Transferring Beliefs into Practice

1. Transferring Beliefs into Practice Best Practices for Teacher Development Iran Amin Judith Klimpl Montgomery County Public Schools STARTALK 2009

2. Think – Pair – Share • Think about the following question: What are three things you look for when observing a teacher? • In pairs, discuss your answer with your partner. • Share one of your answers with the whole group, explaining its importance. Montgomery County Public Schools STARTALK 2009

3. Outcomes By the end of this session, participants will have • Learned about a model of a teacher training program that reflects the fundamental belief that all students can learn. • Identified strategies that can be implemented in teacher training programs. • Discussed applications for their own programs. Montgomery County Public Schools STARTALK 2009

4. Montgomery County Public Schools STARTALK Teacher Training Program • Guiding Principles • High expectations • Multiple intelligences • National standards • Modeling • Practical application • Creation of instructional materials • Demonstration • Peer feedback Montgomery County Public Schools STARTALK 2009

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6. Underlying Belief: Allstudents can learn and be successful. Montgomery County Public Schools STARTALK 2009

7. How do teachers demonstrate this belief? High expectations for all students • Use of target language • Purposeful and meaningful instruction • Student-centered/interactive classroom • Building on student strengths Montgomery County Public Schools STARTALK 2009

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9. Use of target language How do teachers make lessons comprehensible to students? • Gestures • Acting out (TPR) • Visuals • Connections • Background knowledge • Synonyms/antonyms Montgomery County Public Schools STARTALK 2009

10. Purposeful and meaningful instruction • Contextualized language • Real-life situations • Culturally appropriate • Relevant to students and their lives • Engaging students and expanding their language skills Montgomery County Public Schools STARTALK 2009

11. Information Gap Strategy You and your friend have the same schedule for school. There was a computer error and the complete schedule did not get printed. Ask each other questions in order to complete your schedule. Student A Student B Montgomery County Public Schools STARTALK 2009

12. Student-centered interactive classroom • Standards-based instruction • Communication Goal • Interpersonal mode • Interpretive mode • Presentational mode • Cultures Goal • Connections / Comparisons/ Communities • More student talk than teacher talk Montgomery County Public Schools STARTALK 2009

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14. List five things that come to mind when you think of spring. • Think of a creative way to present your thoughts about spring. • Examples: • Music (Vivaldi’s Four Seasons) • Art / painting • Poems • Prose description • Dance Montgomery County Public Schools STARTALK 2009

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16. Building on student strengths • Instruction reflects students’ learning styles and interests • Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligences • Learning Styles • Teachers provide students with multiple and varied means to demonstrate their learning Montgomery County Public Schools STARTALK 2009

17. Assessment • Guiding Principles • High expectations • Multiple intelligences • National standards • Modeling • Practical application • Creation of instructional materials • Demonstration • Peer feedback Montgomery County Public Schools STARTALK 2009

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