Projekt OBOGATENO UENJE TUJIH JEZIKOV II Program profesionalnega

Projekt OBOGATENO UČENJE TUJIH JEZIKOV II Program profesionalnega usposabljanja učiteljev JEZIKOVNO OBOGATENI KURIKUL: Razvijanje strokovne pismenosti v TJ Priprava na opazovanje pouka Elektrotehniško-računalniška strokovna šola in gimnazija Ljubljana, 4. februar 2013 Amanda Zupanc, Vegova Ljubljana , in Amresh Prakash Torul, ZRSŠ Operacijo delno financira Evropska unija iz Evropskega socialnega sklada ter Ministrstvo za izobraževanje, znanost, kulturo in šport. Operacija se izvaja v okviru Operativnega programa razvoja človeških virov v obdobju 2007 -2013, razvojne prioritete: Razvoj človeških virov in vseživljenjsko učenje; prednostne usmeritve: Izboljšanje kakovosti in učinkovitosti sistemov izobraževanja in usposabljanja.

Outline 1. Introduction 2. Team teaching - so far 3. Professional literacy 4. Observation lessons 5. Questions & answers

1 Introduction Amanda Zupanc Amresh Torul

Amanda Zupanc • English and History teacher • External examiner for Matura • Oral Examiner for Cambridge University (ESOL)

Amanda Zupanc • 7 years in Vegova Ljubljana • Head of Foreign Language Dept. • Coordinator of Videomanija Film Festival • Project Team Member OUTJ II

Ime: Amresh Priimek: TORUL • Tuji učitelj za angleščino • 3 leta na Vegovi LJ • diplomirani inženir računalništva

“prihajam iz mavriciusa”

Living Abroad žena • 24 years in Mauritius • 3 years in UK English, French, Creole, and learning Slovene Since April 2010

1. Introduction 2. Team teaching - so far 3. Professional literacy 4. Observation lessons 5. Questions & answers

2 Team Teaching …so far

Team Teaching History Amanda Zupanc and Amresh Torul • 2011/2012 – 1 st grade gimnazija (1 lesson per week) – 2 nd grade gimnazija (1 lesson per week) • 2012/2013 – 3 rd grade gimnazija (1 lesson per week)

Beginnings… Mixed Emotions Nervous Apprehensive Confused Curious Hopeful But…. . positive

Amanda’s Concerns • 1 st year in the project • Technical materials • Who is Amresh? • Team teaching

Amresh’s Concerns • New colleague • Who is Amanda? • Our team teaching • My teaching experience

Early Challenges • Getting to know each other • Setting ground rules • Materials, topics, approaches • Amanda’s first year in the project

Initial Advantages • Chemistry, attitude, work ethic, open-minded Willing to learn Friendly Helpful Understanding Patient Informative Caring Phone addict Hard working Optimistic Conscientious Patient Committed Digitally competent Film fan

Agreements mutual trust constructive criticism honesty solidarity

Lesson Preparation • • • Weekly meetings In person Email Skype At Amanda’s place

Skype Meeting

Skype Meeting

Team Teaching with R 2. B

1. Introduction 2. Team teaching - so far 3. Professional literacy 4. Observation lessons 5. Questions & answers

3 Professional Literacy 2012 / 2013

Academic year 2012/2013 • New project at ZRSŠ (OUTJ II) • Model schools (Professional Literacy)

Professional Literacy in English G 3. A G 3. B Amanda Zupanc Vida Vidmar 1. Authentic professional text 2. Seminar work - abstracts and presentations 3. Technical excursion to Budapest

G 3. A / G 3. B with Foreign Teacher English 1 lesson English Teacher Electronics 1 lesson Electronics Teacher 1 lesson Computer Science Teacher or Computer Science

Type of material • Up-to-date • Students’ interests • Movies, clips, music, ads, reviews, etc. • Matura-oriented – Reading comprehension – Gap fill – Listening – Discussions

Team Teaching Planning (G 3) Weekly meetings • Vida Vidmar • Amanda Zupanc • Amresh Torul • Share materials • Critical friend • Compare approaches • Feedback from students • Team building

Support from ZRSŠ • • Continuous professional development Monthly meetings Feedback C LIL Consultation visits

Support at School Level • Headmaster and Deputies • Flexibility – time table – substitute lessons • Mojca Fink – Project Coordinator

Added-value for Students • Motivation • More attention and focus • Strengths of both teachers – Language – Technical background – Different cultures – Different approaches

1. Introduction 2. Team teaching - so far 3. Professional literacy 4. Observation lessons 5. Questions & answers

4 Observation Lessons

Today’s Lessons • Class: G 3. A • 2 x 45 mins (with 5 mins break) • 5 th and 6 th period (11: 05 – 12: 40) • Room 221

G 3. A (2012 / 2013) with class teacher, Mojca Stare-Aljaž

About G 3. A • • 21 students (19 boys and 2 girls) 3 to 4 very good students Mostly above average 3 to 4 weaker students

Previous Experience with G 3. A 2 years 3 years English Exchange Electronics / Computer Science Extra lessons

Topic • Smartphones (Google Nexus 4) • Why? • Tried with other classes – G 4. A, G 4. B (Mojca Fink and Amresh Torul) – G 3. B (Vida Vidmar and Amresh Torul) – R 2. B (Amanda Zupanc and Amresh Torul)

Previous Knowledge Required • Email writing skills • Discourse markers • Computing terminology i. Phone 5 Convertibles

LESSON 1 1. DISCUSSION Analyse the problem of phone addiction and identify its potential consequences. 2. READING ALOUD Better pronounce technical words from the text 3. WORD FORMATION Derive new words from different parts of speech. 4. COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS 5. TECHNICAL VOCABULARY

Material for Lesson 1

Material for Lesson 1 - continued

LESSON 2 1. COMPARE and CONTRAST i. Phone 5 vs Google Nexus 4 2. TRANSACTIONAL EMAIL - formal vs informal emails - critical thinking - giving professional advice

Material for Lesson 2

Forms of Team Teaching Dialogue Traditional Complementary Supportive Alternating

1. Introduction 2. Team teaching - so far 3. Professional literacy 4. Observation lessons 5. Questions & answers

A Digitally-Competent Generation

Hvala za pozornost

Acknowledgements South Park characters © Comedy Central Courtesy of Ignacio Escriche Rubio, ZRSŠ

Projekt OBOGATENO UČENJE TUJIH JEZIKOV II Program profesionalnega usposabljanja učiteljev JEZIKOVNO OBOGATENI KURIKUL: Razvijanje strokovne pismenosti v TJ Workshop 1 (Team. Teaching Experience Sharing) Elektrotehniško-računalniška strokovna šola in gimnazija Ljubljana, 4. februar 2013 Mojca Fink, Amanda Zupanc, Amresh Torul Operacijo delno financira Evropska unija iz Evropskega socialnega sklada ter Ministrstvo za izobraževanje, znanost, kulturo in šport. Operacija se izvaja v okviru Operativnega programa razvoja človeških virov v obdobju 2007 -2013, razvojne prioritete: Razvoj človeških virov in vseživljenjsko učenje; prednostne usmeritve: Izboljšanje kakovosti in učinkovitosti sistemov izobraževanja in usposabljanja.

Your Team Teaching Experience 1. Team teaching process in your school 2. Your personal team teaching experience - subjects involved - choosing co-teachers (good qualities? ) - planning process, preparation of materials - challenges - feedback from students - added-value (students and personal) - new ideas from today?