"Inspiring Teachers - 2017". Эссе на тему «My Insight».
опыты и эксперименты по английскому языку (9, 10, 11 класс) по теме

Шаповалова-Спиридонова Марина Владимировна, школа № 717

My Insight

I would like to tell you about changes that happened to me recently. Firstly, I began to use on-line program ‘Quizlet’ to make tests for my students. This program motivates them to learn new words and phrases better. It takes me some time to create a new test but it is worth it. Most of all I like to see when they work in groups of 3 or 4 students. They sit close to each other and solve the task. Three or four groups compete to each other and every group wants to win. Honestly speaking, I have a lot of difficulties in teaching some of my students. They are not motivated in studying at all. So, I try to create something suitable for them such as group tests. They are happy when they manage to win. They repeat new words and phrases they come across in the text and it helps them win.

Another discovery I have made recently is that Skype can be used at our lessons successfully. Honestly speaking, I haven’t got any experience in using Skype in teaching before. But I took a very useful and interesting course about using Skype. While teaching there I designed a part of a lesson using Skype. My course tutor recorded a little part of that lesson and loaded it on YouTube.com. As for me personally, I am going to use Skype as individual work with my students at school while preparing them for State Exam in the 11-th form, for example, while teaching them how to write a personal letter or a personal opinion essay.

In conclude, I can say that I am constantly learning something new in using computer technologies  at school and try to do all my best to teach my students using such modern technologies as Skype and test builders.