LanguagesHAT Project Presentation

LanguagesHAT Project PresentationTeacher Name: Jessica CormickSchool Name: St Josephs Primary, Black RockProject Title: Lets Speak with ICT

Researched, planned and implemented a variety of ICT-based classroom tasks to increase opportunities for speaking in the target languageCreated opportunities for peer assessment and add-on listening tasks ICT Tools/apps used include but not limited to:

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What I did

What I learntStudents speak with more confidence & take greater risks when given the option to record, edit & re-record their speech as opposed to live speaking tasksStudents prefer ICT-based speaking tasks designed for pair or small group work rather than individual tasksThe more open-ended the task, the more enthusiastic and creative the students approach. Open-ended tasks allowed students to extend their learning and also insert some personality into their workNeed to find a balance between creativity and authenticity/appropriateness of content (very careful wording of task and criteria required) Similarly ICT-based speaking activities can sometimes inadvertently become an ICT activity with a bit of speaking on the side (students can get caught up with how things look (time-consuming)Speaking activities are the logical vehicle for listening activities, but not necessarily for assessment of listening skills! Students enjoyed the opportunity to take part in peer assessment and almost all students undertook this task thoughtfully and respectfullyThe success of ICT-based speaking tasks depend on adequate scaffolding of learning time constraints (1 hour/week) & program interruptions are both issuesSuccess also requires easy access to learning technologies and for everything to be working effectively on the day (networks, iPads vs Lap-tops etc). And finally, I learnt that I dont need to (and cant) be the holder of ICT knowledge students shine when given the chance to be the experts!What nextKeep going, but Investigate alternative ICT-based speaking tasks that have less of a visual focus (& therefore less time-consuming)Refine wording/criteria of future tasks to ensure task will elicit the required outputExamine validity of accompanying listening tasks as assessment tasks??Harness the opportunities for accompanying ICT-based listening tasks i.e. Socrative Trial ICT-based tool/app to give one-on-one feedback remotely i.e. JingIdeally, create a Weebly for my classes where students can show-case their workGet further feedback and/or suggestions from the students themselves they know so much!