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https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1_42V3D9kjmBLRY3Zy45z-G6BebGk_UVl/edit#slide=id.p2

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http://www.pz.harvard.edu/thinking-routines
https://teflzoneracheltsateri.wordpress.com/2021/08/05/5-reflective-activities-for-training-sessions/

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The Toolbox organizes the Thinking Routines into categories that describe the types of thinking the routines help to facilitate. Some routines appear in more than one category, and some routines have different versions that offer modifications for specific age groups or more specific conceptual challenges.

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1. How do you feel about formative assessment now, compared to the beginning of the day?

2. How do you plan to benefit from the networks you have built throughout this training in the future?

3. Is there anything you would like to ask us about today's sessions and/or anything else related to teaching/PDC?

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Want to know more about evaluation, assessment, and testing?

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Want to know more about evaluation, assessment, and testing?

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https://www.eltconcourse.com/training/inservice/indexes_is/testing_index_is.html

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free english language teaching materials

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ELT Concourse: testing and assessment index

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In-service training in ELT index of topics. Free English language teaching and teacher training. Delta, CELTA and TKT.

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Barış, Ulaş, Eyüp, Şamil, Ozkan

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Hande - Levent - Burcu - Kürşat - Fatih

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Nilgün - Gizem - Büşra - Dilan - Sebahattin

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Nilgün - Gizem - Büşra - Dilan - Sebahattin

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1. If we had another day to cover grammar and vocabulary on this training, what would you like to learn about/study more?

2. What was your favourite vocabulary teaching suggestion/technique/activity from today? Why?

3. What would you share from today with teachers from your school/in a PDC?

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https://www.eltconcourse.com/training/initial/teaching/grammar_teaching.html

https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/english-you-need/unit-15/session-4

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Did you like that? Why not try these?

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Versatile Grammar Activities

Some grammar can be boring to teach, so it's a good idea to have a dynamic or fun activity up your sleeve. These activities can be adapted to fit many different types of grammar lesson.

Change places if...
Put the students in a circle, each sitting on a chair, or standing on a piece of paper. Put one student in the middle. That student makes a statement beginning with 'change places if...' and the target language, e.g. the present perfect: Change places if you've been to France. If this statement is true for a student, they must leave their current place and move to another. The student in the middle also moves. The student who has no place after the change becomes the middle student.

Invisible question Send a student or number of students out of the room. Write a question on the board using the target language. The remaining students answer the question by themselves - ideally their answer should also use the target language. Then erase the question and bring in the students who were outside. Have them talk to the students with the answer. By collecting answers they need to try and work out what the question was. This can also be done with sentences.

Line up
This one is simple to do. Set a category using the target language, e.g. the present continuous: Line up in the order of who is wearing the most colourful clothing. Students must communicate to each other to work out the correct order they need to line up in. It helps if they do so using the target language - 'Today, I'm wearing red, green, blue...' Then let the students try setting the category.

Day 1 mind map
A great mingling ice-breaker. Create a mind map based on yourself, copy it and hand it to the students. Have them ask you questions based on it. then pair them up and get them to draw mind maps and ask each other about them.

To do

Try our quiz to see if you've picked up our tips.

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BBC Learning English - Course: English You Need / Unit 15 / Session 4 / Activity 1

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Some grammar can be boring to teach, so it's a good idea to have a dynamic or fun activity up your sleeve. These activities can be adapted to fit many different types of grammar lesson. Change places if... Put the students in a circle, each sitting on a chair, or standing on a piece of paper.

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1. Which idea/ approach about teaching writing do you think would be the most useful/ appropriate in your local context? Why?

2.   What do you think your colleagues would be most interested in exploring in a PDC meeting focussing on writing?

3. Write a question you have about teaching writing.

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https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/writing/a2-writing

https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/writing

https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/writing-activities

https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/creative-writing-activity-dark-and-stormy-night

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Practise and improve your writing skills for your school studies and your English exams. There are activities for different levels, so find your level and make a start.

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Was there anything from today’s sessions on reading that was surprising, interesting, or new for you? Have you changed any of your opinions since the line up discussiom?

Which activities/techniques would you like to try with your students, and/or share with teachers in a PDC meeting?

Ask a question you still have about teaching reading.

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The video we watched about a reading lesson came from here. It's a great resource that you may like to watch, and/or use in PDC meetings.

(The reading part starts at 00:39)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVR3HtfN7Pc&t=932s

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An article on this topic

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https://teachertrainingunplugged.com/other-writing/40-things-to-do-with-a-text/

https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/receptive-skills

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Links about Assessment for Learning/Formative Assessment

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Links about Assessment for Learning/Formative Assessment

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https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/formative-assessment

https://ditchthattextbook.com/no-tech-formative-assessment/

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Speaking activity from Reward Pre-intermediate 

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Speaking activity from Reward Pre-intermediate 

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1.  What do you consider the most common problem related to teaching speaking in English classes in your context?

2. Which ideas/activities/techniques from today would you like to try when you return to your school?

3. What sort of extra resources do/will you use with your students to develop and maximise speaking in class?

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Speaking unplugged - group 2 ulas and dilan

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Speaking unplugged - group 2 ulas and dilan

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Speaking Extra page 18
Hande, Zehra, Nilgün

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Elementary Communication Games
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B90MjXbDfudSQm15ZnJnYWR2TTg/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-eg8xhXpmVcJrfp1kBr4hFA

Speaking Extra
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gd0cTPaUVylegM7fyjWRWZn0YeqREUtL/view?usp=sharing

Reward Pre-Intermediate Communicative activity pack
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-4SQZpXN8n4eFZ6LUpkd2lhYlk/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-j4hOv4DlHE1cLuRntCT17w

Speaking unplugged: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fsPIfaSD4NCqEqbq4uG9FYGjBxr4NvuH/view?usp=sharing

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1. Write about your impressions from today’s sessions on listening and instructions. Was there anything new/surprising/interesting?

2. Do you prefer using coursebook listening tasks, materials from other sources, and/or authentic materials?  Discuss the reasons for your preference.

3. Share an activity/technique/material from today that you would like to use with your students and/or in a PDC. Why did you select that one?

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Group 3 warm up instructions

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A DAY IN AN IN-N-OUT RESTAURANT (Level: Lower Intermediate (A2))

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A DAY IN AN IN-N-OUT RESTAURANT (Level: Lower Intermediate (A2))

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Add your listening lesson plans in this column

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Add your listening lesson plans in this column

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Katy's text with lies (nature in lockdown)
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1j3D6YfOKviCvx8kQpjT6NDM07nnoWW91/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=103591590479318570226&rtpof=true&sd=true

Amazing Adventurers
https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/study-break/reading-zone/a2-graded-reading/amazing-adventurers-a2

Dogs
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oLprFngYtiK7UJvx0DgxXHlO_Budz2n1/view?usp=sharing

Interesting Homes
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Tf6iLOZ_OCFNOqw_xscc7PhtpdldeJ5h/view?usp=sharing

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https://teflzoneracheltsateri.wordpress.com/2020/09/01/85-gtky-activities-%f0%9f%98%ae/

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1. Formative assessment of reading (or any other skill)

2. Formative assessment of productive/receptive skills

3. Informal Formative assessment tools

4. Formative assessment tools for large classes

5. Self & peer assessment

6. Taking the Stress out of Assessment

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Video 1: What are the advantages of PDCs over traditional training?

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Video 1: What are the advantages of PDCs over traditional training?

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Video 2: What are the key features and principles of PDCs?

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Video 2: What are the key features and principles of PDCs?

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They include ideas on collecting information, the strategic use of questioning, giving feedback, and introducing peer and self-assessment.

Collecting information

Draw a face

At the end of an activity or lesson, ask learners to draw a face to show how confident they are about the topic. Smiley face = ready to move on, neutral face = fairly confident, sad face = not confident, need to review.

Summary sentence

Ask learners to write one sentence to summarise what they know about the topic at the start or end of a lesson. You could focus this by telling them to include e.g. what or why or how etc.

Pair share

At the end of a lesson learners share with their partner:

Three new things they have learnt

What they found easy

What they found difficult

Something they would like to learn in the future.

Traffic lights

Give learners red, yellow and green cards (or they can make these themselves at home). At different points during the lesson, ask them to choose a card and put it on their desk to show how much they understand (red = don't understand, yellow = partly understand, green = totally understand).

Post-its

Use post-it notes to evaluate learning. Give to groups, pairs or individuals and ask them to answer questions. For example:

What have I learnt?

What have I found easy?

What have I found difficult?

What do I want to know now?

Draw a square

When a learner has finished a worksheet or exercise, ask them to draw a square on the page. If they do not understand well, they colour it red, if they partly understand, yellow and if everything is OK, green.

Not clear

At the end of an activity or lesson or unit, ask learners to write one or two points that are not clear to them. The teacher and class discuss these points and work together to make them clear.

Thumbs up!

Check class understanding of what you are teaching by asking them to show their thumbs. Thumbs up = I understand; thumbs half way = I understand some; thumbs down = I don't understand.

KWL

At the beginning of a topic learners create a grid with three columns - what they know; what they want to know; what they have learned. They start by brainstorming and filling in the first two columns and then return to the third at the end of the unit.

Most ....... thing

Ask learners what was the most, e.g. useful, interesting, surprising, etc. thing they learned today or in this unit.

A, B, C, D cards

Give learners four cards: A, B, C, D (or they can make these themselves at home). Ask questions with four answers and ask them to show you their answers. You could do this in teams too.

Mini-whiteboards

Ask learners to write their answers on mini-whiteboards or pieces of paper and show it to you (or their peers).

Observing

Observe a few learners every lesson and make notes.

The strategic use of questioning

Questioning helps teachers identify and correct misunderstandings and gaps in knowledge. It gives teachers information about what learners know, understand and can do.

Use open questions

Closed questions only ask learners to recall. Use open questions to encourage the use of thinking skills, communication and eliciting more information. Examples of good question stems:

Use 'might'

When questioning, use the word 'might' to encourage learners to think and explore possible answers. For example, 'Why do teachers ask questions?' and 'Why might teachers ask questions?' The first question seems like there is one correct answer known by the teacher, but the second question is more open and suggests many possible answers.

Wait time

Tips:

Give 30 seconds silent thinking before any answers.

Ask learners to brainstorm in pairs first for 2-3 minutes.

Ask learners to write some notes before answering.

Ask learners to discuss with a partner before answering.

Use think, pair, share.

Use higher order thinking skills (HOTS)

Don't ask, e.g. 'Is flour uncountable?' Ask, 'Why isn't flour countable?' Then learners don't only recall, they reason too.

Prompt

Prompt for more information, e.g. 'Why do you think that?' 'Persuade me!'

Bounce

Ask learners to build on each other's answers. E.g. 'Maria what do you think about Javier's answer?'

Giving feedback

Comment-only marking

Only write comments on learners' work, and don't give marks or scores. This helps learners to focus on progress instead of a reward or punishment. They will want a mark, but encourage them to focus on the comments. Comments should make it clear how the learner can improve. Ask if they have any questions about the comments and make time to speak with individual learners.

Feedback sandwich

Use a feedback sandwich to give comments. An example of a feedback sandwich is:

Positive comment, e.g. 'I like ... because ...'

Constructive feedback with explanation of how to improve, e.g. 'This is not quite correct - check the information with .......'

Positive comment, e.g. 'You have written a very clear and .........'

Time in class to make corrections

Give learners time in class to make corrections or improvements. This gives learners time to focus on the feedback that you or their peers have given them, and make corrections. It also tells learners that feedback is valuable and worth spending time on. And, it gives them the opportunity to improve in a supportive environment.

Don't erase corrections

Tell learners you want to see how they have corrected and improved their written work before they hand it to you. Don't let them use erasers, instead tell them to make corrections using a different colour so you can see them, and what they have done to make improvements.

Introducing peer and self-assessment

Share learning objectives

Some examples:

Use WILF (what I'm looking for).

Point to the objectives on the board.

Elicit what the success criteria might be for a task.

Negotiate or share the criteria

Write these on the board for reference.

Two stars and a wish

A useful activity to use when introducing peer or self-assessment for the first time is 'two stars and a wish':

Explain/elicit the meaning of stars and a wish related to feedback (two good things and one thing you wish was better/could improve).

Model how to give peer feedback using two stars and a wish first.

Role play the peer feedback, for example:

- 'Ah this is a really nice poster - I like it!' (Thank you)

- 'I really like it and I think you included most of the information.'

- [Look at the success criteria on the board]

- 'Hmm, but there is no title for your poster so we don't know the topic.'

Feedback sandwich (see above)

This is a useful activity when learners are more confident in peer and self-assessment. Model how to give feedback first.

Write the following text on the board:

- I like... because

- I think next time you should... because...

- ... is good because...

Elicit from your learners what a feedback sandwich is from the text on the board (what is good and why, what could be better and why, what is good and why).

Given an example like this:

"The poster gives all the necessary information, which is good but next time you should add a title so we know the topic. The presentation is good too because it is clear and attractive."

Learning wall

Make a 'learning wall' where learners can post positive feedback about others.

Peer check

Ask learners to read each other's written work to look for specific points, such as spelling mistakes, past tense verbs, etc. During speaking activities such as role plays and presentations, ask learners to give each other feedback on specific points, e.g. how interesting it was, whether they understood what was said and any questions they have.

Self-assessment prompts

Examples:

Choose one thing in your work you are proud of. Tell the whole group why. You have one minute.

Discuss which of the success criteria you have been most successful with and which one could be improved and how. You have three minutes.

Three things

At the end of the lesson, ask your learners to make a list of two things they learned, and one thing they still need to learn.

I have a question

At the end of the lesson, ask your learners to write a question on what they are not clear about.

Journals

Ask your learners to keep a learning journal to record their thoughts and attitudes to what they have learned.

Portfolios

Ask learners to keep a file containing samples of their work. This may include work done in class, homework, test results, self-assessment and comments from peers and the teacher.

Reflection time

At the end of the lesson give learners time to reflect and decide what to focus on in the next lesson.

Setting goals

After feedback, encourage learners to set goals. Tell them they have identified what is good, what is not so good, and any gaps in their knowledge. Now they need to think about their goal and how they can reach it. Ask them to work individually and answer the questions:

What is your goal?

How will you achieve it?

Personal goals

Ask learners to set personal goals, for example: 'Next week I will read a short story'.

Self-assessment forms

Work with learners to create self-assessment forms or templates that they can use to reflect on an activity or lesson. For younger learners, something like the form below would work:

Below is an example for higher level or older learners:
I can write an email giving news and information
How true are these? Circle the best number(3 = true, 2 = partly true, 1 = not true)
I can write an email giving news and information
How true are these? Circle the best number(3 = true, 2 = partly true, 1 = not true)

Some of the activities listed here are taken and adapted from: www.tes.com/teaching-resource/assessment-for-learning-toolkit-6337093

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Video 3: What are the key benefits of PDCs? What do Teachers B and H say about their participation in PDCs in Turkey?

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Video 3: What are the key benefits of PDCs? What do Teachers B and H say about their participation in PDCs in Turkey?

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Speaking is part of communication and is something everyone does, every day. In this video we look at some of the ways we can assess speaking skills.

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Video 4: What challenges might you face in setting up your PDCs? What are some solutions to address these challenges?

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Video 4: What challenges might you face in setting up your PDCs? What are some solutions to address these challenges?

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https://www.britishcouncil.org/sites/default/files/assessing_speaking_worksheet.pdf

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Formative assessment (sometimes called ASSESSMENT FOR LEARNING) provides feedback and information during the instructional process, while learning is taking place.

Formative assessment measures student progress but it can also assess your own progress as a teacher. For example, when implementing a new activity in class, you can decide whether to use it again, via observation and/or feedback from students. You can also determine whether the activity needs to be adapted or differentiated.

A main purpose of formative assessment is to identify areas that may need improvement. Formative assessments are NOT usually graded.

TYPES OF FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT

Observations during in-class activities; of students non-verbal feedback during lecture

Homework exercises as review for exams and class discussions)

Reflections journals that are reviewed periodically during the semester

Question and answer sessions, both formal—planned and informal—spontaneous

Conferences between the instructor and student at various points in the semester

In-class activities where students informally present their results

Student feedback collected by periodically answering specific question about the instruction and their self-evaluation of performance and progress