English Lesson Planner | Workshop 1

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Workshop 1 - MFP and CCQs - Teacher training level

Workshop 1 - MFP and CCQs
Teacher training level

Description

In this workshop, teachers will develop the process of planning a receptive skill lesson using a text-based approach. Also, teachers will practice to formulation of effective CCQs to check students' understanding.

Materials

Concept checking questions celta?size=16&default=html

Reading passage

Main Aims

To provide a model based on a text-based approach in order to show how receptive skills can be staged communicatively.

Subsidiary Aims

To provide clarification, review and practice of a receptive skill lesson as well as of the formulation of effective CCQs

Procedure (67-86 minutes)

Warmer/Lead-in (3-5 minutes) • To set lesson context and engage teachers

Ask teachers to select one of the llamas they identify with according to their current mood. Then, welcome participants and remind them the important requirements to follow during the workshop. Show teachers the questions: "What is the most important stage in a lesson plan?" and "How do you check students understood the lesson?" Let teachers write their answers on the chat

Model (20-25 minutes) • To show teachers the way a receptive skill is planned using a text

Let teachers know they are about tobe part of a lesson to practice a receptive skill (reading). Ask them to think about the stages I am using for the demonstration and tell them to take notes on each stage. Follow the stages of a receptive skill lesson using a text about CCQs

Decompression and Reflection (25-30 minutes) • To provide teachers with the chance to analyze and discover the stages used in the receptive skill lesson and share their ideas with their peers

DECOMPRESSION: Ask teachers to share their ideas in pairs, so they can try to discover the stages. Then, elicit some answers from the group Use wayground to make teachers compete and discover the correct staging. Make sure to take some time to answer some questions teachers may have before going on. REFLECTION: Provide teachers with the thinking routine "Connect, extend, Challenge" so they can synthesize and develop the concepts studied. Teachers work in one of the 4 different groups. One person collects their thought. Then, each group writer presents their ideas to all participants.

Application (14-16 minutes) • To provide teachers the chance to apply the concepts studied in the workshop

Ask teachers to design a brief lesson of 30 min including the formulation of CCQs. Share a Word file with the stages. Teacners work individually on the file and prepare their lesson. Organize pairs so they can present their lesson to one another.

Feedback and wrap-up (5-10 minutes) • To give teachers the key takeaways of the lesson and a sneak peek of the next workshop.

Show teachers some CCQs they have written and ask the participants to rewrite and make the Qs better. Check answers and remind them the important elements of CCQs as well as the stages needed for receptive skills. Answer any remaining question and close the workshop by providing the topic of the next one.