Textbook Adaption
Language(s): English
Published: 2012
This resource, part of the Inspector Manual, describes how to adapt material and textbooks and practical application for both teachers and inspectors. Discussion topics focus on the implementation of the ‘select, reject, supplement, and adapt materials’ (SARS) strategy to adapting textbooks for language learning.
Teacher Reflection
Language(s): English
Published: 2012
This resource, part of the Inspector Manual, provides definitions and descriptions of teacher reflection, with practical application for both teachers and inspectors. Discussion topics focus on guidelines to incorporating teacher reflection into the classroom, as well as resources that can help teachers implement the technique.
Rubric for Teacher Reflection
Language(s): English
Published: 2012
This resource, part of the Inspector Manual, provides a rubric for assessing post-teaching reflection. Included are definitions and examples of the 'describe', 'analyze' and 'plan for action' stages of assessing post-teaching reflection.
Observation Visit, The Final Report
Language(s): English
Published: 2012
This resource, part of the Inspector Manual, provides descriptions of observation reports and practical application for both teachers and inspectors. Discussion topics focus on guidelines to incorporating observational reports into the classroom and related resources for teachers.
Competency Based Assessment Plan, Part 3
Language(s): English
Published: 2012
This resource is part three of a competency based assessment plan, focusing on giving workshops. It describes how to design, plan, deliver and critique a training workshop. The workshop focus is on informal testing. It is used on the third day of the Best Practices for Inspectors 2 course. For more information, please see part 1, part 2, part 4, part 5, part 6, and part 7 of this resource.
Advocacy Public Private Dialogue Toolkit
Language(s): English, Arabic, French
Published: 2011
The goal of this toolkit is to provide advocates with a practical guide to create and manage advocacy campaigns. It also focuses on skill building in public-private dialogue as a means for promoting and implementing the campaigns and strategic planning skills including monitoring and evalution, management and budget creation. An example of a Public- Private Dialogue Business Plan is provided in English.
Section VII, Pedagogy
Language(s): English
Published: 2011
Section VII of the Guide to the Algerian English Curriculum for Middle School Year 4 (MS4) outlines the pedagogy and corresponding guiding principles for MS4 students. Included are descriptions of the guiding principles, the pedagogy needed to enact the principles and classroom examples.
Mobile Phone Camera: Tips on Buying and Getting the Full Benefits
Language(s): Arabic
Published: 2012
This file provides tips on how to choose a mobile phone camera and how to get the best performance from it.
Appendix A and B, Introduction, Sample Themes, and Topics
Language(s): English
Published: 2011
Appendix sections A and B of the Guide to the Algerian English Curriculum for Middle School Year 4 (MS4) describe the sample themes and topics that span the seven years of the Algerian English curriculum.
Day Six: One Possible Paradigm for a Receptive Skills Lesson
Language(s): English
Published: 2008
This resource, used on the sixth day of the Best Practices for Supervisors course, presents a paradigm for receptive English language skills in a reading or listening lesson. This is described on a table, which is used to increase student interest in learning vocabulary related to the topic. The emphasis is on using cultural knowledge and integrating reading or listening text with a broader language framework.