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AUDIO-LINGUAL METHOD WOULD I USE THIS APPROACH IN TEACHING? This is an important method, that I had never study, so I’m sure that I want to apply this method, for my classes , it includes some important drills of repetition , and we can apply it in our classes, as a result I may use all the stages that it includes , for develop students’ skills into the classroom , likewise, this emphasis in speaking and listening all the time , we can use dialogues, songs , oral exercises for students develop their skills; speaking and listening , the teacher has to provide their students for a good model or imitation, it means; the teacher has to be an example for the students, because the students imitate to the teacher in all the things that the teachers do, repeat or say into the class. We have to remind that if we want to be a good teacher, we must look for new methods to apply, and consider if they are good or not for our students. 

Bloom's Taxonomy was created in 1956 under the leadership of educational psychologist Dr Benjamin Bloom in order to promote higher forms of thinking in education, such as analyzing and evaluating concepts, processes, procedures, and principles, rather than just remembering facts (rote learning). It is most often used when designing educational, training, and learning processes. The Three Domains of Learning The committee identified three domains of educational activities or learning (Bloom, et al. 1956): Cognitive: mental skills (knowledge) Affective: growth in feelings or emotional areas (attitude or self) Psychomotor: manual or physical skills (skills) Since the work was produced by higher education, the words tend to be a little bigger than we normally use. Domains may be thought of as categories. Instructional designers, trainers, and educators often refer to these three categories as KSA (Knowledge [cognitive], Skills [psychomotor], and Attitudes [affec...

Professional development refers to the acquisition of skills and knowledge, both for personal development and for career advancement. Professional development encompasses all types of facilitated learning opportunities, ranging from college degrees to formal coursework, conferences and informal learning opportunities situated in practice. It has been described as intensive and collaborative, ideally incorporating an evaluative stage. There are a variety of approaches to professional development, including consultation, coaching, communities of practice, lesson study, mentoring, reflective http://www.edweek.org/ew/issues/professional-development/ Articles 1. This blog has information about what professional development is.This blog is of the professional learning association in which some teachers talk about the importance of professional development and the benefits of including professional development in our teaching. http://www.learningforward.org/standfor/definition....

    

WARM-UPS “Question and answers”  Interaction  Group work  Aim  To practice asking and answering questions.  Time  10-15 minutes  Skills  Speaking  Listening  Grammar and functions   Yes/no question with the verb to be  Information questions  Introduction, greetings, personal information  Vocabulary  Numbers The alphabet Cities  Countries  Procedure  Divide the class into groups of five.  Have each group choose a leader.  Give one set of cards to the leader of each group. Ask the leaders to shuffle the cards and give them out to the students in their groups (four cards per student).  Explain how to play the game. The goal is to match questions and answers. The first student reads out one of his/her cards aloud. If a student from the group has a matching question and answer, they read it aloud. Matching pairs of questions and answers...