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Plan Ceibal English Remote Teaching, Distance Learning, Team Teaching or Blended Learning? Graham Stanley Project manager, Plan Ceibal English [email protected]

Remote Teaching, Distance Learning, Team Teaching or Blended Learning?

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Presentation prepared for the Teacher Education conference (TEC14) in Hyderabad, India (featured speaker) in February 2014. Due to a lack of of qualified and experienced teachers in Uruguay, English is being taught in primary classes all across the country via video conferencing, using teachers from elsewhere (including Argentina, the Philippines and Mexico). Because there are two teachers, a classroom teacher (CT) and a remote (RT), a new type of methodology is being developed that combines elements of distance learning, team teaching and blended learning, but which also requires a unique approach. More details: http://www.britishcouncil.in/programmes/english-partnerships/teacher-educator-conference/teacher-educator-conference-2014

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Plan Ceibal English

Remote Teaching, Distance Learning, Team Teaching or

Blended Learning?

Graham StanleyProject manager, Plan Ceibal English

[email protected]

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The British Council• The British Council works in 6 continents and 110 countries,

with the aim of bringing high quality English materials to every learner or teacher who wants them.

• We have 2,400 staff teaching English directly to more than 350,000 students and trainee teachers a year in over 80 centres, partnership branches and on English projects around the world.

http://www.britishcouncil.org/about

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Uruguay• Population 3.3 million• 1/3 population live in

Montevideo• GDP US$ 13,000 per

capita• 19 Departments• PISA score for reading

426 (average 493); Brasil : 412; Argentina 398;)

• Board of Public Education (Administración Nacional de Educación Pública – ANEP) responsible for education policy

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Plan Ceibal overview • Plan Ceibal is a Uruguayan project, developed by MEC, the

Uruguayan Ministry of Education and Culture; ANTEL, the National Telecommunications company (Administración Nacional de Telecomunicaciones); ANEP, the Board of Public Education (Administración Nacional de Educación Pública); and LATU (Laboratorio Tecnológico del Uruguay).

http://www.ceibal.edu.uy

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Plan Ceibal overview • 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 kids & 16,000 teachers 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

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Plan Ceibal overview • 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 kids & 16,000 teachers 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

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Plan Ceibal Jan 2013 review • 570,000 laptops distributed by 2012 (all students & teachers)• 4-year TCO (Total cost of ownership) $100 per year per child

including laptops, internet costs, administrative costs, fiber optic costs, robotics, planned VC facilities, portal and LMS platform as well as digital resources for many subjects, initial training for teachers.

• Focus on quality implementation• Recommended focus on core priorities: increasing high school

graduation rates; Mathematics; Literacy (Spanish & English)

http://www.ceibal.org.uy/docs/FULLAN-Ceibal-English.pdf

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Ceibal English project overview• 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/en/ceibal-en-ingles

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Ceibal English project plan• 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: +500 classes • March 2014 expansion: +1000 classes• By June 2015: Total of 4,800 classes

(c. 120,000 learners)

http://uruguay.britishcouncil.org/en/ceibal-en-ingles

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Ceibal English classes3 x 45 minutes per wk.

Lesson A – RT via VCLessons B & C – CT

Detailed scripted lesson plans for A, B & C

Team Teaching

RT & CT have weekly coordination in Spanish

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Remote Teachers (RTs)Remote Teaching (RT) providers in:•Uruguay •Argentina •Mexico•Colombia•Philippines

•Conduct Class A remotely•Experienced/Qualified ELTs•Online self-access course for RTs•Quality manger

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Classroom Teachers (CTs)• Conduct Classes B & C• Volunteer to be part of the

programme• Small payment for participation• 2 days Orientation Course• Self-access online training course• Technical support • Pedagogic support (Mentors)• Most have CEFR A0 level English• Learning English through self-

access course (LearnEnglish Pathways) with moderator support

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Coordination:the key to successful team teaching

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Lesson PlansClasses A, B & C

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Materials

Student work

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Evaluation

Learning to learn

Blended learning

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LearnEnglish Pathways

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Teachertraining

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Strengths • Unique whole solution• Underlying infrastructure

rolled out• VC technology already tried

and tested• No shortage of CT volunteers• Positive reaction (children,

teachers, society)• General support (government,

parents, society)

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Challenges

• Establishing methodology (Classes A, B & C)

• Correcting written work• Ongoing quality control

• Expanding to Montevideo• Expansion to all primary

schools• Long term sustainability

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Thank you!Graham Stanley

[email protected]

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References• Banegas, D.L. (2013) ‘ELT through videoconferencing in

primary schools in Uruguay: first steps’, Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching Volume 07 Issue 02. http://bit.ly/19oEzil

• Fullan, M; Watson, N & Anderson, S (2013) Ceibal: Next Steps – Final Report, http://www.ceibal.org.uy/docs/FULLAN-Ceibal-English.pdf

• OECD (2010), PISA (Program for International Student Assessment) 2009 Results: Executive Summary) http://www.oecd.org/pisa/pisaproducts/46619703.pdf

• Stanley (2013-14), 'Ceibal English' http://blog-efl.blogspot.com/2013/11/ceibal-english-blog-posts.html