Duration: 60 minutes

Description

This recorded presentation talks about, by using the Global Scale of English, how schools/ English teachers can set learning objectives and assessments that measure progress to meet the goals targeted by curriculum guidelines, and then how they can filter down the learning objectives into the activities on a per class level.

Speaker

Sara Davila
Pedagogy and Improvement
Global Scale of English Implementation Lead, Pearson English

Sara Davila has worked in the US and abroad including Asia as a teacher, teacher trainer, and educational specialist engrossed in language education, professional development, and curriculum construction. In Korea, she had trained over 7,000 new and experienced teachers for work in public school situations for 6 years as a part of a government-led project. Recently she has supported to implement the Global Scale of English in Panama Bilingual Program, a government-led initiative designed to nurture state school teachers and students to become bilingual by 2025.

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Duration: 60 minutes

Description

This session provides an overview of the Global Scale of English, a comprehensive research-based framework of granular Can-Do statements, and explores the connection between classroom assessment, program performance and long term learner success to have better visibility on learners’ language progress.

Speaker

Sara Davila
Pedagogy and Improvement
Global Scale of English Implementation Lead, Pearson English

Sara Davila has worked in the US and abroad including Asia as a teacher, teacher trainer, and educational specialist engrossed in language education, professional development, and curriculum construction. In Korea, she had trained over 7,000 new and experienced teachers for work in public school situations for 6 years as a part of a government-led project. Recently she has supported to implement the Global Scale of English in Panama Bilingual Program, a government-led initiative designed to nurture state school teachers and students to become bilingual by 2025.

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Duration: 60 minutes

Description

Performance assessment allows teacher direct insight into the day to day language development of their students. Using the Global Scale of English (GSE) to develop performance assessment can help provide additional insight into the specific areas of learner progress. Additionally, the application of the GSE in performance assessment can improve understanding of learner strengths and needs, improving the overall flow of teaching and learning for all. This session reviews the development and assessment of performance applications and discusses how to track and measure progress based on observable achievements.

Speaker

Sara Davila
Pedagogy and Improvement
Global Scale of English Implementation Lead, Pearson English

Sara Davila has worked in the US and abroad including Asia as a teacher, teacher trainer, and educational specialist engrossed in language education, professional development, and curriculum construction. In Korea, she had trained over 7,000 new and experienced teachers for work in public school situations for 6 years as a part of a government-led project. Recently she has supported to implement the Global Scale of English in Panama Bilingual Program, a government-led initiative designed to nurture state school teachers and students to become bilingual by 2025.

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Duration: 60 minutes

Description

One significant challenge in language learning is finding the right balance between supporting students enough, and supporting students so much that progress cannot be achieved. The introduction of the Global Scale of English (GSE) allows for an improved understanding of how to develop lessons that can support learners who need help, while challenging learners who are ready to go further. In this session we will examine how to use the GSE to develop lessons that will engage and delight all learners while providing many opportunities for support and growth.

Speaker

Sara Davila
Pedagogy and Improvement
Global Scale of English Implementation Lead, Pearson English

Sara Davila has worked in the US and abroad including Asia as a teacher, teacher trainer, and educational specialist engrossed in language education, professional development, and curriculum construction. In Korea, she had trained over 7,000 new and experienced teachers for work in public school situations for 6 years as a part of a government-led project. Recently she has supported to implement the Global Scale of English in Panama Bilingual Program, a government-led initiative designed to nurture state school teachers and students to become bilingual by 2025.

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Duration: 60 minutes

Description

Language is a problem-solving tool. Our first language impulses are about getting what we want. Much language education extends this simple function but, increasingly, language education involves thinking critically about the world and engaging with it in creative ways. In the ecosystem of language teaching and learning, there remain traditional connections among teachers, students, books, and assessments, but there are also new digital resources and paradigms to exploit them. This presentation explores how teachers can engage students in critical and creative thinking, fueling motivation and making learning more efficient and effective.

Speaker

Ken Beatty
TEFOL Professor
Anaheim University

Dr. Ken Beatty, Anaheim University TESOL Professor, has worked in Asia, the Middle East, and North and South America, lecturing on language teaching and computer-assisted language learning from the primary through university levels. He’s author/co-author of more than 100 textbooks and has given 500+ teacher-training sessions and conference presentations in 35 countries.

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