"Donald Freeman says, “Good teachers know what to do.” The TESOL course will present the behaviors and choreographies that can be employed in a classroom to facilitate learning. It provides the behaviors for effective teaching, and when linked together in lesson frameworks, forms the choreographies to facilitate learning. The comparison to dancing is more than an acute metaphor. Like dancing, teaching requires that you learn some body movements and choreographies that are not natural for most. Learning these behaviors and choreographies requires the same neural-motor skills as dancing. The only thing missing is the “music” and that is provided by the interplay between students, teacher and text that constitutes the real teaching learning situation. While anyone can learn to perform the steps, dancing to the music may take some time and experience in classrooms with real students. The goal of TESOL is to get you into the classroom with the “moves” you need to work with. The rest is up to you and a lifelong learning experience called teaching."
Tuesday 8 March 2011
HI PALS!!!! THIS IS A SPECIAL PLACE FOR US TO SHARE INFO, MATERIAL, DOUBTS AND PROBLEMS.... WELCOME!!!!!!
"Donald Freeman says, “Good teachers know what to do.” The TESOL course will present the behaviors and choreographies that can be employed in a classroom to facilitate learning. It provides the behaviors for effective teaching, and when linked together in lesson frameworks, forms the choreographies to facilitate learning. The comparison to dancing is more than an acute metaphor. Like dancing, teaching requires that you learn some body movements and choreographies that are not natural for most. Learning these behaviors and choreographies requires the same neural-motor skills as dancing. The only thing missing is the “music” and that is provided by the interplay between students, teacher and text that constitutes the real teaching learning situation. While anyone can learn to perform the steps, dancing to the music may take some time and experience in classrooms with real students. The goal of TESOL is to get you into the classroom with the “moves” you need to work with. The rest is up to you and a lifelong learning experience called teaching."
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