Language enrichment program for English
Objectives
- To develop teachers’ abilities to use multilingual, inclusive and innovative pedagogies in language teaching for enabling students to become comfortable with the languages taught in the school
- To strengthen language teachers' abilities to use contextual digital resources for addressing the language learning needs of children in their classroom
- To help teachers experience and internalize technology integration strengthening their technology, pedagogy and content understanding (TPCK)
- To facilitate the setting up of teachers’ Communities of Practice (CoPs) that can promote peer learning and mentoring and therefore enable continuous professional development (CPD)
- To make available all the resources created by teachers on an Open Educational Resource (OER) repository for easy and universal access.
Agenda
| Sl. No. | Timing | Sessions | Session Details | Resource Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Session 1 | 9:00 to 10:00 AM | Shared Context Understanding | Understanding the diversity of learners, and teachers' perspectives on language learning; Discussing myths related to language learning (including MLE and insights from NCF) Mindmap | 1. LEP Context - Mindmap
2. Myths about Language Learning |
| Session 2 | 10:00 to 10:30 AM | Role of Storytelling in Language Learning | Storytelling as a pedagogical tool | Video on 'Stories as Pedagogy' |
| Tea Break (10:30 to 10:45 AM) | ||||
| Session 3 | 10:45 - 11:00AM | How LL can help in Language Learning - I | What, Why, How of Language Lab | Short presentation on Language Lab |
| Session 4 | 11:00AM -12:00PM | How LL can help in Language Learning - II | Demo of language lab (Online version – KOER link); Connecting Language Lab story resources to textbook-based Learning Outcomes through a demo of "Pishi caught in a Storm" (Lighthouse) with activities; Open discussion | 1. Access Language lab |
| Session 5 | 12:00 - 1:00PM | How LL can help in Language Learning - III | Demo of offline resources:
1. Kiwix app 2. Folder resources* |
Download Kiwix Mobile apps |
| Lunch (1:00 to 1:45) | ||||
| Session 6 | 1:45 - 2:15PM | Exploring Story Resources | Teachers will be given time to go through the various story resources (online/ offline); Troubleshooting if need be | |
| Session 7 | 2:15 to 4:00PM | Hands-on session
(In smaller groups) |
Each group will work on one story: Discussion on how the story can be used in their classroom teaching; Mapping stories to their syllabus/ themes: Discussion on how the story can be used in their classroom teaching; Mapping stories to their syllabus/ themes; Connecting to LOs: Creating supplementary activities for stories | A simple guide to 'Stories as Pedagogy' |
| Tea break (4:00 to 4:15PM) | ||||
| Session 8 | 4:15 to 5:00 PM | Way forward | Consolidation of themes and suggestions for integration into classroom teaching; Inputs from teachers, Feedback form | Feedback form for participants |
Resources
- Access Language lab
- Download Kiwix Mobile apps
- StoryWeaver story repository
- Link to access Story Resources Online.
- All teachers must visit National Book Trust and buy kilograms of story books 🙂 for their school libraries
Designed and conducted
- In collaboration with Bengaluru North DIET, for North 1 block teachers on July 14, 2023, Photo album of workshop
- In collaboration with Bengaluru North DIET, for North 2 block teachers, on August 1, 2023, at Karnataka Public School, 13th Cross Road, Malleshwaram, Bengaluru. photo gallery.