by Marcel Negrete | Apr 7, 2014 | English Forward, English Forward Blog, Teaching Tips
It seems everywhere you look you see articles on how to use technology in the classroom. Just as important though, is how to avoid the pitfalls that come with trying to integrate tech. I have to admit, I’ve jumped head first into trying to use technology – and the...
by Marcel Negrete | Mar 13, 2014 | English Forward, English Forward Blog, TESOL Hidden
TESOL 2014 Presentation Documents Realia Generator (Excel file) Video showing how to use the Toolkit Creator Needs Assessment (Video link) Student Needs Assessment for Beginning Learners (PDF) Student Needs Assessment for Advanced Learners (PDF) Teacher...
by Marcel Negrete | Mar 10, 2014 | English Forward, English Forward Blog
It’s March. That means spring break. In honor of vacation and the coming of warmer months, we’re releasing a spring break Timely Lesson Plan. While students may be working through spring break, many of them have children who will be on vacation. In this lesson...
by Marcel Negrete | Feb 13, 2014 | English Forward, English Forward Blog
I recently came across some interesting info about a study on teacher feedback by Wong and Waring (2009). A big thanks goes out to Susan Finn-Miller and the LINCS assessment discussion group for sharing this resource! The study suggests that when a student answers a...
by Marcel Negrete | Feb 4, 2014 | English Forward, English Forward Blog
Understanding cultural differences can be one of the biggest challenges in the ESL classroom. Critical incidents are one tool to help better prepare teachers. Critical incidents are short descriptions of situations where some kind of cultural misunderstanding or...
by Marcel Negrete | Dec 20, 2013 | English Forward, English Forward Blog
As a follow-up to last week’s post on using phone apps, I wanted to share some recent research from the Pew’s Hispanic Trends Project on the use of the internet and mobile devices. The study found increases in recent years in the use of technology among different...
