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English teachers workshop
mahaenglish
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English teachers workshop
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Hello my friends, In my school during the summer vacation teachers used to go to school and train for the next year we used to discuss lessons in front of each other to know our weak and positive points ,we also revise grammar rules.This year we decided to do something different ............ Please can you support me with different ideas about workshop for English teachers That can be creative and helpful???? Many thanks |
16 May 2012
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evinches
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It doesn �t sound like a the best kind of vacation to me but what about doing a workshop using material from eslprintables?
Each teacher could have a selection of three or four contributions from the site (a variety would be good, WS, online ex and power point) and ask each one (or perhaps pairs) to make suggestions as to how best to use the resources with a group or a class. They could present the ideas to the other teachers and maybe use brainstorming to come up with some great ideas and lesson plans.
Good luck to you all whatever is decided. |
16 May 2012
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Natashenka
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I agree completely with Esther that your workshop could be based on eslprintables. A lot of contributors here have their unique style of arranging and presenting material, so we can �t help admiring their works. Some provide us with picture-based discussions, some with problem-solving tasks, some are real experts at inventing games and conversation activities. So why not, for example, call your workshop "Innovative techniques and methods of teaching English"? You introduce the author and tell about his/her worksheets, discuss his/her principle of systemization of language material. Or, perhaps, each teacher of your school will be responsible for presenting a certain method, etc. You, personally, can tell about your own contributions, how you progressed in making worksheets and developed your own style. So good luck to you and all the best! |
16 May 2012
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mahaenglish
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Sorry but in the work shop all the staff must work on one idea ,for example, we will all study grammar ........etc . can you tell me what do you do at your workshops or training as English teachers
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16 May 2012
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aliciapc
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How to implement drama in classes (and it works wonders in class!) How to elaborate good, effective testing tools Total Physical Response (for kids)
... and more, depending on the level you �ll be working with. |
16 May 2012
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MoodyMoody
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I agree with Natashenka and aliciapc. Why not concentrate on different methods of teaching? That �s a single, cohesive theme. Then you can have workshops led by different people on methods that each teacher finds especially effective. You, for example, might talk about your wonderful use of multimedia. Your next-door neighbor might discuss games. The teacher down the hall might mention effective discipline or distraction techniques. You learn from each other.
We tend to assume that our teachers know the subject matter, so we don �t teach grammar or pronunciation in our workshops. We focus more on HOW to teach than WHAT to teach. |
16 May 2012
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aliciapc
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Same here, Moody, we never focus on the English language itself but HOW to teach it and THROUGH it ... BTW, how to use CLIL is another good topic for a workshop ! |
16 May 2012
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