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Shaping the way we teach English Successful classroom practices around the world
Course offered by the Department of State (US) and dessigned by professors Leslie Opp-Beckmann and Sarah J. Kilinghammer from the University of Oregon.
Federico Arteaga C. US Embassy - Centro Colombo Americano 2008
What is it? • 14-module teacher training series. • Video. • Additional Readings. • Mid-term and final projects. • Peer review.
Nature of the course
• • • •
Reality-based. Culturally plural. Easy to approach. Contextualized.
A constructivist approach • Activation of schema. • Teacher role –Modeling, Coaching, Scaffolding (D.H. Jonassen, 1999). • Assessment: Discussion, Pre-testing/Post-testing, Hands-on tasks.
The course is looking for… • Teachers who are building academic foundations. • Teachers seeking improvement in classroom practices.
Factors that push teachers towards development
• Reasons and motivation. • Relevance for your educational setting. • Flexibility and creativity. • Willingness to experiment.
Impact on a national level • Contextualizing tasks. • Cultural awareness. • Knowledge of environment, background, resources and practices. • Standardization.
4 study categories
Language Teaching, FOUNDATIONS • • • •
Contextualizing language. Building language awareness. Integrating skills. Pairwork/Groupwork.
Language Teaching, FOUNDATIONS • • • • •
Contextualizing language. Building language awareness. Integrating skills. Pairwork/Groupwork. Learner Feedback.
Language Teaching, EXTENSIONS • • • • •
Managing large classes. Learning Strategies. Authentic Materials. Critical & Creative Thinking. Alternative Assessment.
Focus on the learner
• Individual learner differences. • Younger learners.
Teacher professional Development
• Peer Observation. • Reflective Teaching.
In a nutshell… • It’s a pluralist material in its cultural scope. • It’s self-paced. • It’s user-friendly. • It applies the principles it promotes.
…It applies the principles it fosters. Taught contents that should be taken into account when dealing with students in EFL situations are translated into the professional development it propells.
Shaping the teaching, Module by module
• Contextualizing Language. • Awareness leads to metacognition. • Pair work and group work mean teamwork and network.
Shaping the teaching, Module by module • Feedback with students (Social practice of the process) – Feedback with teachers (social practice of the trade). • Classroom management – Knowledge of Institution. • Learning strategies and disciplines of updating.
Shaping the teaching, Module by module • Critical & Creative Thinking, retrospective foundations. • Who am I as a human being? • Who am I as a citizen? • Who am I as a teacher?
Shaping the teaching, Module by Module • Alternative Assessment is giving value to both formative and summative aspects of class observation, teacher evaluation and feedback. • Individual teaching differences are profitable for attentive peers.
ADAPTABILIT Y
SHAPING THE WAY WE TEACH ENGLISH Successful classroom practices around the world.
FEDERICO ARTEAGA C. [email protected]
Course offered by the Department of State (US) and dessigned by professors Leslie Opp-Beckmann and Sarah J. Kilinghammer from the University of Oregon.
Federico Arteaga C. US Embassy - Centro Colombo Americano 2008
What is it? • 14-module teacher training series. • Video. • Additional Readings. • Mid-term and final projects. • Peer review.
Nature of the course
• • • •
Reality-based. Culturally plural. Easy to approach. Contextualized.
A constructivist approach • Activation of schema. • Teacher role –Modeling, Coaching, Scaffolding (D.H. Jonassen, 1999). • Assessment: Discussion, Pre-testing/Post-testing, Hands-on tasks.
The course is looking for… • Teachers who are building academic foundations. • Teachers seeking improvement in classroom practices.
Factors that push teachers towards development
• Reasons and motivation. • Relevance for your educational setting. • Flexibility and creativity. • Willingness to experiment.
Impact on a national level • Contextualizing tasks. • Cultural awareness. • Knowledge of environment, background, resources and practices. • Standardization.
4 study categories
Language Teaching, FOUNDATIONS • • • •
Contextualizing language. Building language awareness. Integrating skills. Pairwork/Groupwork.
Language Teaching, FOUNDATIONS • • • • •
Contextualizing language. Building language awareness. Integrating skills. Pairwork/Groupwork. Learner Feedback.
Language Teaching, EXTENSIONS • • • • •
Managing large classes. Learning Strategies. Authentic Materials. Critical & Creative Thinking. Alternative Assessment.
Focus on the learner
• Individual learner differences. • Younger learners.
Teacher professional Development
• Peer Observation. • Reflective Teaching.
In a nutshell… • It’s a pluralist material in its cultural scope. • It’s self-paced. • It’s user-friendly. • It applies the principles it promotes.
…It applies the principles it fosters. Taught contents that should be taken into account when dealing with students in EFL situations are translated into the professional development it propells.
Shaping the teaching, Module by module
• Contextualizing Language. • Awareness leads to metacognition. • Pair work and group work mean teamwork and network.
Shaping the teaching, Module by module • Feedback with students (Social practice of the process) – Feedback with teachers (social practice of the trade). • Classroom management – Knowledge of Institution. • Learning strategies and disciplines of updating.
Shaping the teaching, Module by module • Critical & Creative Thinking, retrospective foundations. • Who am I as a human being? • Who am I as a citizen? • Who am I as a teacher?
Shaping the teaching, Module by Module • Alternative Assessment is giving value to both formative and summative aspects of class observation, teacher evaluation and feedback. • Individual teaching differences are profitable for attentive peers.
ADAPTABILIT Y
SHAPING THE WAY WE TEACH ENGLISH Successful classroom practices around the world.
FEDERICO ARTEAGA C. [email protected]
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