EFL Blogging School for Regional Teachers

Integrating Blogs in Teaching

English as a Foreign

Language

Online Platforms to

Develop Students’ Skills

Presenter:Natalia Rața

January 28th, 2015

What is A Living Curriculum?

1. What are the approaches of the traditional/classic school about?2. What is a Living Curriculum?3. Who is an Authentic Teacher?4. What are the strategies used in the Living Curriculum?

What are “The 21st Century Skills”?

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“The 21st Century Skills”

In groups brainstorm the list of learning activities

in order to develop each of the 21st century skills during EFL classes

Communication

Collaboration

Critical Thinking &

Problem Solving

Creativity & Invention

Global Awareness

Information &

Technology Literacy

Self-Direction

Teachers’ blogs

EDUCATION-2020

Strategic direction nr.6: Efficient integration of IT in education.

Specific objective 6.2: Developing digital competences through creation and application of digital educational contents in the educational process.

A Serious Talk: Kids Demand Next-Generation Learning

Workshop agenda

• To learn about: • Online platforms to create Blogs• Video Production Tools: Utellstory,

Voicethread, Voki, Stupeflix• Writing Production Tools: Wordle,

Tagxedo• Graphic Production: Glogster,

Pininterest, Thinglink

Workshop Agenda

• Turning the blog into a teaching tool• Integrating the blog into daily

teaching practice• Project Based Learning• Creating e- Portfolios• Evaluating using Blogs(rubrics)