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Realistic Teacher Development on short Summer School Courses
Teacher Development
Induction with sessions for developmentLesson Plan PackWebsite with materials and guidance
Developmental ObservationPeer Observation
“Thought For The Day” Buddy and level pools
INSET
Young learners aged 7-17 years old
1500 students
120 Teachers
2 weeks to 3months
11 Centres
•The Session.
How can we provide some useful development in such a
short time?
Newly qualified teachersBusy timetablePart of the school for only a few weeks
Induction
• Pre-course induction (March or April) for those who can attend• The language teachers use to challenge and motivate their students• How to do Action Research
• Pre-course induction for each centre • Classroom Management For Teenage classes• Project work • Effective homework• Pronunciation features of English • Error correction
Frankie Boylecomedian
Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day.
Give a man a fishing rod and…
he’ll swap it for a fish.
OISE Internal website
On the website
Lesson PlanPacks
PhotocopiableMaterials
Essays on teaching practiceteachingenglish.org Developing Teachers teslji busy teachers onestopenglish etc.
Weblinks &VideosOUPPearson/Longman
Senior Teacher
• INSET session once a week• Observation standardisation • Teacher Training Workshop packshttp://www.languages.ac.nzl
ESOL Teaching Skills Task Book
Core issues in the learning context Micro skills of teaching ESOL Teaching skills-focused lessons Teaching language-focused lessons Materials and resources for teaching ESOL
ESOL Teaching Skills Task Book
Unit 2: Micro skills of teaching ESOL
Teacher language Questioning techniques Giving instructions Pace in the classroom Drilling techniques Conducting feedback on classroom activities Correcting spoken errors Correcting written language
Tasks
Tasks
Induction
Do you do similar things? What do you do in your centres that’s different than this?
INSET.Based on the observations. Where do teachers need most help?
Project work with young learners (YLs)
Arts and crafts for YLs
Using interactive whiteboards with YLs
Setting up speaking activities
Observation
Before lesson• Aims• After lesson• Let the teacher talk about their lesson • Ideas from the teacher after reflection• Questions from senior teacher• A unit from the self study pack (NZ)• A relevant essay on the website links • Peer observation
Peer Observation
•Why use peer observation?• Observation tends to be hierarchical• Building trust between colleagues• Develops the teacher by reflecting on lessons• Discover “What you’re doing is what everyone else is doing”-building confidence
OPEN DOOR DAY
•How•Name •Class•Time (and duration)
•How does it work?• The senior teacher covers each teacher for a lesson
• The teacher can observe one (or two) teachers
•The Rules• No one talks about peer observation• For teachers by teachers
•An Observation Task
ERROR CORRECTIONWhen does the teacher correct errors (write down the stage of the lesson)?
How does the teacher deal sensitively with correction? (write examples of what the teacher says/does.)
Could there be more correction? When? How?………….
The staffroom
Day 2• What challenges are there with discipline today? Why did this
happen? How did you deal with it?
GOOD MORNING OISE!!!!!
“Thought for the day”
Buddy system
Level pools
Teacher Development
Induction with sessions for development. Lesson Plan PackWebsite with materials and guidance
Developmental ObservationPeer Observation
“Thought For The Day” Buddy and level pools
INSET
DiscussWhat else do you do in your centre(s) during summer school to help teacher development?
Thanks for coming!