LEARNING TRHOUGH TEACHING

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Mind Map on LEARNING TRHOUGH TEACHING, created by Ana Quintero on 04/14/2016.
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LEARNING TRHOUGH TEACHING
  1. IDRA: Intercultural Development Research Association is an independent, non-profit organization that is dedicated to assuring educational opportunity for every child
    1. PROYECT: ExCELS (Educators x Communities = English Language learners’ Success), funded by the U.S. Department of Education
      1. focused on improving teachers’ capacity to address curriculum, instruction, assessment and parent involvement issues that impact the achievement of limited-English-proficient (LEP) students.
        1. Five components: • Training for Capacity Building • Technical Assistance for Classroom Support • Teacher Mentoring • Teacher-Parent Partnership • ESL Learning Communities
          1. IDRA´s teachers were intrigued by the reflexive and critical process of learning through real teaching.
            1. ExCELS has five major elements
              1. Training for Capacity Building: Workshops on developing a knowledge base for English language acquisition; the role of language in content learning; and diversified forms of assessment
                1. Teacher Mentoring: modeling, coaching and material sharing.
                  1. ESL Learning Communities: electronic communication with ESL experts and higher education resources
                    1. Teacher-Parent Partnership: parent meetings; student/teacher/parent conversations
                      1. Technical Assistance for Classroom Support: Model lessons, designing instruction, planning meetings, guiding conversations; team problemsolving and success sharing
                  2. NEW PATTERNS FOR TEACHERS OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE
                    1. strategy:
                      1. “using practice as a medium for professional development”
                        1. The practice of teaching as a medium for teacher development requires:
                          1. A context of hihg quality model teaching
                            1. A process of deep noticing
                              1. A critical result sought is application appropriate to the observer’s skill level that leads to self-critique and self-improvement.
                        2. An effective lesson for English language learners includes:
                          1. Recognizing and drawing on student experiences (prior knowledge)
                            1. Allowing for multiple opportunities to demonstrate learning and mastery
                              1. Aligning with state standards
                                1. Demonstrating the use of language to develop content
                                  1. Connecting to real-life application
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