Educational governance relates to big-picture, strategic and philosophical considerations when overseeing a school, a programme or teaching, learning and evaluation. It is the "why?" and "why not?", rather than the what, when and how.
11 October 2022
January 2023 - Advanced Writing
Development and improvement as a writer comes from two things : practice and publication feedback. However, attention to the mechanics can also be very helpful, and these sessions review some of the more commonly needed tools and genres.
January 2023 - Advanced Speaking Practice
Maintaining range and fluency while teaching beginners or younger learners is at best challenging, and many if not most teachers have been unable to manage either or both in today's reality. We all need adult conversation, and these session provide just that. Each session is a guided discussion so prior reading and consideration is helpful, and the sharing of personal views and experiences expected.
January 2023 - Advanced Use of English Practice & Feedback
Each session explores advanced instances and implications of a specific difficulty for or challenge to Chilean advanced English users, and includes illustrative examples. Where time allows, there is also opportunity for a "problem clinic".
10 October 2022
January 2023 - Advanced Use of English Approaches to Learning, Study Skills
Each session explores advanced instances and implications of the topic, and includes illustrative examples and exercises to develop and explore the points made. Where time allows, there is also opportunity for a "problem clinic".
January 2023 - Advanced Use of English, how the language works
Each session explores advanced instances and implications of the topic, problem areas and common errors and traps, and includes illustrative examples and exercises to develop and explore the points made. Where time allows, there is also opportunity for a "problem clinic".
January 2023 - Differentiation
Differentiation means planning teaching to meet students' individual needs, whether in terms of content or approaches or activities, or even changing a learning environment. Students enter the classroom or a lesson at different stages in their learning journeys and teachers must adapt in order to achieve their and their students' learning goals.
Poetry "The Sentry" by Wilfred Owen
One of the most important exemplars of first World War "war poetry", this influential poem should be included in every High School English Language and Literature programme, including EFL. The work has also appeared in the Cambridge Literature syllabus, and is appropriate for MYP, IB Dip English A Lang&Lit and AP.
Poetry "The Eagle" by Alfred, Lord Tennyson
This influential poem should be included in every High School English Language and Literature programme, including EFL. The work has also appeared in the Cambridge Literature syllabus, and so is appropriate for MYP, IB Dip English A Lang&Lit and AP.
06 October 2022
Writing methodology : Publishing and Feedback
Key to an effective Writing Programme is "Publishing and Feedback", yet for teachers considerations of the how, what, where and when of publishing can be daunting. Join us as we review Publishing, Feedback (and the relationship to evaluation) and Considerations, and twelve publication possibilities. The material covered does not apply only to student work and will be of interest to writers.
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