Wednesday, April 9, 2014

Whole Brain Teaching in ESL Middle East

First post on WBT in the Middle East. English as a Second Language or more commonly known as ESL can be challenging here in the Middle East. I started learning Whole Brain Teaching a year ago from Chris Biffle and all his great supporters.  
It is incredible how fast I was able to incorporate WBT into my classroom.  

My first concerns were that I have 2 different classes with a variety of students for just two hours each. I wasn't sure if Whole Brain Teaching would translate into a different timetable of teaching hours from what I had seen and heard for grade school.   My first several attempts at it were very successful. The students responded quickly and positively.   The administration where I taught last year did not. 
Today I am at a university where both students and administration are digging Whole Brain Teaching.