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Handling Technology in the Classroom

In the modern classroom, technology is unavoidable and often encourage. So today let us take a look at the costs and benefits of this shift and how it should be handled moving forward. Since the rise of the mobile phone, combined with that of the Internet, kids today have access to a wealth of information in the palms of their hands. Parents are allowing children access at a very young age, whether it be to play with their friends online or research homework. But what happens when this enters the classroom? Well, let’s take a look.
Fast Access to Information
The speed of students finding the right information can the astonishing to many teachers. Websites are able to rank themselves well using links packages (reference here), thereby giving students the best information quickly. When students search for a q

9 Aug 2018
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What Makes the Romance Languages Different from the Rest?

Latin-based languages or the so-called Romance languages can be easy to learn once you’ve managed to internalize one of them. However, each of them still has its distinct quirks. Romance languages include Italian, Spanish, Romanian, French, and Portuguese. They’ve been called such because they are known to originate from the Roman language, Latin.
Though English speakers may find it easier to learn Latin-based languages due to some vocabulary similarities, there are still quite a few challenges in doing so. For one, there is still a whole new bunch of words to learn. It may be easier to learn how to write because you’ll be using the same alphabet. Pronunciation, on the other hand, is another matter. You need to especially focus on vowel sounds which may be hard to pick up. Word genders and their proper use i

30 Sep 2017
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Classroom Observations as Part of a Teacher’s Learning Process

As a teacher, learning from the experts is highly recommended. Teaching is not something you learn by studying theories alone. Effective teaching is gained from experience as well as from proper mentorship.
Teachers, especially beginners, can’t be perfect. You can be good at classroom management and still need to improve your teaching strategies. You can be an expert in building rapport but need to work on your content. This said, you can always learn something new from others.
Observing the classes of your co-teachers will allow you to assess your own teaching style. Was the teacher highly effective in delivering the content? Was their use of visual aids perfectly executed? Was it their incorporation of other unrelated topics make the lesson more interesting? Observe the student’s reaction to t