A Primary Teacher: Survival Guide

-Design questions that assess various language skills, including reading, writing, listening, and speaking. Incorporate multimedia elements, like audio clips or images, to make the test engaging and inclusive. -Mix different question types to cater to diverse learning styles. Multiple choice and true/false questions can efficiently gauge comprehension and provide instant feedback to students. -Integrate interactive slides such as polls or collaborative boards to foster student engagement. These features not only break the monotony but also allow you to assess understanding in real-time. -Establish a reasonable time limit for each question to maintain the flow of the test. This helps students manage their time effectively and ensures a fair assessment. -For language assessments, leverage the " Draw It " feature. This allows students to express their understanding visually, especially useful for concepts related to vocabulary or sentence structure. -Use the feedback feature ...

👍 👎 In recent news, we have an announcement from the British Government regarding the prohibition of phones in schools, even during recess. This subject has raised some eyebrows. Are we being too radical? Shall we adapt the classroom to this new technological era? Here are some of the pros and cons of this conspicuous matter: FOR Students are surrounded by devices everywhere. Schools are becoming more and more modern. However, are we ready to bring phones into the classroom? From the perspective of a student, stepping into a classroom where photocopies, books and a traditional boards are used, it´s like time travelling. This environment is alien to them and so it is school in general. If we are confident that smartphones should be banned, the least we can do is modernising the classrooms. Thus, investing in smartboards, laptops/tablets for the teachers, digital systems to do the register...etc. Nonetheless, some centres do not have a budget to do such changes. Why don´t introduce the...