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8 Key Reasons to Use Ice Breakers and Getting to Know You Activities
Take deep breaths, check all the materials are ready (again), walk into the first workshop or lesson with a new group. Even after 40 years’ experience, those first few minutes with a new group of participants are always special. A … Continue reading
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FEEDBACK: Crucial to learning yet often skipped by teachers. Why?
What makes conducting effective ‘Feedback’ difficult? What is feedback? John Hattie’s meta-study, “Visible Learning,” conducted in 2009, meticulously compiled various factors believed to impact student achievement. Not surprisingly, feedback emerged as a pivotal element, claiming the top spot among 138 … Continue reading
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Facilitation Skills (part 2)
Communication Understanding communication is fundamental to facilitating effective interactions in any setting. Communication serves a purpose, often transactional in nature, where information is exchanged to achieve specific outcomes. This exchange relies on creating an information gap, where one party possesses … Continue reading
4th Generation: Constructivist – Responsive
Part 4: Illumination and formative Guba and Lincoln assertively propose that the fourth generation evaluation model addresses shortcomings inherent in the preceding three generations. They contend that the foundational principles of all previous evaluations are rooted in the positivist paradigm, … Continue reading
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3rd Generation Evaluation: Decision-Making
Part 3: Mandate Compliance The third generation of evaluation represents a synthesis of the previous two approaches (goal-driven product approach and rich description process approach. Here, evaluation serves as a tool for assessing the extent to which curriculum innovations are … Continue reading
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2nd Generation Evaluation: The Process Approach.
Part 2: The second generation Our first post focused on the goal-driven approach to evaluation and pointed out that while such methods excel at quantifying and measuring achievement, they often fall short in explaining the underlying dynamics of educational processes. … Continue reading
Unbelieveable opportunity
If you’ve completed a CELTA course, read this post. ITI has just launched a brand new referral system which will give you the chance to earn rewards based on the number of people you help us train. For more information, … Continue reading
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Unlocking the Transformative Value of CELTA: A Journey in Teaching Excellence
12 Reasons to do the CELTA Are you considering an exciting career in English language teaching? I’d like to share the profound value that a CELTA qualification can bring to your life. It goes beyond a mere certification; it’s a … Continue reading
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How it all started!
I imagine all teachers remember their first lesson. Ah, I certainly remember my first day as a teacher – it is a recurring nightmare. There I was, a fresh-faced 20-year-old graduate armed only with a 3rd class degree in English … Continue reading
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Embracing Social and Emotional Learning: A Paradigm Shift in Education
In the ever-evolving landscape of education, a paradigm shift is called for. I believe there needs to be a fundamental re-evaluation of priorities, urging a departure from the prevalent focus on content and curriculum. Instead, the spotlight needs to prioritise … Continue reading
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