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Slide 1: The Teenage Learner Free powerpoints at http://www.worldofteaching.com
Slide 3: Today’s Agenda The secret of teaching teens The 12 Dos (Anderson article) Teacher’s Talk (Jeremy Harmer) Lesson Ideas that work! Let’s get Digital!
Slide 4: Words which describe Teens?
Slide 5: "The art of teaching is the art of assisting discovery." - Mark Van Doren
Slide 6: Jeremy Harmer Teaching Teens In groups of 6, role play the ELT conversation (read). Choose a character! Jeremy H. / Jo / Harvey / Asia Bruno / Neil / Anna / Magdalla/
Slide 7: Key Assumptions about Teenage Learners: 1. Teenagers seek meaning and significance.
Slide 8: Key Assumptions about Teenage Learners: 2. Teenagers want to know about the NOW!
Slide 9: Key Assumptions about Teenage Learners: 3. Teenagers crave authenticity and the “true”.
Slide 10: Key Assumptions about Teenage Learners: 4. Teenagers are the ultimate egotists. ME!
Slide 11: Key Assumptions about Teenage Learners: 5. Teenagers are wondering what others are thinking about them!
Slide 13: What Teens Need to Know Prior to Learning:    Why are we doing this? How can it help me? How can I make it MINE?
Slide 14: "Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young." - Henry Ford
Slide 15: A Dozen Dos 1. Use Music! Teens live through the feelings provoked by music. It is a window to their learning soul.
Slide 16: A Dozen Dos 2. Use Current Material! Teens want to be hip. They love anything new and personally relevant.
Slide 17: A Dozen Dos 3. Use Team Work! Teens are “hard wired” for relationships. They thrive on projects, peer interaction and group work.
Slide 18: A Dozen Dos 4. Use Acting! Teens want to express themselves. Role playing allows them to express all their inner, conflicting feelings in a safe manner.
Slide 19: A Dozen Dos 5. Use Choice! Teens are trying to be independent. Giving them some choice and control motivates them.
Slide 20: A Dozen Dos 6. Use what they know! Teens know LOTS and have diverse experiences. Use their interests and passions in the class content!
Slide 21: A Dozen Dos 1. Use a quick pace! Teens actually have shorter attention spans than kids! Keep changing things up!
Slide 22: A Dozen Dos 8. Use Activity! Teens body’s are changing and they need to experience and practice their new “physical” self!
Slide 23: A Dozen Dos 9. Use Proactive Class Control! Teens want a teacher in control but will reject any authority. Use positive behavior management!
Slide 24: A Dozen Dos 10. Use L1 at times! Teens will respond to L1 discipline and are mature enough to “switch gears” and it can help misunderstanding.
Slide 25: A Dozen Dos 11. Use Games! Teens are highly competitive in the sense they want to show off. Let them show off!
Slide 26: A Dozen Dos 12. Use their “desire”! Teens want to express themselves. Projects, presentations, posters etc…can allow them to personalize the learning.
Slide 27: “Show me and I forget; Teach me and I remember; Involve me and I learn.” - B. Franklin
Slide 29: Discuss: Lesson Ideas.
Slide 30: http://eflclassroom.ning.com