The tougher job is matching students need with methods. Issues of gender, race learning style and learning differences all come into play in every classroom. Please e-mail me any ideas you use along these lines. I. Finding out about your students Teachers use a variety of methods to find out about their students. Teachers may also use some kind of informational card at the beginning of the year to find out about students' previous language experience, or interests out of class.
Teachers always read every student journal, and write brief comments.
The journals allow students to dialogue with teachers in a structured way. This also guarantees that every student interacts in some way. Goal Setting - at the beginning of the year, students set their own goals. Periodically during the year, we have the students look at the goals and reflect on how well they have worked to meeting those goals. They are always invited to revise the goals.