I have gone meta by accident.
My first lesson that I have designed on TedEd, see here, is not so much about language learning as it is about learning about a teaching tool. However, since the tool, TedEd, is in English, teachers who plan to teach the language, but for whom English is not a native language, this lesson could very well apply. The lesson structure is a simple flipped classroom structure. Students watch a video, then answer questions. Then, in class the activity will be to create their own TedEd lesson.
The target here are definitely advanced and proficient speakers of English as an L2. They are also planning to be English teachers themselves, thus this is a pretty field specific lesson, though anyone who will go on to convey information in an organized and presentable way could make use of it.
Target Students
Objectives
Procedure
This is the basic first day of class. In later classes, I would try and guide it along so that the students end up designing lessons for their own classmates, which are then taken in class and assessed. Once again, to encourage Swain's notion of languaging. A pool of resource links should be available for the students to draw from, such as on Diigo, in the students creation of their own lesson, be it ESL or another topic.
My first lesson that I have designed on TedEd, see here, is not so much about language learning as it is about learning about a teaching tool. However, since the tool, TedEd, is in English, teachers who plan to teach the language, but for whom English is not a native language, this lesson could very well apply. The lesson structure is a simple flipped classroom structure. Students watch a video, then answer questions. Then, in class the activity will be to create their own TedEd lesson.
The target here are definitely advanced and proficient speakers of English as an L2. They are also planning to be English teachers themselves, thus this is a pretty field specific lesson, though anyone who will go on to convey information in an organized and presentable way could make use of it.
Target Students
- High intermediate/advanced students aiming to be teachers (ESL or other).
Objectives
- Students will have a basic understanding of TedEd's lesson building tool.
- Students will be able to engage in "languaging" (as defined by Swain) about their L2 and field.
Procedure
- Outside of class: students receive link to TedEd lesson and go through with it. This includes a 3-minute video, a quick glancing over already made lessons on TedEd, a readings of 2 reviews, then 2 multiple choice questions, and two discussion questions with brief answers.
- In class: class briefly goes over the two multiple-choice question. Students share their discussion questions with the class. Students create their own TedEd lesson, which includes at least what the lesson they took does. Some innovation is encouraged.
This is the basic first day of class. In later classes, I would try and guide it along so that the students end up designing lessons for their own classmates, which are then taken in class and assessed. Once again, to encourage Swain's notion of languaging. A pool of resource links should be available for the students to draw from, such as on Diigo, in the students creation of their own lesson, be it ESL or another topic.
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