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Crea%ngandAdap%ngMaterialsforaMul%levelClassroom

Managingthemul%levelclassroomcanbechallenging,asbothprovidingenoughchallengeandsupportiscrucialtoengagement.Duringthissession,par0cipantswilllearnstrategiesfor:•  Iden%fyingstudents’levelsandestablishinglearninggoals•  Adap%ngmaterialsandac%vi%estosupportandchallengelearners•  Keepingstudentsengaged,mo%vated,andontaskdespite

proficiencylevels

KiAyPurgasonKiAyhasworkedinKorea,China,Indonesia,Vietnam,Tajikistan,Turkmenistan,Turkey,Kuwait,Oman,andSpain.SheiscurrentlyteachinginaMaster’sinTESOLprograminCalifornia.KiAyhasaPhDinAppliedLinguis%csfromtheUniversityofCalifornia,LosAngeles(UCLA).Herprofessionalinterestsincludemethodologyinlocalcontextsandprofessionalethics.KiAyservedasanEnglishLanguageSpecialistinTajikistan,conduc%nganEnglishteachermentorprogramwithteachersfromacrossthecountry.

Crea0ngandAdap0ngMaterialsforMul0levelClasses

Ki<yPurgason

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SessionGoals

Teacherswill…•  observetechniquesforadap%ngorcrea%ngmul%levelac%vi%esforthefourskills,plusvocabularyenhancementandprojects•  discoverwaystochallengehighlevelstudentsandsupportlowlevelstudents

Overview

•  Mul%levelclasses:whatandwhy•  Classroommanagement•  Solu%ons(variousexamples)thatinvolve:–  Input(shortorlongtext)–  Support(alot,some,ornohelp)

–  Task(easyorhard,alotoraliAle)

•  Ques%ons

Let’sseewhatyouthink!

Whatdoes“mul0level”meantoyou?

Whataresomereasonsstudentsinthesameclassareatdifferentlevels?

“Mul0level”classesinthispresenta0on

ClassroomManagement

Mul%levelclasswithdis%nctgroups

Mul%levelclasswithallstudentsmixed

GroupsorPairs:SameLevel

•  Emo%ons:whenlowlevelstudentsneedtofeelsecure

•  Learning:whenhighlevelstudentsneedtofaceachallenge

GroupsorPairs:MixedLevels

•  Learning:whenhighlevelstudentcangrowbyhelpinganother

•  Classroommanagement:whenlowlevelstudentneedshelpRule:thelowerlevelstudenthastogofirstA6erthat,thepartnercansupplement.

•  Classroommanagement:whenwewanttocreateaunifiedclassroomcommunity

Labelingstudents“high”or“low”

•  Howoldarethestudents?•  Howmanystudentsofeachlevelarethere?•  Whatisthereasonforthemul%levelclass?

Reading,Speaking,andWri0ng

Reading

Higherlevelstudents

•  Enjoymoreautonomy•  Readmoretext•  Requireless%me

Lowerlevelstudents

•  Requiremoresupport•  Readlesstext•  Requiremore%me

LowerlevelstudentsOnly:nothingexceptAlifelivedforothers:alife

[whichis]livedforothersAlifeworthwhile:alife

[whichis]worthwhileMeaning:Toliveaworthwhile(meaningful)life,youshouldliveforothers,orlivetohelpotherpeople.

HigherlevelstudentsWhatdoesthisquotemean?

“Onlyalifelivedforothersisalifeworthwhile.”–AlbertEinstein

HigherlevelStudents LowerlevelStudents

“Onlyalifelivedforothersisalifeworthwhile.”-AlbertEinstein

“Onlyalifelivedforothersisalifeworthwhile.”-AlbertEinstein

“Weonlyhavewhatwegive.”-IsabelAllende

“Weonlyhavewhatwegive.”-IsabelAllende

“Self-improvementcomesmainlyfromtryingtohelpothers.”–SirJohnTempleton

“Self-improvementcomesmainlyfromtryingtohelpothers.”–SirJohnTempleton

“Wearehealedtohelpothers.Weareblessedtobeablessing.Wearesavedtoserve.”–RickWarren

“Thebestwaytofindyourselfistoloseyourselfintheserviceofothers.”–MahatmaGandhi

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1

2

JigsawReading:ExpertGroups

Stage1:Studentsareputingroupsaccordingtoleveltoreadtheirtextanddiscuss

Stage2:Studentsmoveintonewgroupstoshareinforma%onabouttheirtextsandcompleteaworksheet.

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JigsawReading:ExpertGroups

Stage1:Studentsareputingroupsaccordingtoleveltoreadtheirtextanddiscuss

Stage2:Studentsseparateintonewgroupstoshareinforma%onabouttheirtextsandcompleteaworksheet.

Worksheet

1.   ________________________________________?(Bluegroup)2.   ________________?________________?(Redgroup)3.   ________________________________________?(Orangegroup)4.   ________________________________________?(Redgroup)5.   ________________?________________?(Purplegroup)6.   ________________?________________?(Orangegroup)7.   ________________________________________?(Purplegroup)8.   ________________________________________?(Orangegroup)

JigsawReading:ExpertGroups

SpeakingorWri%ng

Higherlevelstudents

•  Moreques%ons•  Moredifficultques%ons•  Moreautonomy•  Expectmoreinresponse

Lowerlevelstudents

•  Fewerques%ons•  Simplerques%ons•  Morescaffolding,help,guidance,prompts

•  Allowasimplerresponse

1.  Doyouagree?Whyorwhynot?2.  Ifyouagree,whoarethepeopleweshould

livefororserve?3.  Talkaboutsomepeoplewhoexemplifythis

quote(orprovidecounter-evidence).4.  Ifyoulivethisway,whathelpsyouorinspires

you?

“Onlyalifelivedforothersisalifeworthwhile.”–AlbertEinstein

Howmanyques0ons?

1.  Doyouagree?Whyorwhynot?2.  Ifyouagree,whoarethepeopleweshouldlive

fororserve?

“Onlyalifelivedforothersisalifeworthwhile.”–AlbertEinstein

Howmuchsupport?

IagreewithEinsteinbecause____________________________.IdisagreewithEinsteinbecause__________________________.IthinkIshouldlivefor___________because_______________.

myfamily theyloveme. mycommunity theyareimportant. peopleinneed Icanhelp.

Instruc%ons:Lookatyourcard.Readittoyourpartner.Doyouagreeordisagree?Ifpossible,giveareason.

Whataremyexpecta0ons?

LowerLevel

“Wearehealedtohelpothers.”

Response:Yes,Ithinkthisistrue.

HigherLevel

“Thebestwaytofindyourselfistoloseyourselfintheserviceofothers.”

Response:Imostlyagreewiththis,butinsomecases...

Conversa0onCards

WalkandTalkFormat DoubleLineFormat

Higherlevelstudent

Lowerlevelstudent

Conversa0onCards

WalkandTalkFormat

Conversa0onCards

DoubleLineFormat

Higherlevelstudent

Lowerlevelstudent

Thisrowdoesnotmove.

Thisrowmovesonespottotherighttotalkwithanewpartner.

Conversa0onCards

DoubleLineFormat1.Lowerlevelstudentsspeakfirst,followedbyhigherlevelstudents.

2.Conversa%oncon%nuesun%ltheteachersignals.

.

UsingPictures

UsingPicturesLevel Produc0on

Beginner Singlewordsrelatedtothepicture

Intermediate Descrip0onofwhatishappening

Advanced Explana0onofwhyithappened,predic0onofwhatmighthappennext

Let’sgiveitatry!

UsingPictures-SequencingUseapicturestorywithamul%levelclass

PictureSequences-Listening

LowerlevelstudentsSeepicturesinorderwhilelistening

HigherlevelstudentsListenandputpicturesinorder

ExtrachallengeListenandwriteOrlistenandwrite

PictureSequences-ReadingandWri0ng

1.  Iplantedapumpkinseed.

2.Apumpkingrew.

3.Isavedsomeseedsfornextyear.

A

B

C

BeginnerTaskInstruc+ons:Matcheachpicturewiththerightsentence.

PictureSequences-ReadingandWri0ng

1.  I______apumpkin_____.2.Apumpkin_______.3.I_____some______fornextyear.

planted seed

grew

saved seeds

IntermediateTaskInstruc+ons:Fillintheblankswiththeappropriateword.

PictureSequences-ReadingandWri0ng

1._________________________

2._________________________

Isawasmallplant.

Thepumpkinvinegrewbigger.

AdvancedTaskInstruc+ons:Writeasentencebasedonwhatyouseeinthepicture.

Vocabulary

Vocabulary:Picturesontheboard–Listening(andWri0ng)

MidlevelWritethewordorthesentence.

A B C

D E

LowerlevelListenandwritetheleAer.

Vocabulary:Picturesontheboard–Listening(andWri0ng)

A B C

D E

Lowerlevel1.  B2.  D

Midlevel1.Happy2.Sad

Vocabulary:Picturesontheboard–Listening(andWri0ng)

LowerlevelWritetheleAerortheword.

MidlevelWritethewordorthesentence.

A B C

D EHighlevel

Writethesentence.

Projects-Presenta0ons

Op0on1Groupsbylevel:•  Lowerlevelswillneed:•  simplifiedmaterial•  morescaffolding

Op0on2Mixedlevelgroups:•  Differenttasksfordifferentlevels

Projects-Presenta0ons

U.S.HolidayProject

Resource:Celebrate!HolidaysintheU.S.A.Groups:4-5studentsFinalproject–groupspresent

Whatdifferenttasksareinvolvedinthisproject?

U.S.HolidayProject-ReadingLowerlevel

Readsec%on1tofindoutthedatethatMother’sDayiscelebrated.

MidlevelReadsec%on2andtakenotesonwhatfamiliesdoonthisday.

HighlevelReadthewholetextandtakenotesonthehistoryoftheholiday.

U.S.HolidayProject-PlanningPresenta%onTasks1.Decideoninforma%ontoincludeinyourpresenta%on.

2.Findvisualstoincludeinyourpresenta%on.

3.Thinkaboutsimilarlocalholidays.

4.Writedrantextforyourpresenta%on.

5.Proofreaddrantext.

6.Preparepresenta%onslides.

7.Decidewhowillpresenteachpart.

U.S.HolidayProject-Presen0ng

Project–Reflec0ngandAssessing

ProverbPoster Yourname____Amir___

Whattodo Whodidthisinyourgroup?

Howdidtheydo?

Dranabriefexplana%onofwhattheproverbmeans

Sitora

good

Checkvocabularyandgrammar Marjan absent

Copythesayingandexplana%onontheposter Gulnar excellent

Planavisualtoillustratetheproverb Amir good

Drawtheillustra%onontheposter Khorshed so-so

Explainyourpostertotheclass

Anyques0ons?

SummingUp

•  Input:Shortandsimplevs.Longandcomplex•  Support:Promo%ngautonomyvs.Providing

varyinglevelsofsupport•  TaskType:Levelandquan%tyofwork

Resourcesformul%levelclasses

•  hAps://americanenglish.state.gov/resources/teachers-corner-common-challenges-english-classroom#child-2111

•  hAps://learningenglish.voanews.com/•  hAps://breakingnewsenglish.com/•  hAp://www.newsinlevels.com/#•  hAp://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/blogs/chrysapap/chrysa-papalazarou-large-mul%-level-classes-worlds-within-worlds

Thankyou!

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americanenglishwebinars.comamericanenglish.state.gov

facebook.com/AmericanEnglishatStatefacebook.com/AmericanEnglishforEducators

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