1. Introduction for teachers and coordinators
Reach Summer 2018
Introduction for teachers and coordinators

2. Content Summer structure Support for you
Aims and basics for teaching at Reach
Planning and lesson structures
Main tips for teaching
Things to try
Dealing with challenging behaviour
Tools for your teaching
What to do next?

3. Summer structure
WHERE: colleges, classrooms and offices

4. Summer structure WHERE: colleges, classrooms and offices
WHEN: timetable

5. Summer structure WHERE: colleges, classrooms and offices
WHEN: timetable, breaks ( am and 11.45am-12noon)
WHAT: to expect (equipment, breaks, registers, …)
WHO: courses, 50+ countries
HOW: English level, motivation of the students, dress code

6. Support for you Email me or meet at anytime
Meet your coordinator/teachers!
WhatsApp group
Reach senior team and supervisor team
Teaching Assistants and supervisors for trips etc.
Lesson observation and feedback
Weekly lunch meetings
Drop by the offices! (collecting printing, drinks, snacks and people!)
Subject webpages/diagnostic tests
Teachers’ website and Handbook

7. Aims and basics for teaching at Reach
REACH TEACHING AIMS:
Inspire students to have a passion for learning and in particular a passion for your subject
Introduce students to University-level material and ways of thinking.
Encouraging hands-on learning through student interaction.
Support all students by working at a level they understand.
The basics: what do students look for in a teacher?
good teachers are enthusiastic;
they make lessons fun;
they know their subject;
they respect students as adults;
they help if students don’t understand.

8. Reach-specific challenges and tips
Multi-cultural -> handle sensitive topics carefully
> mixed ability
English-based program
School groups – teachers
University Preparation
Vs. student abilities (i.e. should I lecture all the time?)
Safety on the trips
Exhaustion

9. Planning and lesson structures
‘round robin’ – contributing on a topic
Mind map
A short introductory task in groups (report)
Quiz
Video
Open questions board
Direct teaching
Group work (short or longer)
Debates
quiz,
Reversed Q&A
Mini-project
Feedback board
One good thing-one confusing thing
AIMS > ensuring that students have a clear direction to work towards.
INTRODUCTION > starting the session by clearly stating aims, outlining the session structure and brainstorming student’s initial subject knowledge.
MAIN ACTION > the different activities from which students will learn the topic in question.
ASSESSMENT > ensuring that students have clearly understood the material at each step.

10. Main tips for teaching Getting to know your students: Assessment
Name games – for you and for the students!
In small groups – individual attention
Assessment
At your discretion
Start or finish each class with a fun game linked to the previous or coming lesson
Mixed ability
assigned groups,
structured but open-ended tasks,
think-pair-share,
choices,
extension questions
How to approach specialized topics?
concepts first,
vocabulary second (ESL resources)
fun, exciting, surprising
How to make sure all students participate?
Direct questions (random or ordered)
think-pair-share,
group work (with assigned roles and ‘experts’)
What if I don’t know the answer?
Always plan more!
Experiments: try and assess

11. Things to try Group work Social media/videos Experiments & simulations
Projects
Design and build
Survey
Perform
Create (map, video, collage, poem)
Games, quizzes
Dobble
Escape room
Treasure/scavenger hunt
Kahoot
Jeopardy
Interactive techniques
clickers,
Mind maps
Debates
Research and present
Use the environment:
Guest speakers
Mini-trips (museums, departments, court)
Going outside in the college
Intra-class collaborations! (common trips, guest speakers, experiments, competitions)
Trips outside of Cambridge
MRAO
London
companies

12. Dealing with challenging behaviour
Remain calm
Ensure you have student’s attention
‘silent treatment’ (for when more students are involved)
Know the names!
Control the atmosphere (‘power up’ and ‘power down’)
Use positive language
Presenting choices rather than ‘do-what-I-say’
Don’t hesitate to discuss any behavioural issues with Monika, David or Jenny
Prevention is best

13. Tools for your teaching
This presentation
Invoice template
Teaching resources
Deadlines
Teachers Handbook
Safeguarding info
Kahoot:
Padlet:
PhET simulations:

14. What to do next? Complete DBS Send us a scan of certificate
Send Monika your lesson plans (a month before the Program)
Write Risk Assessments (if appropriate)
Coordinators: prepare budget draft and teaching schedules
After summer:
Send us your invoice (see next on how to complete your invoice)
Self-evaluation

15. How to complete your invoice
template on the teaching website (MS Word format)
single page
Name, address, bank info, amounts and what they stand for
Add rows to the table if neccessary
include expenses if agreed upon
Include any reimbursements (agreed upon in advance)
attach receipts
send to Monika