Report on ETRC Fall School 2014event analysis

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31 new META members

Welcome words at the opening ceremony

Kate Bartlett, APAO, USA Embassy

Ana Budnic, head of English department, SPU “I. Creanga”

Galina Gradinari, head of English department, SPU “I. Creanga”

Kevin McCaughey,RELO, Kiev

Marcela Calchei,Moldova

State University

Tamara Sine,

Fulbright,USA-

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Sheryl Feinstein, Fulbright,

USA

Ereneak Sagoian, SPU “I.

Creanga”

Anna Gabur, American Councils

Daniela Munca-

Aftenev, AC

Andrei Fiodorov,

Terranova LC

Olga Morozan,

ACCES

Liliana Nederita, Calinescu

lyceum

Olga Temnicova,

Deleanu lyceum

Presenters

The event was financially supported by the USA

Embassy in Moldova

There were held 14 sessions during the training. The presenters were USA Experts: Fulbright Scholars and Regional English Language Officer; local university lecturers and teachers from lyceums in Chisinau.

EVALUATION OF THE SESSIONS

How Marcela Calchei evaluated her presentation?

Feedback analysis: Marcela Calchei, MSUThe nuts and bolts of project work

WENT WELL• Interesting topics for projects• Well organized material• The whole seminar was great• Group work went well• Everything was clear and useful• The way of speaking and explaining• The way the presentation was structured• Interaction, cooperation, clear explanation• General introductory part – theory is

useful• Activity “The partner Line”• Power point presentation and the

handouts – informative• The content was great• Marcela must be invited every time• Everyone’s involvement

DID NOT SEEM TO GO WELL / should be CHANGED next time• Too little time for doing the tasks• Use of visual aids should be better and

clarity of instructions should be improved• Would change nothing• Would change the topic of the workshop• More handouts• Thinking creatively in such a freezing

atmosphere• The conditions: too cold• To be more dynamic• The video was bad• The pace did not seem to go well, avoid

many pauses• Show more examples of project works

How Tamara Sine evaluated her presentation?

Feedback analysis: Tamara Sine, Fulbright - USARegional accents and phrases: USA, UK.

WENT WELL• Everything was great, full with relevant examples• Information was illustrated with video and that made

it clear• Useful examples; productive discussion• Interesting info about regional accents and idioms• Info about the accents in 4 regions of NY• Lots of visual aids• Practice saying he words using different accents• The objectives of the lesson were successfully

reached• Lively presentation with excellent movie selections• Very emotional and entertaining, very useful for

English teachers• Practical part was the best• All the slides were on the handouts!

DID NOT SEEM TO GO WELL / should be CHANGED next time

• Would add more videos

• The audience was passive

• A little boring, unclear words

• Too much information

How Daniela Munca-Aftenev evaluated her presentation?

Feedback analysis: Daniela Munca-Aftenev, ACBelbin team roles

WENT WELL• Clear information about the topic,

explanation how it can be used in class and examples of practical, real-life activities

• Instructions• Team role self assessment exercise,

identifying roles in a team• Everything was nice• Daniela knows how to focus and wow the

audience, amazing how she manages everything!

• Interesting tests• Useful information• The style of presentation• The ability to work with the audience-

great presenter

DID NOT SEEM TO GO WELL / should be CHANGED next time

• Would not change anything• Changing the room

How Andrei Fiodorov evaluated his presentation?

Feedback analysis: Andrei Fiodorov, Terra NovaCommon mistakes in English

WENT WELL• Well-organized material, useful

information• Word choice and pronunciation mistakes

very useful• The presentation and the topic was very

useful, can be used during the lessons in schools

• Well chosen examples of the mistakes• Mistakes were grouped in categories –

well-done!

DID NOT SEEM TO GO WELL / should be CHANGED next time• Little time• Would add transcription for pronunciation

mistakes to check the correct variant• Time management• Include theory in the handouts, not only

exercises• Warmer room• To involve the audience more – as it was

like a lecture, monotonous • Avoid long lists of mistakes and include

ideas on how to make students aware of the mistakes and how to work on them

• Unclear objectives of the presentation• Be more tolerant

How Liliana Nederita evaluated her presentation?

Feedback analysis: Liliana Nederita, G. Calinescu lyceum, Chisinau

Teaching listening skills in the 21st century WENT WELL• Interesting but we can’t allow

to have such lessons in schools• Everything was well-planned

and structured• Computer practice, but it is

only for young teachers cause they are the future

• Interesting theoretical information

• Info on how to create a podcast• List of links

DID NOT SEEM TO GO WELL / should be CHANGED next time

• The way the information was presented can be improved

• Give more practical exercises

• Too much information for such a short class (45 min)

How Anna Gabur evaluated her presentation?

Feedback analysis: Anna Gabur, AC How teachers should evaluate themselves and

their lessonsWENT WELL• Interesting presentation, useful,

new information• Useful teaching tips on how to get

feedback during teaching• Started and ended on time• Everything was perfect• Concise and coherent• Visual examples• Fluent language and nice manner

of presentation• Useful: potential pitfalls in

questionaires

DID NOT SEEM TO GO WELL / should be CHANGED next time

• The sound of the video was bad

How Ereneak Sagoian evaluated her presentation?

Feedback analysis: Ereneak Sagoin, SPU Ion Creanga

Building up vocabulary on medicine

WENT WELL• Comprehensible, interesting

lesson• Activities were great• Involvement of the audience• Structured presentation, calm

teacher• Group activities• Spelling game and practical

exercises, useful handouts• Power point and videos• Excellent presentation and kind

presenter

DID NOT SEEM TO GO WELL / should be CHANGED next time

• Include internet sources in your presentation

• Not enough copies• The way the audience was

involved• Too monotonous

How Sheryl Feinstein evaluated her presentation?

Feedback analysis: Sheryl Feinstein, USA FulbrightTeaching strategies

WENT WELL• Theoretical part• The whole presentation• The relaxing moment• The way the teacher shared

the information• Quite different from my

teaching methods• Interesting style of

presentation

DID NOT SEEM TO GO WELL / should be CHANGED next time

• Information is not new• Too much time spent on

strategy “multiple approach” exercise

• To involve participants in practical activities in such a way as to avoid making somebody shy

• Offer handouts• Use more visuals

How Olga Temnicova evaluated her presentation?

Feedback analysis: Olga Temnicova, Deleanu lyceum

The seeing see littleWENT WELL• Practical and useful presentation as

always, this time especially touchy• Great video• New facts• Amazing presentation and useful

handouts• The variety of tasks presented• Shocked and surprised after watching the

video about Mrs. Sullivan• Information about the 5 senses and the

text• Well organized lesson with different

activities including all the skills; refreshing the known information and including new one

DID NOT SEEM TO GO WELL / should be CHANGED next time

• Problems with computer• The topic was not very

interesting • Inappropriate topic – being

blind

Feedback analysis: Olga Morozan , ACCESSelf-esteem in EFL classes

WENT WELL• Useful tips on self-esteem development• Funny activities• Manner of the presentation• Group work and pair work• Creating an optimistic and confident

atmosphere• Information can be applied even at the

university level - useful• The whole presentation was excellent• Excellent activities: writing stories, coat of

arms, poems; tha talking stick, magic comb• Interesting content and ideas to be used in

class• Useful sites• Was constantly keeping our attention!

DID NOT SEEM TO GO WELL / should be CHANGED next time

• Allocate more time for every task

• Tiny letters in power point presentaion

Closing CeremonyBy the end of the training the participants had to pass the multiple choice test. The grade they got was indicated in their certificates. It was the first time ETRC organized final testing as we believe it will motivate the teachers to be more attentive and strive for the best in the future as well as improve the quality of teaching.

Those who attended the training received certificates of participation, a CD with all the lectures and latest issues of FORUM Teaching Magazine.

In total there were 51 certified participants out of 76 registered online.

Video from the Closing Ceremony in posted on Youtube: https://

www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1Wg_WyvJQo&feature=youtu.be