Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Week 8 - May 27th Writing+pdp+optional - g7 RTB
Week 8 - May 27th Writing+pdp+optional - g7 RTB
General feedback from trainer: Thanks Leo for teaching your first PDP Song lesson at ICDA under the SIT
TESOL Certificate course! Some of the celebrations I want to express in this summary revolve around the
energy you put in the class, but also how relatable and dynamic your activities and the topic were overall.
Especially by the end, students were so involved and felt so in charge of their own performance, that they
suggested a different way to do the second During task which you agreed on, showing their palpable
interest and your great flexibility to adapt the activity to accommodate their needs. The fun, the laughs and
the opinions students gave make me think you caught their attention from beginning to end.
The most relevant puzzle I can offer has to do with the focus of the lesson. Especially the second and third
tasks dealt with the Form of the song the structure of the lyrics and the words they are composed by. At
the end of the class I was left with the honest question, "did students understand what the song was
about?" I think it is important for students to also work on the Meaning dimension of songs in order to enrich
their global grasp of it, so I encourage you to find ways to work with that as well.
In terms of PDP, I noticed you had all your step, starting from a Pre that worked with the topic and the
Support Language in a very student-centered way. The During offered 3 tasks in total, and the swift Post
gave students the chance to give their opinion about the general topic of the song, which engaged them
beyond the dismissal time.
In regards to your work on action points during this lesson:
Time
I notice
(Description of students and teacher
actions or words)
I am wondering and/or
thinking.
I am offering