June+16,+2011

Ludmila Bien The first group taught today. It went well and the students learned a lot. It was a wonderful group of kids.Teachers used a lot of visuals and hands on materials. Students schedule, though, should be arranged differently. There should be a 5 minute break afte each hour of teaching.Otherwise, the kids are exhausted and cannot take in any new information any more. Tanya Quillen - Today, the first group taught the Children, I really liked it, everything was very organized, the lessons were conducted by igravoi scheme in accordance with the teacher's plan was dosttochno and the theory and practice, it was seen that children learn the lesson very quickly, even many of them spoke Russian phrases, and even without an accent, the children were happy and I am confident when I teach tomorrow, I will be much easier obshatsya with children in a foreign language they.
 * Reflections for June 16, 2011 **

Igor Kertsburg - Reflection for 06.16.11

Today we have our first lesson with novice students. First half day we just watch how our group 1-A made her lesson. (Our group was one-B and we made second half day's lesson) Positive impression: We can see how students learn new words, new knowledge and how important is to use our knowledge what we received before from our instructors (using different methods, repetitions, activities); Negative impression: It is not possible for novice student to learn more than 30 minutes in order (that is what our first group did). The students are very tired and could not learn new things.

NATALIA WALLACE Today was the first day of our open classes. Of course, all the main brunt took the first group, and what a shock! On the way, has changed almost everything, because children are much tired of the stuffiness that has been in the classroom. But then, they are "good fellows and Umnichka" that dealt with all the difficulties just brilliant! And we still have time to work on our postraeniem lessons for tomorrow.

Irene Fischer-I just finished our first reflection in our lesson plan. I mentioned what we had to do. Kids got very tired in the morning, while observing we could feel that their attention was sliding away, so by the time we got them, they were not ready to learn anything new any more, they were exlaiming that they were tired, they didn ' t even want to move much, so we actually skipped alot of moving games, and had to move more to creative sit work: plato and coloring, cutting out. The game outside didn't work as we wanted either, kids were running wild. Cartoon was a savier. Thank eveveryone for help from other groups. Good luck tommorrow!!!

Jamie Pfahl - Wow. 1 day down, one to go! Everything went okay and 2pm couldn't come fast enough! Overall I think things went really well - the kids seemed to pick things up pretty quickly, although tomorrow will be the true test of how much they retained. I'm glad to have had the chance to see the 1st groups work before having to teach tomorrow. I think the one point that was really hit home was that instructions for games have to be VERY simple - I feel like the color swapping game was not intuitive enough for the kids to understand (I think they needed to see it actually acted out), so that inspired me to rethink my own plans to make sure they will be comprehensible.

Galina Pokhilchuk. The first open day of lessons was very good. Children listened with interest to teachers actively worked. Teachers completed their task. It was very clearly a lot of games. There is still an occupation.

Прекрасный открытый урок наблюдал сегодня, а самые большие плюсы не в том, что был тщательный план, составленный "по науке", а в том, что "педколлектив" после перерыва сумел перестроиться под физическое состояние детей - уж очень устали детки. Убедился, что если класс большой - больше 20 человек, - то цели (в том числе амбициозные) необходимо резко пересматривать на "понижение"...
 * Вади Постников**

Olga Sventukh-What I have learned today is:

Today was a very important day in our training. The first group taught students all day. All the teachers were very well prepared for the lesson plans and activities. The materials were colorful and clear so that students could see all the words and pictures. The hands-on materials were so amazing and well prepared. Each teacher did their part and it was smooth and organized. The music, hands-on, video and math activities were helpful for students to recognize the topics and answers. I would like to tell all the teachers - "Great job" - my beautiful friends. Each of you were kind and nice during the lesson. The movement of your hands and your smiling took the class in a "flowing boat" which is called in the Russian culture. However, the new skills of the sounds and of the language peaked their interest to pay attention. The students were only confused for about five minutes, but after that they started to feel free and were a good audience and they communicated with the teachers. I am very happy that all the teachers worked together and supported each other. I hope tomorrow my group will have a nice day and all of us will be happy when we are done with our lesson.

<span style="background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-origin: initial; backgroundclip: initial; backgroundorigin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; font-size: 100%; margin: 0px; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Erica Behm - Wow, today was so fun! I was really nervous and hesitant to actually work with the children, but overall I enjoyed it. It was a bit daunting at first, and I think that the kids were a little bit confused with so many teachers in one day, but given the structure of the program, it's to be expected. I think overall all of the teachers did a great job, the only critique I have is that we did not always check for comprehension. For example, the question of How many? was not understood by a lot of kids. They seemed to think that we were saying the name of another number, instead of asking a question. But these moments, though difficult, were relatively minor. Overall it was a great day, and I think (and hope) that the kids enjoyed it.

<span style="background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; font-size: 100%; margin: 0px; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; font-size: 100%; margin: 0px; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Sean Owens, 16.06.2011 - Today I learned many things by observing my fellow teachers and our students. <span style="background-clip: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; font-size: 100%; margin: 0px; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">I learned that it is very important to make sure that all of the students feel they are taking part in the class - by giving them a little extra processing time for instructions, by keeping a soft focus on the group as a whole, and by continously checking to see if what I am communicating is comprehensible. <span style="background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; font-size: 100%; margin: 0px; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Reflecting on today, I am going to teach differently. I realize that even if what I am saying is that the butterfly - the manner I need to say it in has to be both novel and communicatively relevant. To that end when I introduce the lifecycle tomorrow I plan to use much more motion that I originally thought, I plan to make use of that butterfly cage (assuming it is still there), I plan to improvise a bit by making, and demonstrating any communicative connections that strike me in the moment. Kind of excited to be teaching tomorrow.


 * <span style="background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-origin: initial; backgroundclip: initial; backgroundorigin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; font-size: 100%; margin: 0px; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Olga Gorbacheva 6/16/2011 **<span style="background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; font-size: 100%; margin: 0px; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; font-size: 100%; margin: 0px; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> - Today WAS the 1st day of teaching Our Students. Both groups were WELL prepared and did tremendous job!!! The 1st group in the morning had a big privilege though, since the kids' attention was directly focused on the instructions and the teacher. Our group had to play by ear in some cases, because the students were already tired to digest SO MUCH at once! Almost 30 new words of the vocabulary in one day is not possible in real. <span style="background-clip: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; font-size: 100%; margin: 0px; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">But I understand we had to follow our curriculum (lesson plan for day one) and cover ALL the aspects. <span style="background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; font-size: 100%; margin: 0px; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">We did it. Despite everything our students were awesome and we really enjoyed how they learned a Russian lesson!

<span style="background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; font-size: 100%; margin: 0px; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; font-size: 100%; margin: 0px; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">HALINA CAMPE. 06.16.2011. Hooray! Hooray! Hooray! Our group held an "open class"! I find it hard to talk about himself. I felt very excited and worried ... I taught the children to count from 1 to 6. <span style="background-clip: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; font-size: 100%; margin: 0px; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">It seems to get (?) On the other to say more. Well was greeting and familiarity (among all). Spent the first part of Ms. Ludmila. Introduction to butterfly, a different color to her children very much. <span style="background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; font-size: 100%; margin: 0px; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Fascinating, moving and exciting game was a colored butterflies, she has the joy and interest of children. Ms. Tatiana taught the children the size of butterflies and consolidated the colors and numbers. Successfully and on time she began to teach children making butterflies, and each child made his first butterfly from coffee filters. <span style="background-clip: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; font-size: 100%; margin: 0px; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Our Ms. Erica managed just two roles. She was also a butterfly, a teacher, held in a repetition of games and all the material and complement it. Her children listened attentively and tried to give the correct answer. <span style="background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; font-size: 100%; margin: 0px; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Ms. Rima summed up the whole group. Very successfully compiled and used in music lessons. <span style="background-clip: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; font-size: 100%; margin: 0px; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The book that she wrote for children, was colorful, with a fascinating history and the children repeat it aloud. <span style="background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; font-size: 100%; margin: 0px; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-clip: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; font-size: 100%; margin: 0px; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Group 2B Mrs. Olga, Irina, Victoria, Mr. Igor studied the structure of the butterfly. <span style="background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; font-size: 100%; margin: 0px; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">They worked for the group. <span style="background-clip: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; font-size: 100%; margin: 0px; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Interesting was the "separation" of the butterfly on the individual parts, and then had to "collect" it. The games were to memorize the words and the children liked. Each child took away a butterfly plasticine and cauliflower, cut out of paper. The whole day was built on the plan and was a fun, productive and interesting. <span style="background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; font-size: 100%; margin: 0px; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">It was used all the tricks: Ido, Youdo, Wedo. It was a lot of outdoor games, they tried to make pause and fitness workouts, and consolidate the material as you learn. We used methods of development of fine motor skills in children: drawing, cutting with scissors, modeling clay. We also used music, slides and video. Russian cartoons like all children. The goal was achieved: to study the 6 colors, 6 figures, 2 sizes, body butterfly (7 words), sentences and words: butterfly, well, thank you, well done, good morning, who's (?) That is (?), But (?), hello, goodbye. A total of 26 words. <span style="background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-origin: initial; backgroundclip: initial; backgroundorigin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; font-size: 100%; margin: 0px; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">1 - Very hard for children on the first day to explore this wealth of material due to fatigue, scattered attention in the afternoons. <span style="background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-origin: initial; backgroundclip: initial; backgroundorigin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; font-size: 100%; margin: 0px; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">2 - susceptibility, activity, interest of children is highest from 9 to 12 hours. <span style="background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-origin: initial; backgroundclip: initial; backgroundorigin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; font-size: 100%; margin: 0px; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">3 - better break on "Butterfly" into 4 pieces and 4 days from 9 to 12 hours. <span style="background-color: transparent; backgroundclip: initial; backgroundorigin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 100%; margin: 0px; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">In general, I liked all day and all that we do today! Thank you! And I'm sorry, that was wordy today. This is my first emotion. Until tomorrow!
 * <span style="background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-origin: initial; backgroundclip: initial; backgroundorigin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; font-size: 100%; margin: 0px; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Like to point out our wishes and our desired changes in the education of children: **

06-16-11

Vera Morris

Напряженныи немного волнуюший день. Я думаю работа проведенна огромная! Дети запомнили цвета,счет, отдельные слова. Один мальчик сказал мне "до свидания"! Мне кажется результаты очень хорошие. Но и взрослые и дети очень устали, 4то-то не доработано. Восприятие нового материала после обеда прекрашается?? Зна4ит после обеда надо только повторят, закреплять, делать 4то-то "руками". Завтра очередь нашеи команды. Будем пытаться у4итывать ошибки.

Victoria Mullens - Today was the first day of lessons. It gave us an opportunity to see what immersion is in practice. I’ve learned so much! For example, I feel I have a better grasp on what quantity of new vocabulary is good to introduce to children who are new to the language. I’ve also realized the need to have more modeling and practicing before I, as a teacher, can move on to the “you do” type of activities. Overall, I think that both groups did very well! I want to thank my group members: Igor, Irena, and Olga for being very supportive and respectful of each other. It was a pleasure to work with you guys! I also want to thank the members of the first/morning group who did not sit back but stepped in to help us out in the end of our session/class. THANK YOU EVERYONE!

Татьяна склянина---вот и пришел тот волнующии день,когда теория воплотилась в практику!И это не нам судить получилось или нет- все виднее со стороны.Могу только одно сказать---это творчество и учитель ведущии спектакля,а главные герои=это наши дети.Насколько мы воблекли их в этот спектакль знают хорошо только они.Но я довольна тои атмосферои,которая была в классе.Поставьте себя на их место! Они просто молодцы!!! А теперь пожелания для будущего семинара:1.если проводить урок,то только до обеда. 2.не давать столько материала в один день. 3.материал для работы должен быть за неделю вперед 4.и педагоги должны знать заранее,какого возраста будут дети. Всем болшое спасибо за моральную поддержку!!!

В добрыи час тем,кто работает завтра!!!

Rima Avanesova 06.16.2011 День позади. Волнения и переживания по поводу урока первого тоже. Удар на себя сегодня приняли преподаватели 1а и 1в групп. Молодцы все. Работали хорошо, добились цели и это главное. Дети запомнили слова и выражения, научились считать до 6. Не говорящие совсем на русском языке, они приобрели первые языковые навыки. Это все то, что должны были выучить ученики. Значит, работа выполнена учителями хорошо. Молодцы. Спасибо всем. Что могу сказать о своем уроке. Запланированный мною урок на 45 минут, был проведен за 30. Спонтанно была объявлена большая перемена,и мне не хватило времени на ведение урока. но в целом все было хорошо. Видела искорки в глазах деток, когда рассматривали мою книгу. Спасибо и деткам, они выдержали этот морофон на целых 2 часа. Пожелания на будущее: 1. Четко регламентировать урок. 2. Устраивать перемены через каждые 30 минут (5-10 лет) и 40 минут(10-12 лет) 3. Уроки вести только в одну смену (первую, с утра).

Olga Pillitteri We got a chance to observe the first two groups. They did a great job! On Thursday we spent lots of time on re-planning our lesson for tomorrow. The observation helped us a lot to figure out about the details and we made some good improvements. So we will try to do our best tomorrow in the morning when we present our lesson.