Hi everyone!
In my previous blog post I shared the link to a quiz that I had created on Kahoot (also available on the Quizzes section this website). Today, I was given the opportunity to test this will a group of beginner level English students, which also served as my very first "real" teaching experience with genuine English language learners! In this post I'll talk about how the quiz was received, and also give you an insight into how it felt to stand at the front of the classroom as "teacher" for the first time!
My tutor, Sumeya, kindly introduced me to the class to explain who I was and why I was there. Both Sumeya and the usual teacher of the class, Rob, sat in on the quiz to offer support and feedback throughout.
After a couple of technical issues (I didn't know how to work the digital display - lesson one learnt!), I set the quiz up on screen and ensured the class all had the Kahoot app open on their smartphones. Luckily they had all used the app previously, so it was quick and easy for them to all get started. I was relieved to see that all learners were participating, and there appeared to be a good mix of correct and incorrect answers coming through. From my point of view the quiz ran well; the learners were all engaged and looked to be enjoying the competitive element of the activity. After each question was answered, Kahoot provided a leaderboard of the top five correct and quickest contestants, which is great to be able to encourage competition between the learners. It also injected some additional energy into the lesson, adding variety to the media offered to the students, and appealed to those with a more visual learning style.
In my previous blog post I shared the link to a quiz that I had created on Kahoot (also available on the Quizzes section this website). Today, I was given the opportunity to test this will a group of beginner level English students, which also served as my very first "real" teaching experience with genuine English language learners! In this post I'll talk about how the quiz was received, and also give you an insight into how it felt to stand at the front of the classroom as "teacher" for the first time!
My tutor, Sumeya, kindly introduced me to the class to explain who I was and why I was there. Both Sumeya and the usual teacher of the class, Rob, sat in on the quiz to offer support and feedback throughout.
After a couple of technical issues (I didn't know how to work the digital display - lesson one learnt!), I set the quiz up on screen and ensured the class all had the Kahoot app open on their smartphones. Luckily they had all used the app previously, so it was quick and easy for them to all get started. I was relieved to see that all learners were participating, and there appeared to be a good mix of correct and incorrect answers coming through. From my point of view the quiz ran well; the learners were all engaged and looked to be enjoying the competitive element of the activity. After each question was answered, Kahoot provided a leaderboard of the top five correct and quickest contestants, which is great to be able to encourage competition between the learners. It also injected some additional energy into the lesson, adding variety to the media offered to the students, and appealed to those with a more visual learning style.