Tier 1 How are you managing?
This workshop will show participants how to create a learning environment where students really do learn, with a focus on classroom management. The skills of responding to student misbehaviour will be presented in a logical and sequenced way.
Prerequisites: How to be a good language teacher. (Tell me now, show me how)
Duration: 3 hr workshop
Tier 2 Monitoring learner performance
The focus of this workshop is on how student learning can be checked and measured without teachers having to rely on tests, pen and paper tasks, and on exams. Participants will look at different ways of monitoring student learning. An emphasis will be placed on ways to do this that are easy for the teacher to manage, and that don’t reduce student engagement. The workshop is built on the belief that the best way to both manage students, and monitor their learning, is within an environment where students enjoy what they do, and see relevance beyond the classroom.
Prerequisites:
- How to be a good language teacher. (Tell me now, show me how)
- How are you managing?
Duration: 3 hr workshop
Tier 3 Assessing of, for, and in language learning
This workshop builds on ‘Monitoring learner performance’. It looks in detail at authentic assessment. It also examines different types of tests and the different purposes they have in and for language learning. The workshop will also include more work on task design. There will be a focus on developing task rubrics and rating scales designed specifically for formal assessment.
Prerequisites:
- How to be a good language teacher. (Tell me now, show me how)
- How are you managing?
- Monitoring learner performance
It is also recommended that participants have completed all core workshops in the Using texts and designing tasks stream.
Duration: 3 hr workshop
