What are the underlined parts of speech?

The small boy ran quickly into the classroom.

Let’s look at another journal excerpt from Kim, this time from the end of the week.

“So, every day this week I had to visit my ill father straight after class. I didn’t get home until late each night, which has left me little time to prepare for class the next day. I think the students have noticed how flustered I am. The lack of sleep isn’t helping. Maybe I should call in sick on Monday to give myself more time to prepare for next week’s lessons”.

Out of the following statements, which is the best advice for Kim:

Here is an excerpt from a journal entry by an EFL teacher named Kim. 

“It was a long lesson today. After it finished, I had to drive straight to my parent’s place as my father was unwell. I think I may have also got a speeding ticket. Oh well, that’s the life of a teacher I guess”. 

Kim is using good reflective practice by keeping a journal. Which of the following actions do you consider to be the most important for Kim:

Mark provides the following teaching feedback to Steven:

“You had way too many slides for that activity, you probably only needed half of those”. 

Janine provides the following teaching feedback to Clem:

“Next time you present, I’d recommend trying to cut down the number of slides. I use one slide per minute as a helpful guideline”. 

Which person is demonstrating the feed forward technique.

Which of the following feedback statements are constructive feedback for a teacher. Select all that apply.

Is the following statement true or false?

A major factor in giving effective feedback is making sure that it is constructive enough to make the receiver notice that they need to improve. 

The following are collaborative approaches that can result in effective feedback. 

• Catching up with a colleague to plan a lesson together from start to finish.
• Using a lesson plan from a peer/colleague and adapting it to suit the needs of your class.
• Planning a lesson and sending it to a peer/colleague for them to review, and vice versa.

Techniques such as these are often referred to as:

Lynda is a new EFL teacher and has been in her job for six months. Lynda has not been keeping a learning journal or professional development log. When Lynda’s supervisor Rubin asks her about how she incorporates reflective practice into her teaching, she responds that she just doesn’t have time and says, “What’s the point in reflecting on something afterwards? I can’t go back and change it now!”

Which of the following statements best describes the barriers to good reflective practice that Lynda is likely experiencing.

Reflective practice encourages you to work with others, as you can share best practice and draw on others for support. As an EFL teacher, which of the following social activities should you regularly incorporate into your reflective practice. Select all that apply. 

Match the stage of Kolb’s experiential learning cycle with the statement explaining when it occurs.