(Final BAJA) preschool_primaryPORTFOLIO.pdf

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ACADEMIC PORTFOLIO

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ACADEMIC TALKS

T.1 From Great to GreaterGetting to the Heart of Teaching

T.2 Building Blocks Of Reading Reading-Readiness

T.3 Stepping UpEarly Developmental Stages

T.4 Techno-Teacher The Role of Technology in Preschool Teaching

T.5 Motivate & Manage Student-Centered Instruction

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FROM GREAT TO GREATERGETTINGTOTHEHEARTOFTEACHING

Nobody can deny the inuence the English language hasaround the world. Its effects through music, movies, and themedia are felt worldwide and teaching English internationallyis a rapidly-growing profession. Becoming an English teacherrepresents a huge amount of effort and commitment.From patience and devotion to training and preparation, thistalk seeks to highlight some of the most important valuesthis career implies.

BUILDING BLOCKS OF READINGREADING-READINESS

The preschool years are key to the development of literacy.Although it is rare for a preschool-aged child t o read or writewith any accuracy, this is a time during which they lay thefoundations. To do this a child must master pre-readingskills, or reading-readiness. In this talk we will focus onhow to build your students awareness of print and narrative.We will show you how to teach phonological principles andoral language development, as well as how to provide plentyof exposure to reading aloud.

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STEPPING UPEARLYDEVELOPMENTALSTAGES

Child Developmentrefers to the biological and psychologicalchanges that occur between birth and the end of adolescenceas the individual progresses from dependency to increasedautonomy. Since each period is part of a larger continuum, thereare many different ways to dene these stages. In this talk, wewill learn about the capabilities of infants and children betweenthe ages of 1 and 6 and how to create appropriate learningexperiencesfor them as they grow.

TECHNO-TEACHERTHEROLEOFTECHNOLOGYINPRESCHOOLTEACHING

Technology has become such a large part of our lives that using itas a teaching tool is no longer a matter of choice. Our students aredigital nativesand they expect us to join them in this new wayof living, learning and sharing. Luckily there are many ways tointroduce technology and websites into the classroom. This talkwill introduce you to some of them.

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MOTIVATE & MANAGESTUDENT-CENTEREDINSTRUCTION

Are you, like most teachers, searching for the ideal balancebetween teachingand managing students? Classroommanagement is more than just discipline; it is about using goodpractices and procedures to create a positive environment whereall students are safe, secure and learning to the best of theirability. There is no motivation formulabut during this talk wewill reect on different ways to motivate not only our studentsbut ourselves and then to keep that energy high!

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ACADEMIC PORTFOLIO

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ACADEMIC WORKSHOPS

W.1 This Song Is For You Teaching English Through Music

W.2 From The Start Guided Reading for Preschoolers

W.3 Show Then Tell Developing Visual Literacy

W.4 The Sounds of English Phonics

W.5 Imagination Works Puppets and Masks as a Teaching Tool

W.6 Brainpower Whole-Brain Teaching

W.7 Play Smart Teaching English With Games

W.8 Brush Strokes Art in English Lessons

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ACADEMIC WORKSHOPS

THIS SONG IS FOR YOUTEACHINGENGLISHTHROUGHMUSIC

Everyone enjoys music. It is a universal language. As teachers wecan use songs and music in many ways, such as for warm-ups, toillustrate an idea, or to change the pace of the class. But how doesmusic actually benetour students in the language-learning process?We will discover how in this workshop, by sharing a variety of ways touse music in the classroom.

FROM THE STARTGUIDEDREADINGFORPRESCHOOLERS

Developing reading-readiness skills, reading skills and a love of readingearly in childhood can be a fun and rewarding activity for teachersand students. In this workshop, teachers will be provided with useful,practical and realistic pieces of advice for developing and consolidatingthe reading process in an easy and attractive form using specializedmaterial.

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SHOW THEN TELLDEVELOPINGVISUALLITERACY

There are different ways to teach and learn a foreign language but they say apicture is worth a thousand words. In this workshop teachers will re-discoverthe benets of using different visual aids to teach, practice, reinforce andconsolidatethe language targets required in an ELTprogram.

THE SOUNDS OF ENGLISHPHONICS

How can teachers help young learners become aware of sounds,the namesof letters and how those letters sound in words? Why is it important toconsolidate phonics at an early stage? What is the impact of phonics onlanguage development when children are older? This workshop will answerthese questions and show you how to implement phonics effectively.We will help you to teach reading easily and guide students to achievephonemic awareness while reinforcing vocabulary in the classroom.

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IMAGINATION WORKSPUPPETSANDMASKSASATEACHINGTOOL

What are the benets of using puppets and masks with young learners? Howcan this help lower the childrensaffectivelter? How can it maximize learnersperformance and oral production? In this workshop we will incorporate thepowerful technique of drama into the ELTclassroom to help learners acquirelanguage in a playful way and thereby develop their language skills.

BRAINPOWERWHOLE-BRAINTEACHING

Imagine a classroom where all the students work and cooperate in allthe activities, where the teacher does not need to ask them to be quiet,where everybody is motivated to learn All of this can be accomplishedusing Whole-Brain Teaching. WBT is a revolutionary new brain-basedteaching concept currently making waves in traditional teachingcircles. During this workshop we will learn all about it: from the theory,to the benets, to the basic steps needed to make it happen.

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PLAY SMARTTEACHINGENGLISHWITHGAMES

There is no reason that a generation that can memorize over100 Pokmon characters with all their characteristics, history and evolution cant

learn the names, populations, capitals and relationshipsof all the 101 nations in the world.

Prensky, 2001

In this workshop, we will demonstrate ideas on how to adapt gamesalready widelyavailable in homes and classrooms to make them more educational. The resultwill be children not only learning, but having fun and building self-condence andself-esteem at the same time.

BRUSH STROKESARTINENGLISHLESSONS

Artin its many forms provides both teachers and learners with fantasticopportunities for discussion, focused language work and skills-based activities.Using art to express ourselves in a second language makes communicationinteresting, fun, practical, useful, and transcendental. In this workshop, wewill learn to use art to enrich the learning experience and create a wonderfulclassroom environment.

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ACADEMIC TALKS

MOTIVATE AND MANAGESTUDENT-CENTEREDINSTRUCTION

Are you, like most teachers, searching for the ideal balance between teaching andmanaging students? Classroom management is more than just discipline; it isabout using good practices and procedures to create a positive environment whereall students are safe, secure and learning to the best of their ability. There is nomotivation formula but during this talk we will reect on different ways to motivatenot only our students but ourselves and then to keep that energy high!

LEARNING STYLES, TEACHING STRATEGIESLEARNINGSTYLES

People learn best in different ways, such as through sights, sounds, words, or touch.To help every one of our students, we need to understand these different learningstyles. In this talk, we discuss some of the methodological principles behind the useof different learning strategies, as well as providing a variety of activities catering tothe different styles.

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ITS ALL IN OUR MINDMIND-MAPPING

Mind-mapping is about feeding ALLof your brain. By using both the left and righthemispheres we allow for meaningful learning to take place. For example, we can infusetraditional wordlists and linear grammar tables with methods using color, imagination,rhythm and images. We invite you to come along and learn to mind-map. Unleash yourstudents full potential!

READING BETWEEN THE LINESREADINGSTRATEGIES

Reading strategies are the tactics and actions used to approach and make sense of atext. When reading comprehension fails, learners need to find other ways to understand.

This is when learners need to know other reading strategies. In this talk we will learnto facilitate the reading process in our students and give them a clear understandingof text.

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FROM GREAT TO GREATERGETTINGTOTHEHEARTOFTEACHING

Nobody can deny the inuence the English language has around the world. Its effectsthrough music, movies, and the media are felt worldwide and teaching English internationallyis a rapidly-growing profession. Becoming an English teacher represents a huge amount ofeffort and commitment. From patience and devotion to training and preparation, this talkseeks to highlight some of the most important values this career implies.

BRANCHING OUTOPERATIONALDEVELOPMENTALSTAGES

Child Developmentrefers to the biological and psychological changes that occur betweenbirth and the end of adolescence as the individual progresses from dependency to increasedautonomy. Since each period is part of a larger continuum there are many different ways todene these stages. In this talk, we will learn about the capabilities of children between theages of 6 and 13and how to create appropriate learning experiences for them as they grow.

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THE LANGUAGE SOURCEACQUISITIONVS. LEARNING

How do people learn a language? Does it develop naturally or does it have to be studied? Whatis focus on form in ELT? This talk presents decades of research by experts in many different elds.It denes and explores different ways to learn a language as well as the characteristics of each.

TWO BIRDS, ONE STONETHECLILAPPROACH

Content and Language Integrated Learningrefers to teaching an academic subject in the targetlanguage rather than the rst language of the learner. CLILlessons and activities are meant toaccomplish both content and language acquisition at the same time. How can you use this inyour classroom? What are the benets of the CLIL methodology? This talk will introduce usto this extremely useful learning technique.

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TECHNO-TEACHERTHEROLEOFTECHNOLOGYINPRIMARYTEACHING

Technology has become such a large part of our lives that using it as a teaching tool is no longera matter of choice. Our students are digital nativesand they expect us to join them in this newway of living, learning and sharing. Luckily there are many ways to introduce technology andwebsites into the classroom. This talk will introduce you to some of them.

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ACADEMIC PORTFOLIO

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ACADEMIC WORKSHOPS W.1 Embracing DifferencesMixed-Ability Classes

W.2 The Sounds of English Phonology

W.3 Getting Real The Integrated Skills Approach

W.4 The Odd Couple

Critical vs. Creative Thinking

W.5 Reading For Grammar Incorportaing Grammar With Reading

W.6 Speaking Up Developing Oral Fluency

W.7 Getting The Most From Graded Readers Consolidating Reading Skills

W.8 Show Then Tell Developing Visual Literacy

W.9 Play Smart Teaching English With Games

W.10 One Teacher, Multiple Intelligences Multiple Intelligences

W.11 This Song is For You Teaching English Through Music

W.12 Brainpower Whole-Brain Teaching

W.13 Pen to Paper Developing Writing Skills


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W.14 Mission Accomplished Task-Based Learning

W.15 Choose Your Words Vocabulary Building

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EMBRACING DIFFERENCESMIXED-ABILITYCLASSES

Slow and steady might win the race, but some students still learn as fast as jackrabbits. In order to giveall our students a chance in class, it is vital to take into account their differences and plan accordingly.Part of the art of teaching mixed-ability classes is using the students strengths and weaknesses tocomplement each other. In this workshop, we will be showing you different types of lessons and activitiesyou can use to achieve this.

THE SOUNDS OF ENGLISHPHONOLOGY

Phonology is the study of how sound is structured in languages, such as what speech-soundsa language uses to build its words and how it builds its syllables. The mission of this workshop is tounderstand how speech-sounds and phonetic features are organized to create contrasts that allow thecreation of different words words which symbolize the thousands of concepts that make up our mentalworld.

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GETTING REALTHEINTEGRATEDSKILLSAPPROACH

The Integrated Skills Approach exposes English language learners to authentic speech and challengesthem to use it to interact naturally. In real life, the language skills of listening, speaking, reading andwriting are generally integrated rather than occurring in isolation. Often the use of one skill leadsnaturally to another we read a novel or watch a lm and talk about it later. English becomes a realmeans of interaction and sharing. With this workshop, we will help students learn to use a language ina natural, real-world way.

THE ODD COUPLECRITICALVS. CREATIVETHINKING

What is Critical Thinking? What is Creative Thinking? How can we integrate them in a daily lesson?Creating the balance between the process we use to reect and the process we use to develop ideas canbe very helpful to develop language skills in a meaningful form. In this workshop, we learn how to fostera healthy mix of both in our classroom.

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READING FOR GRAMMARINCORPORATINGGRAMMARINTOREADING

Grammar is the mathematics of literature and composition. It can be an important interpretation tool foryoung readers, helping weak readers see through the fog and strong readers to understand how they see.

Teachers can use grammar to show patterns, present new vocabulary, practice and reinforce structures, andmany other things. In this workshop, we will learn how to incorporate grammar into reading, making whatcan be a highly theoretical subject more understandable and real.

SPEAKING UPDEVELOPINGORALFLUENCY

Speaking is one of the most difficult language skills to develop. Teaching students to become orally uentcan be a complicated experience for the teacher; if oral activities are not carefully planned and carried out,we can lose class control or waste long periods of time. In this workshop we will put into practice severalideas and techniques to develop oral uency effectively in the ELTclassroom.

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He dreamt a dream of swimmingup to see the sky above

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GETTING THE MOST FROM GRADED READERSCONSOLIDATINGREADINGSKILLS

Do your students read for pleasure? Do you take advantage of their interests to consolidate knowledgeand improve reading skills? Graded readers help students expand their vocabulary and knowledge, but theyalso use a natural process to put into practice what has been learned. This workshop will show you benetsyour students can get using graded readers, and also give you ideas to put into practice.

SHOW THEN TELLDEVELOPINGVISUALLITERACY

There are different ways to teach and learn a foreign language but they say a picture is worth a thousandwords. In this workshop, teachers will re-discover the benets of using different visual aids to teach,practice, reinforce and consolidate the language targets required in an ELTprogram.

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PLAY SMARTTEACHINGENGLISHWITHGAMES

There is no reason that a generation that can memorize over 100 Pokmon characterswith all their characteristics, history and evolution cant learn the names, populations,

capitals and relationships of all the 101 nations in the world.Prensky, 2001

Learning English throughgamescan bring many benets to your class, such as creating a positive environment,keeping students motivated in the learning process, practicing language skills, and promoting social skills. Of course,

it can also be a lot of fun for you as the teacher. In this workshop, you will have the chance to experience severalgames that can be used in your ELTclassroom.

ONE TEACHER, MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCESMULTIPLEINTELLIGENCES

Are you a musical learner or do you have a way with words? Are you a touchy-feely person? Someone who thrives inthe company of others or someone who wants to be alone? In this workshop, we will deepen your understandingof Multiple IntelligencesTheory. We know that different people learn in different ways and that every student isdifferent. Its not how smart you are but how you are smart!

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THIS SONG IS FOR YOUTEACHINGENGLISHTHROUGHMUSIC

Everyone enjoys music. It is a universal language. As teachers we can use songs and music in many ways, suchas for warm-ups, to illustrate an idea, or to change the pace of the class. But how does music actually benetourstudents in the language-learning process? We will discover how in this workshop as well as by sharing a variety ofways to use music in the classroom.

BRAINPOWERWHOLE-BRAINTEACHING

Imagine a classroom where all the students work and cooperate in all the activities, where the teacher does notneed to ask them to be quiet, where everybody is motivated to learn All of this can be accomplished usingWhole-Brain Teaching. WBT is a revolutionary new brain-based teaching concept currently making waves intraditional teaching circles. During this workshop we will learn all about it: the theory, the benets, the basicsteps, everything.

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PEN TO PAPERDEVELOPINGWRITINGSKILLS

Do your students refuse to write during lessons? Do they prefer to do it for homework? The learners perception ofwriting as something tiring and boring usually comes from the idea that they could be doing something more fun orentertaining. This workshop will give you tools and activities to help your students change their outlook and see writingas something enjoyable and practical.

MISSION ACCOMPLISHEDTASK-BASEDLEARNING

What would most students prefer: practicing English or building a rocket? In a task-based lesson, the learning isincorporated into completing a task. The lesson follows several closely linked stages to provide the student withnecessary exposure to language and the condence to use it. At the end, they have the satisfaction of completingtheir nal goal. In this workshop, we will learn about this exciting alternative teaching method.

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CHOOSE YOUR WORDSVOCABULARYBUILDING

Vocabulary is an important part of learning a language. Many consider it more important than grammar, especially forintermediate and advanced learners. The purpose of this workshop is to provide teachers with new ideas to help theirstudents improve vocabulary-building ability, and as a result improve their reading skills.

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(Final BAJA) preschool_primaryPORTFOLIO.pdf