Remote Teaching for Success (9 Oct 2016)

Graham Stanleygraham.stanley@britishcouncil.org

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•Part 1 – Background to the project

•Part 2 – Remote Teaching for Success

• Q&A – from the audience

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PART 1 – BACKGROUND TO THE PROJECT

• The Plan Ceibal en Inglés project in Uruguay is at the vanguard of a new way of teaching English in the primary classroom. One lesson is taught remotely, with the English teacher beamed into the classroom via video-conferencing and then there are two follow-up practice lessons, facilitated by a classroom teacher (CT) who does not necessarily speak much English.

• Among other things, the remote teacher has to:-• - deliver an interactive and lively class although they

are physically removed from the learners• - work in a team with another teacher, coordinating in

Spanish on a weekly basis• - manage (with the help of the Uruguayan classroom

teacher) the learners at a distance• - integrate a range of ICT, including

videoconferencing equipment, websites and presentation software

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BACKGROUND

• Started 2007 with distribution of XO-1 laptops (ceibalitas)

• By 2009 Uruguay became first country in world to have given one laptop to every primary school student

• By 2009, 350,000 children & 16,000 teachers had received ceibalitas

• No cost wireless Internet connection in all state schools

• Fiber optic connections progressively replacing these

• Video conferencing equipment being installed in all schools

http://www.ceibal.edu.uy

Plan Ceibal

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• In 2012 the British Council was selected by Plan Ceibal to project manage Ceibal en Inglés (Ceibal English), delivering remote teaching via video conferencing in Uruguayan primary schools.

• Goal = provide access to English language learning to primary students (grades 4-6) and their teachers all over Uruguay.

• Because of a lack of trained/qualified English teachers, Ceibal English uses remote teachers (RTs) via video conferencing

• Additionally, classroom teachers (CTs) are taught English via moderator-supported English course (LearnEnglish Pathways)

http://uruguay.britishcouncil.org

Ceibal English

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• Proof of concept pilot phase 2012 - 20 primary schools; 1,000 Year 4 learners (aged 10-11)

• March 2013 expansion: 500 classes; 96 schools; Years 4,5 & 6

• July 2013 expansion: 1,000 classes

• March 2014 expansion: 2,100 classes

• June 2015: Universal access 3,300 classes (c. 85,000+ learners)

http://uruguay.britishcouncil.org

Ceibal English

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3 x 45 minutes per wk.

Lesson A – RT via VCLessons B & C – CT

Team Teaching

Weekly coordination between RT ^ CT

CTs learning English throughonline self-access course

Remote Classes

Use of technology in only one innovation of Ceibal en InglésThe real innovation is in the team teaching between CT & RT

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Uruguay

PART 2REMOTE

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Argentina

https://vimeo.com/126996354

New ways of working / new place to work

Plan ofTeaching Points

Remote Teaching Centre

British CouncilMontevideo

2015

Remote Teaching Centre

British CouncilBuenos Aires

Challenge of team teaching at a distance

Coordination

Weekly meeting betweenRT and CT in Spanish

Both need to agree on what is going to happen in classes A, B and C

CT reports on progress

Teachers coordinate via:-• VC• Skype• Telephone• Google hangouts• Whatsapp, SMS, Email

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Detailed lesson plans for classes A, B & C

Coordination allows CTs to do the B & C practice lessonseven though they do not know much (any) English

Materials

The importance of ‘camera presence’

RT Maria Eugenia

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RT Daisy & CT Omar

The importance of teamwork

CT Maria Ines Cuadrado CT Andres AmiliviaRT Mariela Masuyama

Intercultural communication

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Supporting teachers

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Supporting CTs and RTs: face-to-face training

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Supporting CTs and RTs: online training and observation

“It is not easy, but in some magical way RTs become part of the school staff, they are one more of the special teachers who come every week to do face to face gym or any other activity, students adapt to working with them, and we all reach a pedagogical agreement: RT-students-CT. “Gricelda Martínez-CT 6th grade-Escuela 71 de Tacuarembó.

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Thank you!

Graham Stanleygraham.Stanley@britishcouncil.org