KOTESOL International Conference 2016
(Concurrent Session)
Alicia Faith Enloe, Educational Consultant and Owner of SYNTICATE Educational Services
Jessica Barraza, Educational Consultant and Owner of SYTIVATE Educational Services
Use ENGLISH-OPOLY for Supreme, Long-Term Classroom Management: For Elementary and MS
Abstract
Welcome to Alicia-teacher's English Class where we'll play a game called "English-opoly" EVERY DAY from start to finish! Since it's our first day of school, I'm going to explain the rules and procedures for playing the game, so you'll know how to play it the right way from the beginning! Be sure to listen closely because you can earn game points when you follow the rules and know when it's your time to participate. At the end of today's lesson, "Engagement is the Key to Classroom Management," I'll turn your points into Conference Coins so you and your classmates can buy properties on the gigantic game board that's on the wall for everyone to see. The object of the game is win by owning the most property. If your goal is to own Australia, first check the cost of Melbourne and Sidney. The Grand Prize: my super-size game board!
Biographicals
Alicia Faith Enloe is a certified English Language teacher with thirty graduate hours towards a Masters in Curriculum and Instruction, with a concentration in literacy. During nine years teaching high school in the United States, she developed a passion for improving the American literacy crisis. Noting that on worldwide standardized tests both South Korea and Finland had top reading scores, she set out to discover the secrets to their success. From 2010 to 2013, she was a teacher and Head of Foreign Staff at a private language academy in Korea. In 2013 she moved to Germany where she worked as principal was also selected to travel to Finland to observe the Finnish school system. Alicia's educational adventures and her role in leadership have empowered her with a wealth of knowledge that she enjoys sharing with others. Currently, Alicia and her former colleague are co-owners of SYNTIVATE, an educational services agency.
Jessica Barraza earned a bachelor's degree in Psychology and later added a teaching certification in Spanish, a language in which she is fluent. During six years of teaching high school, she impressed administrators by enthusiastically reforming a dwindling Spanish program by creatively designing engaging activities and effective, research-based language acquisition strategies. In 2012, Jessica opened a booming restaurant business and earned a spot in the Top 20 Women Business Owners in her city. While still overseeing the training of new employees and guiding management, Jessica began teaching a much-needed Spanish course she designed specifically for law enforcement. Jessica is joining her language teaching passion and expertise and her entrepreneurial wisdom with her colleague's extensive EFL experiences to create a global training program for foreigners who teach abroad.
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