Engaging learners with hooks, breaks and reflection

British Council | TeachingEnglish · Beginner ·🍎 Teaching & Learning Design ·1mo ago

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This session explores how three powerful elements - motivational hooks, intentional pauses, and metacognitive reflection - can keep even a large class engaged and energised throughout the lesson. Participants will leave with practical ideas for starting lessons with impact, quick brain break activities and reflective prompts and routines. This webinar is suitable for teachers of primary and secondary learners. 00:00 Introduction 05:07 An experiment 10:15 Hook pause reflect cycle 12:47 Motivational hooks for young learners 26:05 Brain breaks 36:20 Metacognitive strategies María Eugenia Ianiro is a qualified English language teacher from Argentina with an MA in Professional Development for Language Education. She is an experienced presenter and teacher trainer, where she specialises in up-to-date methodologies and metacognition. María Eugenia has a commitment to both the social and academic growth of every learner.

Original Description

This session explores how three powerful elements - motivational hooks, intentional pauses, and metacognitive reflection - can keep even a large class engaged and energised throughout the lesson. Participants will leave with practical ideas for starting lessons with impact, quick brain break activities and reflective prompts and routines. This webinar is suitable for teachers of primary and secondary learners. 00:00 Introduction 05:07 An experiment 10:15 Hook pause reflect cycle 12:47 Motivational hooks for young learners 26:05 Brain breaks 36:20 Metacognitive strategies María Eugenia Ianiro is a qualified English language teacher from Argentina with an MA in Professional Development for Language Education. She is an experienced presenter and teacher trainer, where she specialises in up-to-date methodologies and metacognition. María Eugenia has a commitment to both the social and academic growth of every learner.
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Chapters (6)

Introduction
5:07 An experiment
10:15 Hook pause reflect cycle
12:47 Motivational hooks for young learners
26:05 Brain breaks
36:20 Metacognitive strategies
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