Vocabulary - mind-maps

 

 

 

Students started to collate vocabulary related to their major by sketching out a brief mind map.
This may help them with vocabulary for their presentation in the communication class.

 

Mind map preparation week 17 lion class Mr. Imran

Students were busy finishing off their mind maps for the mind map competition week 17.

Mind map contest - Evaluation Form By Mr. Oybek - week 17

Evaluation form

These the criteria:

1- The students used a wide range of vocabulary.
2- The vocabulary is relevant to the students level.
3- The topic is well explored and and all subcategories.
4- The work can be helpful for another student of the same level to produce a written or spoken presentation.
5- The work is genuine, not copied.

"Learning how to learn is life's most important skill"

Tony Buzan

Teachers evaluating students mind-maps to choose the winner according to the criteria mentioned above. The results will be announced Sunday of next week. Each mind-map was checked and evaluated by all teachers. Next week we will post the winning mind-map. The forms that were designed by Mr. Oybek helped us focus on the main objective behind the whole contest.

We want students to use mind-maps to learn English and to help them learn practical skills to continue learning. Mind-maps are not hard to learn, but we need to implement them every week, if we want it to become a learning habit.

Week 13 mind maps Mr Imran

This week our main objective was to discuss topics for our group mind maps. Get vocabulary and check spellings and get into groups to design and make our group mind maps.

Mr. John's Class B103 and B104 Semester 1 2014-2015 - students work - group mind-maps

A104 Classroom mind-maps - Mr. Abdullah class 2014-2015 Semester 1

 

Class A303 winner of the group mind-map contest

Class A303 Winner of the classroom mind-map

Teacher Imran

the mind-map trophy 

2014-2015

Mind-map contest term 2 Semester 7

Students mind-map contest

Term 2 Week 13

 5 Dec. 2013

 2 Safer. 1435

        This week was the due date for choosing the best mind-maps. During the weekly workshop session, all the mind-maps were posted on the wall in the curriculum kitchen room for all teachers to see and choose. The best group mind-map and the best individual mind-map. All the teachers voted for the best one.

       We introduced the idea of mind-mapping from term one week one. teachers used flip-chart paper for students mind-maps as well as A4 and A3. Through our experience in the program, we notice, that most students lack important skills and tools to learn. Our overall goal is to teach then to learn how to learn.

      This is second time we held this contest in our program. Mind-mapping is a  skill needed to learn any language. We hope through this contest we can share and learn how teachers and students are working together to develop this important skill. We want our students to use this skill not only to participate for this contest, but something they can use, after this program.Here are samples of the mind-maps that were nominated for the contest.

    

Samples of students mind-maps from - Semester 6

Aviation 

Continents 

Health 

Direction 

this is not a mind-map, but still a good way to visualize new words

mobile

Hospital

Vocabulary 

describing people

the teacher got his whole class to work on two big mind-map collaboratively

describing people

the teacher got his whole class to work on this big mind-map collaboratively 

Group mind-maps

       These mind-maps are not a final product, but a process while students are practicing to use mind-maps. Educators and students can both learn interesting lessons while reflecting on students work. Learning the process is more important than the product. 

     The objective of using mind-maps is help students develop this skill to learn English, during and after the program. Students learn to correct their mistakes and develop different strategies to learning as they progress in the program. 

       Mind- mapping is tool that can be used, not only in learning a new language, but in planning our daily classroom routines. We encourage students to use it: when preparing for a presentation, or when brain storming a subject, or  planning project or a field trip. We also post these maps on the classroom wall for visual thinking and further developing. 

     Students portfolios could also showcase students mind-maps and show how students are developing this skill and other skills. 

     Sharing students work in the program and on the kitchen blog, helps us reflect and develop a better understanding of the concept of mind-mapping, and how the students are learning.