Reflection 2 - ABCD objectives framework and Web searching

Effective websearching???
ABCD objectives framework! 

I was truly enlightened in the second module revolving around the ABCD objectives framework and web searching devices. This lesson is meaningful as it has provided useful teaching tools to enhance my teaching skills and emphasized the importance of having concise objectives for the lesson which would serve as a guide for what I should employ in class.

Before the Tet holiday, we were assigned a discussion task about different web-searching devices in which we shared different online tools to facilitate our teaching process in class. I found the posts from Ms. Ha Tu, Ms. Nhung, and Ms. Nguyen Thu Trang handy. Since I'm kind of a tech-illiterate person, none of the mentioned websites like Slideshare, Edutopia, and Busy Teacher have I experienced before. So those posts broadened my horizons, and I believe that they would facilitate my teaching in the future. In terms of my contribution to the post, I suggested Live worksheet.  From my experience, this website is superb since it is suitable for students from all levels. It comprises a variety of exercises to practice not only vocabulary but also grammar. Not to mention its interface is really user-friendly and eye-catching. I often use it to assign online homework for the students to practice the grammatical unit delivered in class. Besides, it can also release the score immediately after students submit their assignments, so learners would know how well they have advanced and what domain should be revised again. However, Live worksheet has its own drawbacks. The majority of online worksheets are appropriate for students who are at A1-B2 levels, and for those who are superior, it's really challenging to find ones. Besides, since it's a shared cyber forum for both non-native and native teachers, not every designed exercise is correct, so if you choose to use it, make sure that you check it carefully before giving to the students.

In the first lesson after the holiday, we gained an insight into what the ABCD objectives framework was and then we had some time to practice writing this model ourselves. After that, we joined a breakout room to discuss what we had done, and how we could establish the objectives for the lesson according to the ABCD framework. In short, the ABCD framework can be used for a whole lesson or for an activity in class. To be more specific, A represents the audience, B stands for behaviors expected, C is the condition where the behaviors are displayed and measured, and D is the degree of how well that behavior can live up to the expectation of the teacher. My takeaway from this lesson is the clearer your condition is, the easier for you to assess Ss' performance.

All in all, this module this week was really practical. Not only did I gain more knowledge, but I was also motivated and eager to apply all these techniques to my teaching, to advance, and to be better in my field.