Primary Teacher Training Seminar, October 2012

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Primary School

Teacher Training

Sessions

October 2012


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Activity 1

We remember

___ % of what we read

___ % of what we hear

___ % of what we see

___ % of what we see and hear

___ % of what we see, hear and discuss

___ % of what we see, hear, discuss and practise

20

20

30

50

70

90


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Please putyour hand upif you wish to

speak.

Please keepour classroom

tidy.

Followinstructions.

Please dont

throw things

around theclassroom.

Lets have

fun.
http://rcel.enl.uoa.gr/xenesglosses/


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http://rcel.enl.uoa.gr/xenesglosses
http://rcel.enl.uoa.gr/xenesglosses/http://rcel.enl.uoa.gr/xenesglosses/


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How young children learn

By personal experience

Through repetition

Through their senses

By doing and movement (TPR)

By motivation, praise and reward of learning

strategies, not the results of a task

By cooperation-competition to please others

Through imitation of others behaviours


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Skills they can further develop

Grasp meanings

Manage with limited linguistic means

Learn indirectly

Learn through fantasy and

imagination

Interact and speak


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http://rcel.enl.uoa.gr/files/peap/modules/introductory/player.html


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How can teaching help develop those skills?

Provide some ideas

Variety of stimuli

(pictures, videos, songs, signs, labels, simulations, games)

Fun activities (! rules, motivation, language sounds, learning

experiences, social skills, positive learning)

Thinking logically, provide solutions, observing, comparing,

classifying, understanding dimensions,

Words and phrases - NOT single letters


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The significance of play

Develop schemata

Experience situations

Preserve attention

Develop many competences simultaneously

Express freely

Construct knowledge through associations (an example

of a game)


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The significance of songs

Help memorise rhythm, intonation and vocabulary

Develop comprehension strategies

Develop production strategies

! Small sentences, more verbal hints, more questions


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http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/tips/using-songs-classroom


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The significance of stories Shape behaviour codes

Build values, emotions, attitudes

Help to process information


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Sitting arrangement

Circle or square (common)Modular or clustered (group work )

Nursery style (storytelling) Childrens favourite


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Key issues for effective learning

Multiple sources of linguistic information knowledge

Connection to other subject areas

Inclusive and differentiated learning

Realism in materials and/or tasks

Collaborative work

Inclusive differentiated teaching


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A sad fact

LESSONS WITH DENSE, UNFOCUSED AND ILL -

EXPLAINED PURPOSES AND OUTCOMES WILL

LEAD TO DISRUPTIVE DIVERSION ,

INATTENTION , OFF -TASK TALK AND ACTI VITYAND QUESTIONS SUCH AS WHAT DO WE HAVE

TO DO?


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We differentiate by task

By preparing different levels of task within the wholeclass.


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We differentiate by outcome

By making one task fit all and having pupils perform at

their own level and the outcome is assessed


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We differentiate by resource

By using materials, texts or resources chosen

to suit pupils needs.


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We differentiate by support

By deciding how more or less support can be directed

towards individual pupils learning.


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We differentiate by time and pace

By adjusting flexibly time and pace according to

task challenge and level of students.


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We differentiate by teaching style

By adapting the teaching style and approach can so as

to draw different responses from pupils.


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Suggested type of learning

Learning should be active and fun

With lots of visuals, realia and movement

With regular routines

Inspiring creativity and a chance to personalise

A steady succession of activities

Organised in thematic units

Shrinking L1 use to the most necessary

Culturally tinted

Shaping personalities, cultures, attitudes and values


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Enjoyable

Meaningful

Supported

Social

Purposeful Full of practice


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http://www.learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en


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http://www.learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en
http://www.learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/enhttp://www.learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/enhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/stories


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http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/stories

htt // li h kid
http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/storieshttp://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/storieshttp://www.english-4kids.com/http://www.english-4kids.com/http://www.english-4kids.com/http://www.english-4kids.com/


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http://www.english-4kids.com

http://www bbc co uk/learning/schoolradio/
http://www.english-4kids.com/http://www.english-4kids.com/http://www.english-4kids.com/http://www.english-4kids.com/http://www.bbc.co.uk/learning/schoolradio/http://www.bbc.co.uk/learning/schoolradio/


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http://www.bbc.co.uk/learning/schoolradio/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/learning/schoolradio/http://www.bbc.co.uk/learning/schoolradio/


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http://www kizclub com
http://www.kizclub.com/http://www.kizclub.com/


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http://www.kizclub.com
http://www.kizclub.com/http://www.kizclub.com/


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http://www.signedstories.com/


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http://www.signedstories.com
http://www.signedstories.com/http://www.signedstories.com/http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/


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http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids


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http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids

http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/k-
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kidshttp://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kidshttp://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/k-4/index.htmlhttp://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/k-4/index.htmlhttp://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/k-4/index.html


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http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/k

4/index.html
http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/k-4/index.htmlhttp://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/k-4/index.htmlhttp://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/k-4/index.htmlhttp://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/k-4/index.htmlhttp://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/k-4/index.html


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http://cooltoolsforschools.wikispaces.com

W l t th id l
http://cooltoolsforschools.wikispaces.com/http://cooltoolsforschools.wikispaces.com/


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We select the video url
http://www.toondoo.com/


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http://www.toondoo.com (sign in for free)
http://www.toondoo.com/http://www.toondoo.com/


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we go to : http://www.savetube.com and paste in the url
http://www.savetube.com/http://www.savetube.com/


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g p // p

Then we click on the form we wish to have
http://www.savetube.com/http://www.savetube.com/


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We select the

type of video

file ,

click on SaveLink As and

save it on our

computer/


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Documents

Primary Teacher Training Seminar, October 2012