Week 11

ESL students in a real life situation.
https://abcnewspapers.com/2016/12/01/blaine-esl-students-learn-lessons-on-bus-at-crepe-shop/
The article that caught my eye this week in my goggle alerts was a news article about ESL students on a field trip. It was about the importance of exposing the ESL students in real life situations and helping them to navigate riding the bus and going to a bakery. Students had a great experience, and learned so much more than they could in the classroom.

For me, this article really brought to light how important this exposure to different situations can be for ESL students. All of the skills they practice in class can be applied in a fun way that shows the students the importance of knowing the language that they are learning.


Games in Education:
https://www.classcraft.com/blog/features/games-learning/
Another interesting goggle alert I had this week was a blog that discussed the importance of gaming in education. I found this interesting because of our topics this week. One thing I found interesting is that the author described skill practice games as "chocolate covered broccoli." This means that it takes a boring skill and sugar coats it to try and make it more appealing. For the positive side of gaming in education the author states that other games add a level of complexity in learning. NASA has been working on adding complex math word problems into games to try and have more people interested in the fields that are needed at NASA. Another positive aspect of gaming mentioned in the article was the language skills that are gained during the game. This is particularly a great thing for L2 students. This article gave a variety of perspectives of gaming in education and warns about just using it as a carrot for students, and to think of it to help add complexity to a lesson.