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Transferring Beliefs into Practice
Best Practices for Teacher Development
Iran AminJudith Klimpl
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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.
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Outcomes
By the end of this session, participantswill 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.
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Guiding Principles High expectations Multiple intelligences National standards
Modeling Practical application
Creation of instructional materials Demonstration Peer feedback
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William Glasser's Learning Scale
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Underlying Belief:
All students can learn and be successful.
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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
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Use of target language
How do teachers make lessons comprehensible to students?
Gestures Acting out (TPR) Visuals Connections Background knowledge Synonyms/antonyms
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Purposeful and meaningful instruction
Contextualized language Real-life situations Culturally appropriate Relevant to students and their lives Engaging students and expanding their
language skills
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4 English
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Information Gap StrategyYou 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
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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
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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
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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
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Assessment
Guiding Principles High expectations Multiple intelligences National standards
Modeling Practical application
Creation of instructional materials Demonstration Peer feedback
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