Principles of Instructed Second Language Acquisition
Language(s): English
Published: 2011
This resource, used in the Best Practices for Inspectors Online 1 course, provides an overview of general principles for instructed language acquisition. Discussion topics focus on the design and nature of these principles and their relevance to teachers in a variety of settings.
Basic Principles and Practice in Vocabulary Instruction
Language(s): English
Published: 2011
This resource, used in the Best Practices for Inspectors Online 1 course, provides some of the major ‘common sense’ principles of vocabulary instruction and learning. Included are discussions on general language teaching and vocabulary principles.
The Foundation of Contemporary Approaches to Experimental Learning (Part I)
Language(s): English
Published: 2011
This resource, used in the Best Practices for Inspectors Online 1 course, provides an overview of experimental learning. Background on experimental learning is included, along with how it is integrated into traditional educational programs. Discussion topics focus on using experimental learning to link education, work and personal development.
The Process of Experimental Learning (Part II)
Language(s): English
Published: 2011
This resource, used in the Best Practices for Inspectors Online 1 course, is part two of an overview of experimental learning. The focus is on integrating the technique into traditional educational programs and includes three models of the experimental learning process.
Trainer Plan Day Three
Language(s): English
Published: 2011
This curriculum outlines objectives and activities for the third day of the Phase One training session for the Algeria Ministry of Higher Education Faculty Course. Topics in this curriculum include teaching grammar communicatively and language analysis.
Trainer Plan Day Eight
Language(s): English
Published: 2011
This curriculum outlines objectives and activities for the eighth day of the Phase One training session for the Ministry of Higher Education Faculty Development Course. The focus of this curriculum is on giving valuable feedback.
Training for Trainers
Language(s): English, Arabic
Published: 2013
This resource is a compilation of 19 handouts for PDC's March 2013 training on local engagement and advocacy. Included are handouts focusing on communication barriers, principles of educating adults, role play approach, how to divide training groups into sub-groups, trainer style, evaluation check list and exercises.
Trainer Plan Day Six
Language(s): English
Published: 2011
This curriculum outlines objectives and activities for the sixth day of the Phase One training session for the Algeria Ministry of Higher Education Faculty Course. The focus of this curriculum is teaching vocabulary.
Trainer Plan Day Nine
Language(s): English
Published: 2011
This curriculum outlines objectives and activities for the ninth day of the Phase One training session for the Algeria Ministry of Higher Education Faculty Course. It provides a synthesis and evaluation of the ten-day course.
2.3: Tallest Tower Activity
Language(s): English
Published: 2014
This resource for trainers focuses on the "tallest tower" team-building activity, which highlights the importance of effectively working as a team, utilizing non-verbal communication and harnessing creativity and problem-solving skills. Included is a topic overview, learning objectives and lesson procedures. The ideal ages of participants are between 15-29. An overview of the program also is available: http://maktabatmepi.org/content/11-approaches-learning-presentation.
Phase One Course Schedule
Language(s): English
Published: 2011
This schedule outlines the 10-day Phase One course schedule, including specific teaching tips for trainers.
Trainer Plan Day Two
Language(s): English
Published: 2011
This curriculum outlines objectives and activities for the second day of the Phase Two training session for the Ministry of Higher Education Faculty Development Course. Topics in this curriculum include Second Language Acquisition (SLA) theory and communicative competence.
Ministry of Higher Education Faculty Course Overview
Language(s): English
Published: 2011
This document outlines the vision, guiding questions, learning strands and objectives of the Ministry of Higher Education's faculty course. The course focuses on effective teaching strategies and use of technology in the classroom.
Exercises for T4T (Training for Trainers)
Language(s): English, Arabic
Published: 2013
This resource provides a series of group exercises, including a self-assessing tool to map NGO development, determining who carries responsibility in the NGO, team roles and a self-assessing tool to understand the difference between teams and groups.
Innovative Leadership – Facilitator’s Guide
Language(s): English, Arabic, French
Published: 2013
This facilitator's guide for a training-of-trainers workshop on innovative leadership provides specifics for a two-day event, including sections on types of listening, how conversations shape actions, barriers to designing the future, creating possibility, and more. Also included are appendices on key concepts and questions, flipcharts and quotes for inspiration.
Guidelines for Selecting Advocacy Issues
Language(s): Arabic
Published: 2013
This guide highlights strategies for civil society organizations to select appropriate issues for advocacy campaigns and gives tips for ensuring effective communication with policymakers. It also focuses on the implementation of advocacy campaigns, including strategies and tools for analyzing and prioritizing issues.
Trainer's Guide to Rights and Gender -- Guide formateur droits et genre
Language(s): Arabic
Published: 2010
This module has several iterations of the same workshop on rights and gender, which was given in different versions in different parts of Morocco.
Innovative Leadership Workbook
Language(s): English, French
Published: 2013
This manual, developed by Barbara Fittipaldi and the Center for New Futures, provides a two-day course agenda with key questions, issues and skills related to innovative leadership and self-generated listening. It provides questions and several exercises, such as vision design and barriers to designing the future, and highlights creating relatedness, possibility, opportunity and action.
Class/Lecture Skills: Questions and Suggested Actions
Language(s): English
Published: 2011
This handout provides a list of questions for teachers or trainers to ask themselves in the classroom. The questions focus on preparation and organization, delivery, and post-class activities and evaluations.
United Federation of Teachers Professional Devlopment Program, Teacher Centers
Language(s): English
Published: 2011
This resource, used in the Best Practices for Inspectors Online 1 course, provides an overview of the New York State Regent exam, specifically the English Language Arts Exam. Included are guidelines of project-based learning and alternative assessment for learning English.
Day Four Trainer Plan
Language(s): English
Published: 2011
This curriculum outlines objectives and activities for the fourth day of the Phase two training session for the Algeria Ministry of Higher Education Faculty Course. It focuses on developing lecture/speaking skills.
Adapting and Supplementing Textbooks to Include Language Planning
Language(s): English
Published: 2011
This resource, used in the Best Practices for Inspectors Online 1 course, provides an overview of language planning and its role in the classroom. Discussion topics focus on specific methods of how to use language planning to adapt and supplement course books.
Trainer Plan Day One
Language(s): English
Published: 2011
This curriculum outlines objectives and activities for the first day of the Phase One training session for the Algeria Ministry of Higher Education Faculty Course. Included are a list of objectives, orientation activities and instruction to develop and teach language competence.
Trainer Plan Day Four
Language(s): English
Published: 2011
This curriculum outlines objectives and activities for the fourth day of the Phase One training session for the Algeria Ministry of Higher Education Faculty Course. The focus of this curriculum is linguistics.
Improving ESL Learners' Listening Skills: At the Workplace and Beyond
Language(s): English
Published: 2011
This resource, used in the Best Practices for Inspectors Online 1 course, focuses on how to improve listening skills for language learners. Included is a Q&A that summarizes what is known about the listening process as it relates to adult second language learners.