ThePanamáBilingüeProgram:EmpoweringTeachersthrough

MultifacetedProfessionalDevelopmentIsabelCubilla,TathianaSanjur,EneidaLopez

PanamaBilingüeProgram,PanamanianMinistryofEducationicubilla@panamabilingue.gob.pa;tsanjur@.panamabilinge.gob.pa

MariaDantas-WhitneyWesternOregonUniversity

dantasm@wou.edu

TESOLAnnualConventionChicago,IllinoisMarch2018

SessionOutline•  Self-introductions•  OverviewofthePanamáBilingüeProgram•  Mission•  Components•  Statistics

•  ProfessionalDevelopmentOpportunitiesforTeachers•  Local•  International•  Onlinemodules•  Trainingsprovidedbypublishers•  Cambridgecertification

•  Impact•  Teachereducation•  ElementaryandAfterSchoolprograms

•  Successes,ChallengesandNextSteps•  Discussion/Q&A

•  StrengthenthepedagogicalmodelofthePanamanianeducationalsystem,providingeducationalandtechnologicaltoolstoimprovethequalityoflearning.

•  ImprovetheskillsandabilitiesofteachersintheteachingofEnglishasasecondlanguage,byincorporatinginnovativetrendsandeducationalstrategies.

•  ImprovethequalityoflifeofthePanamanianpopulationthroughbilingualeducation.

•  PromotethetrainingofPanamaniansthroughintensiveEnglishcoursesatthelocalandinternationallevel.

ProgramMission

http://panamabilingue.com/es/

KidsProgram

AfterSchoolProgram

TeacherTraining

PROGRAMCOMPONENTS

157000

164600

184300

206250

146400

167100

166700

7832650

163000

KidsProgram

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NgöbeBuglé

Veraguas

Herrera

LosSantos

Coclé

Panamá

Darién

Emberá

Emberá

Chiriquí

BocasdelToro

3800

2600

4600

KidsProgram10hours

Statistics

Schools 267

Students 120,000

KIDS incorporates a bilingual education plan with 10periodsofweekly classes taught inEnglish. In addition,students receive2additionalhoursofScienceclasses inEnglish.

•  267elementaryschoolsin2018

•  10hrs/wkofEnglishand2hrs/wkofScience

•  Future:Arts.Technology,PEinEnglish•  The success of the program is based on the support of every

schoolmember:•  SchoolPrincipals•  SupervisorsandEnglishAcademicCoordinators

•  TeachersandAcademicInstructors

•  AcademicConsultants(Publishers)

•  Students•  Parents•  Community•  Partners(USEmbassy,NationalandInternationalinstitutions)

•  Evaluation:standardizedtests•  K-6Englishcurriculumdesign

KIDSPROGRAM

5362

5360

7160

301546

11659

10417

131243

513938

AfterSchoolProgram

After School Program (ASP) provides Englishclasses for high school students in oficial schools,whetherinMEDUCAfacilitiesorinTrainingCenters,inoppositeschedulestotheirregularschoolshifts.

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NgöbeBuglé

Veraguas

Herrera

LosSantos

Coclé

Panamá

Darién

Emberá

Emberá

Chiriquí

BocasdelToro

AfterSchoolProgram

Statistics

2018

Schools 150

Students 10,000

486

8197

•  Highschoolstudents•  3hrsofEnglish,4daysperweek,eitherbeforeorafter

school

•  300hourstotalperyear(250academichrs+50extra-curricularhrs)

§  MEDUCA(publicschols)Ø  117SchoolsØ  191InstructorsØ  14RegionsØ  Graduated:3,752(in2017)

•  TRAININGCENTERS(univs.)Ø  33SchoolsØ  243Instructors Ø  12RegionsØ  11TrainingCentersØ  Graduated:5,216(in2017)

AFTERSCHOOLPROGRAM

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NgöbeBuglé

Veraguas

Herrera

LosSantos

Coclé

Panamá

Darién

Emberá

Emberá

Chiriquí

BocasdelToro

LocalTeacherTraining

336

746

1170

356

134

153

1650

189

368

252

45

8

Program:LocalTeacherTraining

Statistics

2014-2017

Participants 6,672

Back to the Basics and 240 hours are trainingopportunities for in-service and pre-serviceteachersoftheoficialeducationalsystemwiththeobjective of strenghtening their knowledge andskillstodeliverEnglishclasses.

TEACHERTRAINING:LOCAL

•  “BacktoBasics”--intensive40-hourcoursesforEnglishteachersalreadyinthepublicschoolsystem–canbetakenonceayearondifferenttopics

•  Intensive240hoursofEnglishlanguageinstructionforstudentsoftheNormalSchool&universitystudentsstudyingEnglishorEducation

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NgöbeBuglé

Veraguas

Herrera

LosSantos

Coclé

Panamá

Darién

Emberá

Emberá

Chiriquí

BocasdelToro

InternationalTeacherTraining

217

887

244

73

79

968

106

199

147

32

7

Program:LocalTeacherTraining

Statistics

2015-2018

Participants 4,700

InternationalTraining provides participants withintensivecoursesininternationalEnglish-speakinguniversities. The training may take from 8 to 16weeks.

541

•  Intensivecoursesof8or16weeks

•  42universitiesintheU.S.,theUK,andCanada

TEACHERTRAINING:INTERNATIONAL

LOCALPROFESSIONALDEVELOPMENT

•  Intensivecourses(240hours)•  StudentsfromtheNormalSchool•  UniversitystudentsmajoringinEnglishorEducation

•  “BacktoBasics”(40hours)•  In-serviceteachers•  Takenbeforestudyabroadandonceayearafterreturn•  Topics:•  Lessonplanning(SIOP)•  Student-centeredlearning•  Classroommanagement•  Teacherleadership•  Assessment

LOCALPROFESSIONALDEVELOPMENT

•  SupportandguidanceprovidedbyRegionalCoordinators•  Localtrainingsandclassroomvisits•  Focusonlessonplanninganddelivery

•  Coachingprovidedbypublishers•  Localtrainingsandclassroomvisits

•  Focusonuseoftextbooksandsupplementarymaterials

•  ProfessionalDevelopmentprovidedbyMinistryofEducation(SENACYT)•  Scienceteachers

•  240hrs.ofEnglishclassesofferedon-siteformainstreamelementaryclassroomteachers(“maestrosdegrado”)•  PanamáBilingüeCongress(in2017)

LOCALPROFESSIONALDEVELOPMENT•  Cambridgeonlinecertification

•  (CELT-P&CELT-S)•  Onlinecoursewithface-to-facesupportbylocal

coaches

•  388teachersparticipatedin2017•  400teacherscurrentlyenrolledin2018

•  OnlinetrainingmodulesforAfterSchoolteachers•  Basedon“AmericanEnglishWebinars”

•  Teachersviewwebinars,tryoutnewpracticesintheirclassroom,andparticipateinwebdiscussions

PROFESSIONALDEVELOPMENTFORLEADERSHIPTEAM

NationalSupervisorsandAcademicCoordinatorsalsoreceiveprofessionaldevelopmentopportunities

•  Localopportunities•  Publishingcompanies

•  SpecialistssponsoredbytheUSEmbassy

•  Invitedexperts•  Internationalopportuniities•  LeadershipworkshopsatUSuniversities•  Attendaceatinternationalconferences(e.g.,TESOL)

INTERNATIONALPROFESSIONALDEVELOPMENT

• Study-abroadprogramsat42universitiesintheU.S.,theUK,andCanada•  In-serviceteachers:8-weeks•  Pre-serviceteachers:16weeks

•  Englishlanguagedevelopment•  Methodologyandpractice•  Schoolvisits•  Culturalvisits•  Lodging•  Food•  Transportation

IMPACT

Myrole•  FulbrightScholarworkingwithPanamáBilingüecentraloffice•  AlsoaffiliatedwithUniversidadLatinaActivities•  Consulting/supportforNational

CoordinatorsandRegionalCoordinatorsinthePanamaCityarea

•  Professionaldevelopmentsessions•  Classroom-basedethnographicresearch

ProfessionalDevelopmentPriorities

•  Emphasisonself-reflectionandcriticalinquiry.

•  Opportunitiesforteacherstocollaborateinteamsandcreatenetworksofsupport.

•  Involvementofadministratorsanddistrictleaderstosupportteacherswithappropriateresources,infrastructures,andfollow-upmentoring.

Successes,Challenges,andNextSteps

●  Dealingwithchallenges•  Resistancefromcertaingroups(e.g.,

schoolprincipals,unionsteachers)•  Threatstosustainability

●  Nextsteps•  AdditionofArts,TechnologyandPE

instructioninEnglish•  Thefutureoftheprogram

•  Testimonialsfromteachersandadministrators