ESL - Best Practices
Online
Language is more that
just a group of words.
It is an expression of self in a culture.
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Introductions
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ESL skills
- In order to communicate effectively
through a new language, it is helpful to practice different
aspects of the language:
- Meaningful
grammar/spelling/vocabulary in speaking and writing
- Effective pronunciation
and intonation
- Wide context
- Cultural appropriateness
- Body expression
- Appropriate dress and
behavior
- Humor
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Multiple
Intelligences (9 Intelligences) (10m on each)
(Lesson Plan
Objectives and Assessments in Student Terms)
1.
Logical-mathematical intelligence
("number/reasoning smart")
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Einstein
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Pascal
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Galileo
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Archimedes
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Copernicus
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Sir Isaac Newton
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Scientific reasoning and thinking skills that are dominated
by inductive reasoning techniques such as finding patterns,
identifying abstract concepts, searching for relationships
and connections, classifying, categorizing, sequencing and
outlining.
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Solving problems with logic, calculating math problems
quickly, and preference for seeing things categorized in a
logical sense of order.
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Sensitivity to logical patterns and relationships,
statements and propositions, functions, and other
abstractions.
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http://www.funbrain.com/cashreg/index.html - Save money into
your bank by figuring out the correct change
http://school.discovery.com/brainboosters/index.html
Reasoning – Dog Show
If there are 196 legs and 126 eyes at the dog show,
how many people and how many dogs are present? (All the people and
all the dogs at the show have the normal number of eyes and legs.)
There are 28 people and 35 dogs.
First, since dogs and people both have 2 eyes,
divide 126 by 2. There are 63 at the dog show. You know that dogs
have two more legs than humans. There are 70 more legs than eyes.
Half of 70 is 35. Subtract 63-35=28. So there could be 35 dogs and
28 people. (or 28 dogs and 35 people) To check if there are 35 dogs,
multiply 4x35=140 then add 28x2=56 for the number of human legs.
140+56=196.
Riddles
http://www.edhelpernet.com/cgi-bin/ednet.cgi
B --http://www.pacificnet.net/~sperling/quiz/learn.html
http://www.pacificnet.net/~sperling/quiz/punctuation1.html
http://www.pacificnet.net/~sperling/quiz/prep2.html
I -- http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/index.htm
2.
Spatial intelligence
("picture smart")
- Georgia
O'Keeffe
- Frank
Lloyd Wright
- Pablo
Picasso
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Michelangelo
- Van Gogh
- Walt
Disney
- Mary
Cassatt
- Frank
Lloyd Wright
- M. Pei
- Claude Monet
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Salvador Dali
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The ability to visualize an image or idea and to create
mental pictures. Color plays an important role in this
intelligence.
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Enjoyment of drawing, painting, sculpting, working jigsaw
puzzles and mazes, using maps, and preference for videos and
pictures to words.
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Sensitivity to color, line, shape, form, space, and the
relationships between these elements.
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Sensitivity to the balance, composition, and tension that
characterize visual/spatial displays.
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The ability to mentally manipulate or rotate perceived
objects or forms.
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The ability to produce or create a graphic likeness of
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ACTIVITITES
http://www.gp.k12.mi.us/ci/multi/visual.htm
http://www.englishlanguagespacestation.com/ - PDF files with
handouts – Have students illustrate or make a collage for the
lesson.
http://www.real-english.com/ $ videos
3.
Bodily-Kinesthetic intelligence
("body smart")
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Tiger Wood
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Michael Jordan
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David Copperfield
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Marcel Marceau
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Harry Houdini
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Reliance on learning by doing—moving and manipulating
objects, bodily movements, competitive and collaborative
sports and movement games, drama and role-playing, inventing
or building a model or design.
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Enjoyment of physical activity through drama, gesturing,
dance, and hands-on learning activities.
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Specific physical skills such as coordination, balance,
dexterity, strength, flexibility, and speed.
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Best learning through games, movement, and building.
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The capacity to use their body or parts of their body to
make something, do something, or put on a production
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Skills in one or more sports or movements.
Ability to take things apart and put them back together.
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ACTIVITIES
Sound Bingo
Cherades
Fidget Tools
Map drawing -
directions
http://www.1-language.com/eslactivityzone/charades.htm
http://www.longman.com/ae/marketing/sfesl/gamebank/games/charades.html
http://www.english-online.org.uk/games/gamezone2.htm
http://www.eslflow.com/humanbodylessonplans.html
4.
Musical intelligence
("music smart")
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Leonard Bernstein
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Mozart
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Duke Ellington
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Bach
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Beethoven
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George Gershwin
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John Lennon
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Stevie Wonder
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A
keen sensitivity to music, sounds, tonal patterns, or the
human voice.
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Beating out rhythms, enjoyment of singing and playing
musical instruments and frequently listens to music while
studying.
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Sensitivity to rhythm, pitch, melody, timbre, or tone of a
musical piece.
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The capacity
to think in music, hear patterns, and perhaps manipulate
patterns.
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The capacity
to perceive (appreciate), discriminate (criticize),
transform (compose), express (perform
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ACTIVITIES
JAZZ CHANTS
http://members.tripod.com/jrmeads_515/tips.htm
http://yanko.lib.ru/books/lit/engl/jazz-chants.htm - list of
Carolyhn Graham's chants
Beating sentences
Intonation patterns
Popular songs
Music backgrounds
Poetry/rhyming
5.
Interpersonal intelligence
("people smart")
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Oprah Winfrey
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Dr. Joyce Brothers
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Ronald Reagan
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Dale Carnegie
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Person to person contact and relationships found in pairing,
grouping, and cooperative team work.
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The ability to verbally as well as non- verbally interact
with people or groups of people and takes leadership roles.
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The ability to perceive and make distinctions in the moods,
intentions, motivations, and feelings of other people.
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The ability to
understand and interact effectively with other people.
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Talkative,
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ACTIVITIES
http://www.handoutsonline.com/navigation/quickjump/telephone.htm
Polite English
http://esl.about.com/library/weekly/aa091001b.htm - English
roles in business
Group Work
Role Playing
Speaking -
Dialogues
6. Intrapersonal intelligence
("self smart")
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Eleanor Roosevelt
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Plato
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Helen Keller
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Joan of Arc
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Charles Lindbergh
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· Knowledge
and understanding of oneself—regarding feelings, emotions,
thinking, self-reflection, and metacognitive skills.
· The
ability to set personal goals, work alone, and have a clear
sense of direction in life.
· An
accurate picture of one's strengths and limitations; an
awareness of inner moods, intentions, motivations and
desires.
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Intuition
about what they learn and how the learning relates to
themselves.
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Feelings,
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ACTIVITIES
http://www.pacificnet.net/~sperling/quiz/ushistory1.html
Scavenger hunts
Webtasks-Webquests
Online tests
Personality
Tests
7. Naturalist intelligence
("nature smart")
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Jacques Cousteau
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Charles Darwin
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John Audubon
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Rachel Carson
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Lewis & Clark
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John Muir
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Sacajawea
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The ability to recognize and classify plants—all varieties
of flora and fauna, rocks and minerals, and animals.
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The ability to recognize cultural artifacts such as cars or
shoes and the environment around oneself.
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The ability to
notice appearances, sounds, textures, and characteristics of
natural objects and environments.
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Skills in
recognizing and classifying artifacts.
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ACTIVITIES
http://www.pacificnet.net/~sperling/quiz/world1.html
Ten Questions
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I need to plant a garden. What questions should I answer?
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What evidence do we have of global warming?
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I’m taking a tour of South America. (Ask me questions.)
Virtual Tours
8. Existential
intelligence (deep question smart)
http://www.gp.k12.mi.us/ci/multi/existential.htm
ACTIVITIES
http://amby.com/go_ghoti/on-line_tests.html
http://www.personalityonline.com/tests/tests.html
http://www.personalityonline.com/tests/engine.html?testid=2 _Enneagram
My son is not doing well in school/ What should I be asking
myself?
9.
Verbal/Linguistic
intelligence (word smart)
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Churchill
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Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Aesop
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Louisa May Alcott
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Shakespeare
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Robert Frost
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Avi
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Dr. Seuss
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Beverly Cleary
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Skillful use of language and words including anything
associated with complex thought possibilities such as
reading, writing, abstract reasoning, and symbolic
speaking.
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Skillful listening and enjoyment of speaking in public,
reading, spelling correctly, and writing.
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A
good memory for names and dates, and a strong vocabulary.
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The ability to manipulate the syntax or structure of
language and phonology or sounds of language.
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Sensitivity to the meaning of words and order among words.
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Sensitivity to
the rhythms, inflections, and sounds of words. Sensitivity
to the rhetorical aspects of language; language can be used
to inform, please, stimulate, persuade, excite, etc.
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Story Telling
http://eslsite.com/resources/pages/Resources_and_Teaching_Ideas/Story_Telling/
Listen & Read Along - The God of His Fathers
A short story by Jack London, an American writer.
http://www.eslpartyland.com/quiz%20center/quiz.htm
Beginning -
http://www.eslpartyland.com/quiz%20center/bepresent.htm
http://www.eslpartyland.com/quiz%20center/ataparty.htm
http://www.eslpartyland.com/quiz%20center/preploc.htm
Writing
Reading
4. REVIEW
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Language is linked both
to culture and individual expression. It is not a static thing
to memorize and repeat. It requires meaning, context, and
cultural sensitivity.
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People learn in ways
that both personally and culturally defined. The more variety in
activities, the greater the chance of learning. Once something
is learned one way, it can be fun to learn it another way.
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People are likely to
operate through several intelligences. Have them work together.
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People who are having
fun are learning. So have fun.
4. TIPS FOR USING MATERIALS
(15 minutes)
Copy/paste/reformat (Cloze,
pictures/ reword)
Drag items
Save pages offline
Use W, PP, or other to draw
boxes, cut, etc... show students
5. GOOGLE SEARCHES
(Your turn) (10 min)
6. SITES
TO EXPLORE (15 minutes)
LINCS
http://literacynet.org/cnnsf/ CNN stories with activities
http://www.eslcollection.org/studentlearner.html
http://www.eslcollection.org/sl-language.html
http://literacynet.org/lincs/studentlearner.html
http://homepage.mac.com/cohora/ext/internethunts.html
http://www.longman.com/adult/
http://www.longman.com/adult/students/activity-archive/
http://iteslj.org/links/ESL/Survival_English/
http://www.handoutsonline.com
http://members.aol.com/eslkathy/esl.htm
http://www.eslcafe.com/
http://www.pacificnet.net/~sperling/quiz/
http://eslsite.com/
http://www.manythings.org/
MI
http://www.thomasarmstrong.com/multiple_intelligences.htm
http://www.gp.k12.mi.us/ci/multi/nine.htm
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