"INNOVATION IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING"

ACCESS TEACHER TRAINING Report

CONTENT:

Teacher Training Profile

Teacher Training Quick Facts

Teacher Training Map

Teacher Training Participants

Teacher Training Trainers and Mentors

Teacher Training Syllabus

Teacher Training Blog

Working with Online Mentors

Teacher Training Discussion Forum

Teacher Training Results

Participants’ Quotes

“At this point,

we appear to have a 19th century curriculum, 20th centu-

ry buildings and organizations, and 21st century students facing an undefined future”.

Bruce Wellman

The "Innovation in English Language Teaching" Access teacher

training aimed to instruct 10 Access teachers and teacher assistants

from 5 regions of Moldova ( Hincesti, Causeni, Ribnita, Grigoriopol and

Edinet) on issues connected to modern trends and methodology in

teaching English as a Foreign Language (EFLT), using content-/project

-/task-based instruction through a learner-centered and communicative

approach.

The participants were engaged in face-to-face trainings, weekly

Google Hangouts video sessions and online mentoring following the

blended instruction model.

At the end of the project, the teachers applied their newly acquired

skills in developing new projects, interactive activities, lesson plans, and

blogs, which they implemented during their Access classes while teach-

ing almost 100 Access Moldovan students. Later, each participant had

the chance to share their training outcomes with other Access teachers

and teacher assistants through interactive workshop sessions.

Teacher Training Profile

Teacher Training Quick Facts

Teacher Training Map

Teacher Training Participants

Svetlana Coiceva,

Access Teacher,

Causeni

Arina Tcaciuc,

Access Teacher

Assistant,

Edinet

Emma Matreniuc,

Access Teacher,

Edinet

Gheorghe Taran

Access Teacher

Assistant,

Causeni

Natalia Constantinov,

Access Teacher,

Grigoriopol

Olga Taran

Access Teacher

Assistant,

Grigoriopol

Miha Soltan

Access Teacher

Assistant,

Ribnita

Vera Caprarenco,

Access Teacher,

Ribnita

Daria Prozorovschi,

Access Teacher,

Hincesti

Maragarita Bicec

Access Teacher

Hincesti

Teacher Training Instructors and Mentors

Prof. Sheryl Feinstein

Augustana University, South Dakota, former

Fulbright scholar, USA

Eve Smith,

Senior English

Language Fellow,

USA

Olga Morozan,

Access Moldova

Program

Coordinator

Daniela Munca-Aftenev,

Executive Director,

Amerian Couuncils

Moldova

Corina Ceban,

Access Teacher,

Balti

Diana Retcu,

Access Teacher,

Ungheni

Svetlana Lungu,

Access Teacher

Dioina Morari ,

Access Program

Assistant

Teacher Training Syllabus

Google Hangout live sessions

Teacher Training Syllabus

“Acccess Path to Success! Blog

Teacher Training Blog

3820 blog pageviews

218 published comments

Teacher Training Online Mentorship

Teacher Training Discussion Forum

Project Ideas:

Teacher Training Outcomes

Emm Matreniuc’s Project idea:

Project Title: A Word from Heart

Students’ level: Intermediate

Project idea: To draw out from the heart the word, that reflects kindness and promotes peace

Driving question: What do I send into the world from my heart?

EFL Content Skills and Standards: Global issues, Local and National Attitude of the society, Promoting Peace and

Acknowledging notion of diversity, kindness and acceptance of all people

Collaborative Final Products: Video / PowerPoint presentation, statistics, examples, positive vision statement, pictures on

Facebook

Local & Global Audience: teachers’ stuff, students , parents, administrators , community members, officials, pay pals, foreign

organizations, media

Project steps :

Information – about global issues, world of freedom, diversity, promoting peace, understanding, tolerance, civil awareness

While elaborating stage students enrich their knowledge in studied notions and language, they plan, adjust, collect and

collaborate. Implementation develops applicability—how well they can perform, play, engage others, take serious decision

and participate fully. In evaluation the result of applied skills is seen, resonance from the society (if appropriate) and selves to

the issue: what does it change on the global scale, for the rest of the people? Does it bring positive changes and peace?

They draw a word on a piece of paper, than they draw it on their palm, show to each other, take photos of their palms with

words, later post them and share; describe their aims and feelings in the afterwards discussions;

Needed materials and resources for each stage: colored paper size A1, flip-chart, computer/ tablets connected to WiFi,

printing, feedback survey questionnaires, markers, colored markers and paintings;

Students’ outcomes for each stage (writing and essay) and final goals:

information, promote peace, tolerance, civil awareness , sharing with other, drawing conclusions, making decisions, personal

views, writing the essays.

Margarita and Daria’s Project idea: Project Title: The History Behind My Name

• Students’ level: 20 Access Students from 7th – 10th form

• Project idea: 20 Access students will explore the origin and meaning of their names, and self-express using a great variety of artistic and online tools

• EFL Content Skills and Standards:

Understanding the general meaning of an informative text referred to the meaning and history of their first names

Comparing objects and emotions, preferences, tastes and intentions

Drawing and commenting on a drawing (name tag)

Developing and showing personal interest towards their names’ origin/ meaning and their family history and tradition.

• Collaborative Final Products: Facebook photo album posted on Theoretical Lyceum “Mihai Eminescu” Facebook page

• Local & Global Audience: community level

• Project steps and schedule:

Stage 1: Analyzing students’ opinion 25.03.15-27.03.15

Stage 2: Developing the “Names History” questionnaires and “Name Tag” Feedback and Survey questionnaires 25.03.15-27.03.15

Stage 3: The History Behind My Name - 25.03.15

Stage 4: Name Origin and Meaning - 27.03.15- 03. 04.15

Stage 5: Name Tags - 27.03.15

Stage 6: Feed Back on Name Tags - 27.03.15

Stage 7: Project Evaluation - 01.04.15-03. 04.15

• Needed materials and resources for each stage: paper size A4, paper sizes A1, pens, white board, whiteboard markers, computer/ tablets connected to WiFi, printing,

20 questionnaires, feedback survey questionnaires, markers, coloured pencils, coloured paper boards, printing.

• Students’ outcomes for each stage

Stage 1: a set of action that will be implemented during the following week

Stage 2: 20 questionnaires and Feedback survey questionnaires

Stage 3: 20 questionnaires completed by students

Stage 4: the wall of names

Stage 5: 20 Names Tags

Stage 6: Feedback survey

Stage 7: pictures posted on lyceum Facebook page

Interactive Lesson Plans:

Assessment Rubrics:

Teacher Training Outcomes

Blogs

Teacher Training Outcomes

Participants’ Feedback Quotes:

Participants’ Feedback Quotes: