{"id":5461,"date":"2015-07-27T09:45:35","date_gmt":"2015-07-27T09:45:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eltweekly.com\/?p=5461"},"modified":"2015-07-27T09:45:35","modified_gmt":"2015-07-27T09:45:35","slug":"six-ways-to-boost-classroom-participation-part-1-using-peer-observation-oup-blog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eltweekly.humbeestudio.xyz\/?p=5461","title":{"rendered":"Six ways to boost classroom participation: Part 1 \u2013 Using peer observation (OUP Blog)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">[ELTWeekly Volume 7, Issue 15 | July 27<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">, 2015 | ISSN 0975-3036]<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em><strong>\u00a0\u201cWhen we originally went to the moon, our total focus was on the moon, we weren\u2019t thinking about looking back at the earth. But now we\u2019ve done it, that may have been the most important reason we went.\u201d<\/strong><\/em> \u2013 reported by David Beaver, co-founder of Overview Institute.<\/p>\n<p>Similarly, when we go into the classroom, as teachers, our total focus is to help our students to learn. But unlike the astronaut, who was quoted, many of us fail to look back. We can become so focused on the job of teaching that we don\u2019t reflect often enough on how we can develop ourselves.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s consider a question. What\u2019s your ultimate goal as a teacher? Many would say they want to help their students be the very best they can be. However, the reality that many language teachers face is that they cannot always engage their students in what they are teaching. They feel they have to teach to the test, or cannot cover everything in the book in the time allocated. Not enough feel like they may be \u2018making a difference\u2019.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>This is the first of a series of six articles designed to help teachers develop themselves, in order to make a real difference to their students. I\u2019ll be suggesting ways you can boost class participation, and encourage your students to really experiment with the language they are learning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Default\"><a href=\"http:\/\/oupeltglobalblog.com\/2015\/07\/21\/six-ways-to-boost-classroom-participation-part-1-using-peer-observation\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Read full article<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ELTWeekly Volume 7, Issue 15 | July 27, 2015 | ISSN 0975-3036] \u00a0\u201cWhen we originally went to the moon, our total focus was on the moon, we weren\u2019t thinking about looking back at the earth. 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