Mobilitate de formare continua Comenius Programul de Invatare

Mobilitate de formare continua – Comenius. Programul de “Invatare pe tot Parcursul Vietii” Beneficiar: Alina-Antoanela Craciun-Stefaniu

Creative Methodology for Teachers 13 th-25 th August 2012 IPC Exeter

INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS CENTRE

Objectives � To explore various techniques to appeal to different learning styles; � To provide motivation and build confidence in participants; � To meet teachers from different European countries and establish links leading to participation in a collaborative project

Course Content 1. Learner autonomy and independent learning 2. Student – generated teaching 3. Motivation. 4. Teaching mixed ability classes 5. Adapting our teaching to different learning styles and learning needs 6. Criteria to select what to teach/prioritising content 7. Drama in the classroom. 8. Contemporary English 9. The Lexical approach.

Course Activities: workshops

Activities from the Course

1. Learner autonomy When the teacher stops teaching, the learner can start to learn.

2. Who does what in the classroom? teacher student Who chooses the topic? Who prepares the materials? Who writes the tests? Who chooses the homework? Who teaches?

3. Motivation motivation learner independence self esteem achievement

Motivated students � Mentally engaged and/ or actively involved

Motivated students High self esteem “I was right. I can do it!” High expectations Good performance

Practical suggestions for motivating students Start from the learners rather than from the book! Use the classroom walls imaginatively! Use “open” rather than “closed” tasks

Allow “processing time” Get learners to produce exercises, tasks and tests themselves. Provide choices!

4. Mixed ability classes � Give every student the opportunity to achieve something. � Create equal opportunities. � Stretch people as much as possible. � Grade tasks in difficulty.

5. Learning styles and learning needs • • Flexible Open minded Happy to have a go Optimistic about anything new • Take action without thinking • Rational and objective • Logical thinkers • Disciplined approach • Intolerant of anything subjective or intuitive activist reflector theorist pragmatist • Careful • Methodical • Thoughtful • Slow to make up their minds and reach a decision • Tendency to hold back from participation • Keen to test things in practice • Practical, realistic • Tendency to reject anything without obvious application

6. Prioritising content � The teacher is an agent of change. � The teacher must select what to teach: - What is relevant to our students; - Language that is natural, real, not artificial; - Language that is useful and generative.

7. Drama in the classroom The Letter I’d like to…but you can’t The Wink Drama techniques Present giving Make a jumbo jet Frozen pictures The sun and the moon

The drama club: Irish dances

8. Contemporary English Where and when might you hear these expressions? � Got time for a natter? � I’m hitting the sack. � What do you want in your sarnie? � He was a bit dodgy. � Don’t forget your brolly! � What a rip-off! � Keep your eyes peeled. � Fancy a quick half?

9. Fundamental concepts of the Lexical Approach Put grammar in its proper place. Teach language holistically (Don’t separate grammar from vocabulary) Language examples should be concrete, interesting, attractive.