Calla Instructional Sequence Guidelines

https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B-C8mhvLq2rsUzJkeFBNOFpVRzg

May 7th

Metacognition

Metacognition is generally known as the act of thinking about thinking and includes knowledge about when and how to use particular strategies for learning or solving problems.

With this process the students learn through self regulation to know what way is the best to study for them. Therefore, they know what kind of intelligence accommodates to them. These intelligences or learning styles are: visual, auditory and kinesthetic.

Also the teacher must model the class in order to monitor the students what they are learning. He/she could use some tricks to help students learn when teaching lessons. These tools might be acronyms and rhymes. This will help them remember during more time when information is connected to something else.

To recap metacognition is composed of three aspects: metacognitive knowledge or also called metacognitive awareness, metacognitive regulation and metacognitive experiences.

metacognition class

https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B-C8mhvLq2rsWHN1YW42ME9wNzQ

Cátedra: Lesson Plan and suplementary material

https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B-C8mhvLq2rsSXBkRmY3MDlPbzA
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B-C8mhvLq2rsWm16dE9UdURmSVE
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B-C8mhvLq2rsVUkteFZhV1JCWWc
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B-C8mhvLq2rsakUtMXl4cjlsRXc
http://brainwavelab.blogspot.com/2008/02/la-magia-del-arroyo-80min.html

SIOP Lesson Plan

https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B-C8mhvLq2rsN0VEMTZXcW9haG8

https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B-C8mhvLq2rsRzNScXdtNVBVYXM

Criteria for coursebook assessment

The English subject is taught in many ways within a classroom. There are several methods to do so, and one of the essential methods for teaching and learning process of English is through a coursebook. With it, we have many sources to encourage students to improve their English’ skills. However, we have to be aware how a coursebook helps the teacher and students to accomplish the process.

According to the items required through Criterion the following book called “FLASHLIGHT 1 Combined Student’s Book & Workbook” by Paul A Davies & Tim Falla fulfills with the most of them. We decided to highlight the deficient points that our book has:

-       There are not objectives explicitly laid out in an introduction, and implemented in the material.

-       Content vaguely organized and graded.

-       There are not vocabulary explanation and practice.

-       It does not encourage learners to develop own learning strategies and to become independent in their learning.     

-    We do not know if it is readily available locally.