{"id":1188,"date":"2011-03-03T21:28:15","date_gmt":"2011-03-03T20:28:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eltchat.com\/?p=1188"},"modified":"2011-03-03T21:28:15","modified_gmt":"2011-03-03T20:28:15","slug":"how-do-you-revisit-taught-material-and-recycle-effectively-eltchat-summary-02032011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eltchat.org\/index.php\/2011\/03\/03\/how-do-you-revisit-taught-material-and-recycle-effectively-eltchat-summary-02032011\/","title":{"rendered":"How do you revisit taught material and recycle effectively? #ELTchat summary 02\/03\/2011"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This summary was contributed by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tarabenwell.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">by Tara Benwell<\/a> tweeting for\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/ESLLibrary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@ESLLibrary<\/a> and was first posted <a href=\"http:\/\/redriverpress.com\/news\/esl-library\/recycling-review-eltchat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a> on the ESL Library Blog<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Many thanks to Tara for her great summary and constant support.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>How do you revisit taught material and recycle effectively?<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s been a while since I wrote an\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/rliberni.wordpress.com\/2010\/08\/08\/is-there-a-place-for-smartphones-as-mobile-learning-devices-in-schools\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#edchat review<\/a> and I was happy to volunteer to summarize this week\u2019s #ELTChat. I blogged about the topic of\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/redriverpress.com\/news\/esl-library\/archives-leahn-fuertesun\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">recycling vocabulary<\/a> a few weeks ago in ESL-Library\u2019s #FF tribute post, and I was eager to join the chat to discover other tricks from teachers like Leahn. The art of \u201crecycling\u201d seems a bit sneaky, doesn\u2019t it? We don\u2019t want to come out and tell students that an upcoming activity or game is designed to drill structures, vocabulary, or rules into their heads. Or do we?<\/p>\n<p>You can find the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/eltchat.com\/2011\/03\/03\/how-do-you-revisit-taught-material-and-recycle-effectively-transcript\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">transcript for this week\u2019s ELT Chat<\/a> here.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Questions we pondered\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><em>How does \u201crecycling\u201d differ from \u201creviewing\u201d?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/vladkaslniecko\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@vladkaslniecko<\/a> \u2026recycling can imitate a real life learning (outside the classroom)\u2026practice the same things in various contexts<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/rliberni\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@rliberni<\/a> \u2026recycling always deals with putting the old material into new contexts 4 the sake of 1. memoriz., 2 activation<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/DinaDobrou\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@DinaDobrou<\/a> \u2026revision like \u201creminding\u201d them; recycling \u201cgetting them to use it\u201d? Revision is sth they do on their own too<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>When is the best time to recycle material?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>#ELTChatters said\u2026<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>beginning of class<\/li>\n<li>end is best<\/li>\n<li>throughout<\/li>\n<li>in quick bursts<\/li>\n<li>whenever, wherever<\/li>\n<li>whenever it\u2019s logical<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/cgoodey\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@cgoodey<\/a> \u201cAccording recent Pearson seminar from Norbert &amp; Diane Schmitt \u2013 recycle very soon after introducing new vocab.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Some more research is clearly needed. Anyone care to blog about this or share links to further research about retention? As I mentioned in the chat, I recently watched a video about memory that talked about the importance of \u201cendings\u201d in the human memory. As I was working on this summary, I saw my tweet and suddenly remembered the video. It was a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/lang\/eng\/daniel_kahneman_the_riddle_of_experience_vs_memory.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TEDTalk by Daniel Kahneman about \u201cthe remembering self\u201d vs. \u201cthe experiencing self\u201d<\/a> and it discusses the importance of time. I hope you\u2019ll find 20 minutes to watch it (perhaps at the end of your day).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>What are some ways we can recycle grammar, structure, pronunciation, and items other than vocabulary?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>reading\/ listening: re-visit same listening or reading passage in a subsequent lesson with a different purpose, such as a class discussion<\/li>\n<li>grammar: \u00a0use flashcards created by stds \u2026and keep them for later<\/li>\n<li>sentence structure: dominoes\u2026good for things like conjunctions, conditionals.<\/li>\n<li>for review of \u201cstems\u201d shout out beginning stem of a structure, ss have to write 2nd part down<\/li>\n<li>pronunciation \u2013 jazz chants. Ss write new one or add on more verses, then chant<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Suggested Techniques<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>do a little bit every day<\/li>\n<li>put students in charge (creating activities, puzzles, warmers, projects)<\/li>\n<li>keep it fun (This is not a test! A competition maybe)<\/li>\n<li>change the context from the original lesson<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Suggested Activities<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>miming<\/li>\n<li>pictionary<\/li>\n<li>shouting game\/a.k.a hot seat<\/li>\n<li>Friday language auction (ask @sueannan for more details)<\/li>\n<li>have students create their own picture dictionaries (address books\/ Google Docs)<\/li>\n<li>project work<\/li>\n<li>write stories based on vocab<\/li>\n<li>diaries (or blogs) to review in a personal way (what did we learn)<\/li>\n<li>words in a hat (pull out and make a sentence or tell short story together)<\/li>\n<li>tic-tac-toe<\/li>\n<li>sticky note on head or back\/ they mingle and guess their word (\u201cwho am I\u201d style)<\/li>\n<li>action charades for revising verbs and objects<\/li>\n<li>word search and crossword competitions<\/li>\n<li>create cartoons<\/li>\n<li>design their own memory game<\/li>\n<li>question box based on previously taught content<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wise Tweets<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cteaching\/learning without recycling is useless\u201d\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/vladkaslniecko\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@vladkaslniecko<\/a><\/li>\n<li>\u201clittle and often is the key\u201d\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/KarenInGreece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@KarenInGreece<\/a><\/li>\n<li>\u201cUse the walls to scaffold previously taught lang and vocab\u201d\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/Fuertesun\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@Fuertesun<\/a><\/li>\n<li>\u201cLearning new vocab should be with production in mind, so the opportunity to recycle should come naturally. Easy to forget though!\u201d<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/theteacherjames\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@theteacherjames<\/a><\/li>\n<li>\u201cTell me and I\u2019ll forget; show me and I may remember; involve me and I\u2019ll understand.I think we have to engage our students\u201d\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/du_siemens\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@du_siemens<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Although #ELTChat always raises important questions, provides useful suggestions, and allows English teachers to connect with teachers from various backgrounds and specialties, it often leaves us with a bunch of outstanding questions to ponder.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Such as\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How can we organize our time to fit recycling in?<\/li>\n<li>How can we convince learners (with the finish-the-book mentality) that recycling\/review is a crucial component to learning?<\/li>\n<li>How do we choose which vocab. to recycle each day? Is there an ideal #?<\/li>\n<li>What do we know about long and short term memory?<\/li>\n<li>How can class blogs help with recycling?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">by\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tarabenwell.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">By Tara Benwell<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This summary was contributed by by Tara Benwell tweeting for\u00a0@ESLLibrary and was first posted here on the ESL Library Blog &nbsp; Many thanks to Tara for her great summary and constant support. &nbsp; How do you revisit taught material and recycle effectively? &nbsp; It\u2019s been a while since I wrote an\u00a0#edchat review and I was&hellip; <br \/> <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/eltchat.org\/index.php\/2011\/03\/03\/how-do-you-revisit-taught-material-and-recycle-effectively-eltchat-summary-02032011\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[120],"class_list":["post-1188","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-summary","tag-teaching-methods"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eltchat.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1188","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eltchat.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eltchat.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eltchat.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eltchat.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1188"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/eltchat.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1188\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eltchat.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1188"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eltchat.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1188"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eltchat.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1188"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}