NTPRS 2012 Personalization
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This document discusses the benefits of personalization in the TPRS classroom. It argues that personalization keeps students engaged, builds a sense of community, and helps win over resistant students. It provides keys to personalization such as greeting students, learning their names, teaching to their level of comprehension, including all students, focusing on individual students, and personalizing for their academic and social needs. The document also discusses how to step up personalization for upper levels and developing a classroom persona.
NTPRS 2012 Personalization
- 1. PERSONALIZATION IN THE TPRS CLASSROOM Scott Benedict & Carol Sutton Las Vegas, Nevada • July 2012
- 2. Always, always, we must consider the children, remembering that each one of them is more important than any speeded-up notion of excellence. ! ! — Susan Ohanian
- 4. BENEFITS OF PERSONALIZATION Keeps students’ attention
- 5. BENEFITS OF PERSONALIZATION Builds a sense of community
- 6. BENEFITS OF PERSONALIZATION Wins over the resistant students
- 8. GREETING Greet individuals as they enter.
- 9. LEARN THEIR NAMES AS SOON AS POSSIBLE If you remember my name, you pay me a subtle compliment; you indicate that I have made an impression on you. Remember my name, and you add to my feeling of importance. – Dale Carnegie
- 10. TEACH TO THE EYES The key to connecting to their hearts & minds The gauge of their comprehension and engagement levels
- 11. INCLUDE ALL STUDENTS Don’t let the strong personalities always steal the show Make every individual feel special
- 12. FOCUS ON THE STUDENTS Take genuine interest in getting to know them.
- 13. PERSONALIZE FOR THEIR ACADEMIC & SOCIAL NEEDS
- 14. PERSONALIZE FOR THEIR ACADEMIC & SOCIAL NEEDS Who loves /hates the spotlight?
- 15. PERSONALIZE FOR THEIR ACADEMIC & SOCIAL NEEDS Whose image could use a boost?
- 16. PERSONALIZE FOR THEIR ACADEMIC & SOCIAL NEEDS Who are your barometers?
- 17. PERSONALIZE FOR THEIR ACADEMIC & SOCIAL NEEDS Who needs the challenging questions to keep them engaged?
- 18. CASUAL CONVERSATION Just talk to them, and the high frequency expressions will surface naturally.
- 19. CASUAL CONVERSATION You have the curriculum in the back of your mind. Ask the questions that bring out your curriculum.
- 20. COMPARE & CONTRAST with each other • with fictional characters • with celebrities
- 21. STEP IT UP FOR UPPER LEVELS
- 22. STEP IT UP FOR UPPER LEVELS Work in advanced structures and vocabulary
- 23. STEP IT UP FOR UPPER LEVELS Ask more complex questions
- 24. STEP IT UP FOR UPPER LEVELS Expect more detailed interaction
- 25. STEP IT UP FOR UPPER LEVELS Hold your upper levels and “superstars” accountable for ability and accuracy
- 26. STEP IT UP FOR UPPER LEVELS Include speculation about what might happen
- 28. CLASSROOM PERSONA Use real facts about the students as a base.
- 29. CLASSROOM PERSONA Embellish the facts with humor.
- 30. CLASSROOM PERSONA Always cast the students in the most positive light.
- 31. CLASSROOM PERSONA Create a persona for all students over time.
- 32. CLASSROOM PERSONA Increase the complexity over the year.
- 33. GERMAN DEMO PERSONALIZATION IN ACTION POWERFUL PQA ANY LEVEL, EVEN BEGINNERS ON THE FIRST DAY
- 34. GERMAN DEMO PERSONALIZATION IN ACTION LEVEL 1 What they like to do
- 35. GERMAN DEMO PERSONALIZATION IN ACTION LEVEL 2 What they are afraid of
- 36. GERMAN DEMO PERSONALIZATION IN ACTION LEVEL 3 What makes them unique
- 37. GERMAN DEMO PERSONALIZATION IN ACTION LEVEL 4 What they would do if they had a million dollars
- 38. PRACTICE ONE What did you do over the weekend?
- 39. PRACTICE ONE What don’t you know after they answer the basic question? Who? What? Where? Why? How?
- 40. PRACTICE TWO 1. Pick a structure that you have to teach next year. 2. Write three personalized questions.
- 41. TAKE JOY IN DISCOVERING WHAT MAKES EACH OF YOUR STUDENTS SPECIAL