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school based teacher development II (SBTD II) for teachers of English support session 2 modules 3 and 4 assessment for quality learning issues specific to teaching and learning in English Title slide

welcome

objectives of the session Developing knowledge and understanding of the various techniques that can be used to assess students’ progress on daily basis to plan the next steps in learning; developing skills in using assessment techniques in the classroom; developing skills in using different techniques and practices in relation to English; sharing experiences on understanding the Activities in Modules 3 and 4.

part 1: assessment for quality learning Brainstorm: Call out any thoughts or words that come to your mind when you say the word “assessment”.

Part 1: assessment for quality learning Group work: Discuss how you could link some of the words and phrases on the flipchart together to help someone who did not know much about assessment and its place in the teaching and learning cycle. Write your suggestions on the flipchart sheet.

part 1: assessment for quality learning Group work: Discuss the Activity on your current assessment practices: Activity 19 in Module 3. Share practices and new practices you use in your class when doing this Activity. Discuss how these practices help you understand what your students know. Discuss what other skills or practices you would like to develop?

part 1: assessment for quality learning Feedback: Watch the video and think about what feedback the teacher is giving in the exchange about counting birds’ wings. Discussion: Do you think the feedback was useful to the students? Share your thoughts.

part 1: assessment for quality learning Self-assessment and peer assessment: Discussion: What assessment practices did the teacher in the video use? What are the benefits of these practices? What challenges may result from using such practices? How can these practices help in supporting students learning?

part 1: assessment for quality learning Setting clear outcomes and sharing them with students: Discussion: Read Activity 27. Think about the impact of telling the students what they are going to learn on their participation in the lesson and on the achievement of the outcomes.

part 1: assessment for quality learning Impact of good feedback and good learning outcomes: Watch the video and list strategies for assessing and giving feedback. How do you use the information you collect in planning more focused lessons in order to meet students learning needs?

part 1: assessment for quality learning Assessment for learning – Definition: “Assessment for learning involves assessing, through using various interactive strategies, where students are at the end of an activity or lesson so that feedback from both teacher and student is used to decide what to do next to improve and extend student’s learning.”

part 2: issues related to English teaching and learning Discussion on Unit 13: What challenges may students face during listening? How can you deal with these challenges? What actions have you taken already or are you going to take to develop the listening skills? Do you focus on the three phases of teaching listening skill in your lesson implementation? Unit (1) Outcomes (2) Key practices in the unit (3) Examples from teachers on practices and challenges they encountered (4)

part 2: issues related to subject- specific teaching and learning Group work: Group 1: Discuss the activities related to developing reading in Unit 14. Group 2: Discuss the activities related to developing speaking in Unit 15. Group 3: Discuss the activities related to developing writing in Unit 16. Unit (1) Outcomes (2) Key practices in the unit (3) Examples from teachers on practices and challenges they encountered (4)

part 2: issues related to English teaching and learning Questions to help you in the discussion: What challenges may students face during (reading/writing/ speaking)? Each group will focus on one skill. How can you deal with these challenges? What actions have you taken already/ are you going to take to develop (reading/ writing/speaking)? Each group will focus on one skill. Which practices that are mentioned in the unit have you focused on/ are you going to focus on in your lesson implementation?

Support Session 2: conclusion Discussion: What have you gained from the session?

Thank you!