groups, will help a lot. This would also increase our confidence in speaking,
as well as improve vocabulary and pronunciation. Additional excellent setting
to practice is Virtual Classroom such as WizIQ, where teachers would
encourage us to work on all language skills.
Standards for Foreign Language
Learning
Communication
Communicate in Languages Other
Than English
Standard 1.1: Students engage in
conversations, provide and obtain information,
express feelings and emotions,
and exchange opinions.
Standard 1.2: Students understand and
interpret written and spoken language on a
variety of topics.
Standard 1.3: Students present
information, concepts, and ideas to an audience of
listeners or readers on a
variety of topics.
In my view, the
most important skill to master is speaking the language. Communication is a
difficult assignment especially if you don’t live or work in a native speaking
count. We can look for reliable supports to talk to via Skype. It is essential
to find someone whom we’re comfortable talking to. The process of natural
assimilation, involving intuition and subconscious learning. It is the product
of real interactions between people in environments of the target language and
culture, where the learner is an active player. It is similar to the way
children learn their native tongue, a process that produces functional skill in
the spoken language without theoretical knowledge. It develops familiarity with
the phonetic characteristics of the language as well as its structure and
vocabulary, and is responsible for oral understanding, the capability for
creative communication and the identification of cultural values.
A classic
example of second language acquisition is the adolescents and young adults that
live abroad for a year in an exchange program, often attaining near native
fluency, while knowing little about the language. They have a good
pronunciation without a notion of phonology, don't know what the perfect tense
is, modal or phrasal verbs are, but they intuitively recognize and know how to
use all the structures.
The traditional
approach to the study of languages and today is still practiced in high schools
worldwide. Attention is focused on the language in its written form, and the
objective is for the student to understand the structure and rules of the
language, whose parts are dissected and analyzed. The task requires
intellectual effort and deductive reasoning. The body is of greater importance
than communication. Teaching and learning are technical and based on the
syllabus. One studies the theory in the absence of the practice. One values the
correct and represses the incorrect. Error correction is constant leaving
little room for spontaneity. The teacher is an authority figure, and the
participation of the student is predominantly passive. Schools will teach how
to form interrogative and negative sentences, force to memorize irregular
verbs, study modal verbs, etc., Therefore, students hardly ever masters the use
of these structures in conversation.
The efficient
teaching of languages isn't that tied to a packaged course of structured
lessons based on grammatical sequencing, translation or oral drilling, nor is
the one that relies on technological resources. Well-organized
teaching is personalized, takes place in a bicultural environment and is based
on the personal skills of the facilitator in building relationships and
creating situations of real communication with comprehensible input focusing on
the learner's interests.
Krashen, Stephen D. Principles and
Practice in Second Language Acquisition. Prentice-Hall International,
1987.
Krashen, Stephen D. Second Language
Acquisition and Second Language Learning. Prentice-Hall
International, 1988.
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Tuesday, October 21, 2014
Breakfast in America by singer-songwriter Roger Hodgson (Supertramp)
Supertramp – Breakfast In America Lyrics
Take a look at my girlfriend
She's the only one I got
Not much of a girlfriend
Never seem to get a lot
Take a jumbo across the water
Like to see America
See the girls in California
I'm hoping it's going to come true
But there's not a lot I can do
Could we have kippers for breakfast
Mummy dear, Mummy dear
They got to have 'em in Texas
Cos everyone's a millionaire
I'm a winner, I'm a sinner
Do you want my autograph
I'm a loser, what a joker
I'm playing my jokes upon you
While there's nothing better to do
Don't you look at my girlfriend
She's the only one I got
Not much of a girlfriend
Never seem to get a lot
Take a jumbo cross the water
Like to see America
See the girls in California
I'm hoping it's going to come true
But there's not a lot I can doSongwriters: DAVIES, RICHARD / HODGSON, ROGER
Dr. Cheryl Lentz Sizzles as a Motivational Speaker
My Dear Friend Cheryl gave a powerful presentation in my Wroclaw University of Technology.
This is what Dr. Cheryl says:
•August 2014, Dr Cheryl Lentz You Tube
Channel has
100 videos with 42,000+ downloads (and
counting!).
•My blog offered the ability to clone
myself---as often as a student might need, at their convenience, and in their
time zone, as often as they like, when they
need information.
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Monday, October 20, 2014
Sunday, October 19, 2014
HALINA'S LEARNING, TEACHING AND MUCH MORE....: Stand By Me | Playing For Change | Song Around the...
HALINA'S LEARNING, TEACHING AND MUCH MORE....: Stand By Me | Playing For Change | Song Around the...: While walking down the street in Santa Monica, CA, the Playing For Change crew heard Roger Ridley singing “Stand By Me” from a block ...
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Stand By Me | Playing For Change | Song Around the World
While walking down the street in Santa Monica, CA, the Playing For Change crew heard Roger Ridley
singing “Stand By Me” from a block away. His voice, soul and passion
set us on a journey around the world to add other musicians to his
performance.
This song transformed Playing For Change from a small group of individuals into a global movement for peace and understanding.
This track features over 35 musicians
collaborating from all over the world; they may have never met in
person, but in this case, the music does the talking.
I love this music....
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A Better Place | Playing For Change
Playing for Change is a multimedia music project, created by the American producer and sound engineer Mark Johnson with his Timeless Media Group, that seeks to inspire, connect, and bring peace to the world through music. Playing For Change also created a separate non-profit organization called the Playing For Change Foundation, which builds music schools for children around the world.
In 2005, Mark Johnson was walking in Santa Monica, California, when he heard the voice of Roger Ridley (now deceased) singing “Stand By Me.” Roger had so much soul and conviction in his voice, and Mark approached him about performing “Stand By Me” as a Song Around The World. Roger agreed, and when Mark returned with recording equipment and cameras he asked Roger, “With a voice like yours, why are you singing on the streets?” Roger replied, “Man I’m in the Joy business, I come out to be with the people.” Ever since that day, the Playing For Change crew has traveled the world recording and filming musicians, creating Songs Around The World, and building a global family.
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Tuesday, October 7, 2014
Connected Educators 2014
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Connected Educator Month: Those who do, teach. Own it, worldwide. October 2014.
A celebration of community, with educators at all levels, from all disciplines, moving towards a fully connected and collaborative profession. Convened by the connected education community, with the full support of the U.S. Department of Education, building on the success of previous years with hundreds of new events and activities from dozens of organizations and communities. We’ll be working together, in October and beyond, with all stakeholders, leaving no device unturned, no country or learning environment unexplored. Get involved at connectededucators.org.
Highlights of CEM 2013 included:
Connected Educator Month: Those who do, teach. Own it, worldwide. October 2014.
A celebration of community, with educators at all levels, from all disciplines, moving towards a fully connected and collaborative profession. Convened by the connected education community, with the full support of the U.S. Department of Education, building on the success of previous years with hundreds of new events and activities from dozens of organizations and communities. We’ll be working together, in October and beyond, with all stakeholders, leaving no device unturned, no country or learning environment unexplored. Get involved at connectededucators.org.
About Connected Educator Month
Millions of educators and others around the world have participated in hundreds of professional development opportunities as part of Connected Educator Month (CEM) the past two years. Originally developed by the U.S. Department of Education and its partners as part of the Connected Educators initiative, CEM offers highly distributed, diverse, and engaging activities to educators at all levels. Based on its success in 2012 and 2013, the initiative is poised to reach even more educators in 2014, through expanded partnerships and enhanced programming.Highlights of CEM 2013 included:
- More than 300 major education organizations, companies, or communities officially participating, including, for the first time, entire states and districts
- More than 600 national events and activities conducted officially (on the CEM calendar), many more conducted independently
- More than 1 million web pages and other online locations referencing, promoting, or discussing the event (a 300% increase over CEM 2012)
- More than 14 million educators and others reached around the world via Twitter alone (more than triple the reach of 2012)
- Recognition as one of the top educational technology news stories of both 2012 and 2013 
CEM 2014
As successful as CEM 2013 was, there are still educators who are not connected, and many more who are not yet taking full advantage of the opportunities connected education affords. More broadly, the field of connected education itself is still in need of further stimulation and development. Based on participant feedback, we hope to:- Make the event more fully global, to better incorporate learnings from around the world, supporting multiple countries in the development of full event slates as part of the celebration
- Make the celebration more fully mobile and blended, in reflection of trends in educational practice and educator use
- Provide a greater emphasis on collaboration in our planning, tools, and activities, as the logical next step beyond connection, and address participants’ desire for a more action-oriented approach (2x+ as many events were collaborative in 2013)
- Launch a series of ongoing connected education initiatives during the month (our own and others) to keep momentum building throughout the year, as well as develop more year-round resources (like 2013’s district toolkit)
- Include more events/activities that pull in other education stakeholders—parents, students, whole school communities, policymakers—to magnify the event’s creative impact We also expect to enhance CEM’s editorial programming and infrastructure to keep the event fully accessible as it continues to grow, as well as engage in more extensive capacity-building to empower the broader community to take more ownership of the celebration.
Monday, October 6, 2014
HALINA'S LEARNING, TEACHING AND MUCH MORE....: The Learning Revolution
HALINA'S LEARNING, TEACHING AND MUCH MORE....: The Learning Revolution: October 5 is the day we commemorate World Teachers’ Day. On this day, we celebrate awareness and appreciation of teachers’ contribution...
Sunday, October 5, 2014
Martina McBride - I can't stop loving you
I love this song, lots of memories. Martina Mcbride, and those kids
really did a good job.The performance is wonderful.
I can't stop listening to the song....
I can't stop listening to the song....
Saturday, October 4, 2014
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