Training abroad

Hello from Canterbury! I'm Maribel León, an English teacher at school and I have just finished my first week in Canterbury. My Erasmus+ course is called "Practical Uses of Technology in the English classroom". Our teacher is really knowledgeable in the subject. His name is Amadeu and we are 6 trainees in class. They are from different countries all over Europe.

My teacher Amadeu

My classmates

The classes are compulsory from 9:00 AM to 3.30 PM, but we have extra optional lessons every afternoon from 4:00 PM to 9:30 PM which are related to different topics: culture, music, dancing, storytelling, drama, etc.

Besides, Canterbury is a reallly beautiful place t visit .We are near London, where we have spent the weekend) and the villages around here are pictursque. Dover with its white cliffs or Whitstable...

My classes are very practical and we are learning about different applications to create new materials by using new technologies .They are very useful and will make my classes much more attractive and connected to the new IT our students are more used to dealing with.

I will now show you some of the products I have created.This one is poetry .

We have also learnt other apps.

And yesterday I created this...

Hola desde Canterbury. Soy Maribel, profesora de ESO y Bachillerato en el colegio y estoy haciendo un curso que se llama "Practical Uses of Technology in the English Classroom".
El curso dura dos semanas. Las clases obligatorias son desde las 9:00 a las 3:30 y también tenemos talleres opcionales desde las 4:00 hasta las 9:30.
En mi clase somos 6 personas de distintos países de Europa y fundamentalmente estamos aprendiendo a usar herramientas que se encuentran en la red para buscar recursos y generar nuestros propios materiales.
Canterbury es una ciudad preciosa conocida por los cuentos de Chaucer y también por su impresionante catedral .
He creado enlaces a algunas de las actividades que he creado en clase.
Espero que os guste.
Bye!

Hi from rainy Edinburgh! 🌧

I'm attending the course on Active Methodology at the Edinburgh School of English and my first week has just finished. Throughout these five first days we have worked on all possible skills a language can have (according to our teachers, Ruth and Isela, there are more than the four ones we usually work with or focus on).
Authentic materials that can be used in everyday classes are the resources we are learning to use. Classes are really productive and dynamic.
My class is a group of seven people, many different nationalities, which it is great because we have so many chances to speak and put into practice what we are learning.
             
                           FIRST DAY,
                  with GREG behind me.

BEATA, ME AND VERA.

                       PLAYING 'STRESS SNAP',                        INTERESTING AND FUNNY WAY TO                PRACTICE PRONUNCIATION.
           THERE WE ARE VERA, ROSABELLA,                ME AND MANUEL (German )

ME, MISS RUTH AND MANUEL.

AUTHENTIC MATERIAL, A BROCHURE, TO WORK WITH IN GROUPS OF FOUR AND ANY SKILLS OR ALL OF THEM.

MISS ISELA WITH CUSENAIRE RODS USED TO MAKE SENTENCES.

               AN EXCELLENT AND FUNNY VIDEO                YOU CAN FIND IN YOUTUBE TO                        SHOW DIFFERENCES IN  ENGLISH                  PRONUNCIATION (It's titled                              ELEVEN, I recommend you)

ACTIVITY TO REVISE GRAMMAR ASPECTS BY MEANS OF PLAYING IN PAIRS.

My first week in Canterbury.

Hi everybody!!
I`m Sergio Palomero, music teacher in secondary education.
I´m finishing my first week in Canterbury, I would like to share some photos of my activities, matesand teachers which are making this experience unforgettable.

I´m very happy with my course "CLIL FOR SECONDARY TEACHERS" where I´m learning a large number of activities to use in my music classes. Moreover, I share classroom with awesome people who are from differens countries like Italy, Japan, Germany, South Africa, Slovakia, Poland and Spain. More than 2 centuries of proffesional experience which are helping me to improve like a secondary teacher, always managed by Stefany Ballotto.

Hola a todos!

Estoy terminando mi primera semana en Canterbury, me gustaría compartir algunas fotos de mis actividades, compañeros y profesores que están haciendo esta experiencia inolvidable.

Estoy muy contento con mi curso "CLIL PARA PROFESORES DE SECUNDARIA" donde estoy aprendiendo muchas actividades para utilizar en mis clases. Además, comparto aula con personas geniales que son de diferentes países como Italia, Japón, Alemania, Sudáfrica, Eslovaquia, Polonia y España.
Más de dos años de experiencia profesional los cuales me ayudan a mejorar como profesor de secundaria, siempre dirigidos por Stefania Balloto.

Visiting Canterbury.

Kent University

With the teacher 

Classmates.

Sergio.

Second week in Canterbuy

Hi everybody. Here, in Canterbury everything is going well. We`re still doing many activities in the Erasmus + course.
Today we've painted a rainbow while we were telling the different colours like pupils do. It was so funny and I will show you some pictures.
We are doing games outdoor because the weather is getting better. I have really nice classmates and sometimes we go together to the city centre to see the city or to have a coffe together.

Dover's cliff

                                                                    Working in a group

                                                                         Rainbow

                                                                    Painting in Art lesson

                                                               Our class Rainbow

The end of my first week

Hi again, I've just finished my first week doing the Erasmus + course. Everything's been well.
We've worked a lot about tales, how to modificate them , make easier for our kids and always introduce music to them.
We've also learned a lot ot songs and easy games which will be so useful for me in the school. Today three of our classmates are going to leave so we've made a picnic to say bye bye to them. In my free time I`m still enjoying in this beautiful town where I can see amazing monuments and beautiful parks.
Now I am going to enjoy my weekend and make everything ready for next week.
See you soon. Bye.
                                                                       Having a pic-nic

                                                                  Working in the classroom

                                                                 Working all together

                                                                    Creating a tale's poster

                                                                 My teacher and me

Niece course

Hi, in Canterbury everything continue well. I like my Erasmus + course ,and  I am sure I´m learning useful things for my puppils in the school. These days we've spent lot of  time learning about storytelling , which is so interesting for little children. I attach a picture about how to read a tale to them. Also we're learning many songs and games that I really want to practise in the school at the back of the summer's holidays.
In my free time I've been in the town where you can see and visit many different famous monuments.
This town has a big History and you can feel it when you walk through the streets.

See you soon. Bye. Xx                            
                                                                    My classmates

                                                                       
                                                                        My class

Canterbury's Cathedral

                                                                             
                                                                  The Canterbury Tales

                                                                         
                                                          Steps to make a good storytelling

STUDENTS' PRRESENTATIONS ABOUT DUBLIN AND EDINBURGH

Here there are two links where you can see a sample of what our students from 1st and 2nd year of ESO have done related to the cities we'll visit to attend our courses.

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1BxtrIrCVQpqtr4wlXA3qZcNKNvo4py-zIzDOwsGkWW8/edit?usp=gmail
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1UfzHdnq5P9vtrRp_J_e17QUQgWnGCOi3oTQsMG8O1gw/edit?usp=sharing_eip&ts=58b86b6d

First day in Canterbury

Hi, today has been my first day in this beautiful and mysterious town. I am doing a course in "Methodology and English Language for Kindergarten Teachers" at University of Kent. My teacher Kati is so sweet and I'm sure  I'll learn a lot with her.  In my classroom there're 11 students from 7 nationalities which is so interesting. I've really enjoyed the first day.
I'll continue writing my experience.

Bye. Xxxxx