Streamlining Class Prep
(Melissa Arndt, Pedagogical Coach)
The beginning of the school year often brings a heavy load of administrative tasks—from paperwork and filing to student registration—taking valuable time away from actual teaching.
In this 11-minute workshop, Melissa Arndt from the Robotel Pedagogical Team shares strategies to streamline preparation, save hours of planning time, and reclaim the joy of teaching by getting students actively speaking and listening from Day 1.
What You Will Learn:
- Streamlined Planning with Curriculum Overviews: How to use at-a-glance curriculum guides to quickly jump to specific topics, vocabulary, and grammar focuses without having to start from chapter 1.
- Targeted Activity Filtering: How to filter SmartClass's vast library of activities by language, level, topic, and specific skill (such as speaking or listening) to find exactly what you need in seconds.
- Time-Saving Auto-Graded Activities: How to leverage built-in templates (multiple choice, fill-in-the-blank, word jumbles, pronunciation) that handle grading automatically while providing students with instant feedback.
- Custom Content Generation in Minutes: How to use the Smart Activity Builder to auto-generate customized, editable activities tailored to any language or topic in under two minutes.
- Creating Safe Spaces for Active Speaking: How AI conversation tools give students a low-stakes environment to practice speaking freely and reflect on detailed feedback without fear of making mistakes.
- A 3-Step Back-to-School Game Plan: Practical steps to get students logged in seamlessly, emphasize repetition through the "Allow Student Redo" feature, and eliminate comprehension roadblocks with AI-translated instructions.
