First Workshop with EFP Teacher Trainers

I did the first of several workshops for teacher trainers at the Escola de Formação dos Professores (Secondary school for future teachers of grades 7-9). It was the first meeting so there weren't as many participants as we wanted, but it went really well and hopefully the word will spread and we will have more the next time. I reminded all participants that teachers must be like magicians, with a large bag of tricks by their side. The more activities and methods they have access to, the better equipped they are to serve their students.

Participants at the workshop

Workshop Description: EFP Teacher Trainers Workshops 2010 Facilitated by Akisha Pearman, English Language Fellow, US State Department Using Videos as Resources in Language Classes We will look at a wealth of video clip podcasts from National Geographic and the UK’s Teachers’ TV and run through activities you can use with them in class to teach reading, writing, listening, and speaking. One super, committed teacher informs the other about the tradition of eating raw octopus in Korea after watching the video clip. The other teacher was out of the room, waiting for instructions at the time. Teacher trainers discuss whether they would "vine dive" if they were men in Vanuatu (inspired by a memorable National Geographic video clip)