http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ventures_community/ Ventures Community forum Sun, 28 Sep 2008 18:29:16 GMT venturesmoderator http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ventures_community/message/104 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ventures_community/message/104 Last posting discussed question types to use while talking about a picture. Remember that the new Ventures series has a large picture introducing each unit as Fri, 19 Sep 2008 21:22:50 GMT venturesmoderator http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ventures_community/message/103 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ventures_community/message/103 Previous postings have discussed yes/no, wh- and choice (either/or) questions. There are four other types of questions that students should be able to respond Sun, 14 Sep 2008 01:00:48 GMT venturesmoderator http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ventures_community/message/102 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ventures_community/message/102 ESL students need to understand and respond to different types of questions. Using a picture with the questions can provide a quick assessment of learning Sat, 06 Sep 2008 18:18:09 GMT venturesmoderator http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ventures_community/message/101 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ventures_community/message/101 It has been said that a picture is worth a thousand words. There are many teaching activities that can be done with a picture. Pictures can be used for very Mon, 01 Sep 2008 23:50:22 GMT venturesmoderator http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ventures_community/message/100 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ventures_community/message/100 It is a good idea for teachers to post a daily agenda on the wall or board every day. Students should see this as soon as they enter the room. It conveys the Fri, 22 Aug 2008 21:33:47 GMT venturesmoderator http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ventures_community/message/99 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ventures_community/message/99 Portfolio assessment is being used more and more in adult ESL classrooms. The most significant way that portfolios differ from standardized testing is that Fri, 15 Aug 2008 00:42:32 GMT venturesmoderator http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ventures_community/message/98 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ventures_community/message/98 If your students are setting goals and keeping a record of their progress in achieving them, this is a good time to look at portfolios as a means of collecting Fri, 08 Aug 2008 02:49:19 GMT venturesmoderator http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ventures_community/message/97 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ventures_community/message/97 Goal setting can and should be done frequently. The classroom goals should be short term goals with manageable benchmarks, so that students can see progress. Fri, 01 Aug 2008 16:37:06 GMT venturesmoderator http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ventures_community/message/96 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ventures_community/message/96 Goal setting is often done during a student's orientation to the program. As mentioned previously, goal setting can go a long ways towards increasing student Mon, 28 Jul 2008 11:33:23 GMT venturesmoderator http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ventures_community/message/95 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ventures_community/message/95 Students come to class with varying amounts of motivation, both extrinsic and intrinsic. Since there is research to show the importance of motivation and its Fri, 18 Jul 2008 19:12:17 GMT venturesmoderator http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ventures_community/message/94 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ventures_community/message/94 While textbooks may be complete without any additional activities, there are many other things that can be done with the text. For example, a picture on page Fri, 11 Jul 2008 17:28:15 GMT venturesmoderator http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ventures_community/message/93 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ventures_community/message/93 Textbooks are a key component of many English classes. In some classrooms they serve as the content for the language instruction learners receive and the Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:16:10 GMT venturesmoderator http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ventures_community/message/92 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ventures_community/message/92 Summer is often the time of year when programs consider purchasing new textbooks. There are many things to consider when evaluating textbooks. This chart may Sun, 29 Jun 2008 20:24:50 GMT venturesmoderator http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ventures_community/message/91 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ventures_community/message/91 Here are some other ways to limit the impulsive speakers so that all students have a chance to respond. Have the students write their answers, either on paper Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:28:56 GMT venturesmoderator http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ventures_community/message/90 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ventures_community/message/90 Researchers found that if teachers waited at least three seconds for a student response, many good things happened. In addition to an increase in the length