Delivery possibilities:
- Whole staff, team/syndicate/departmental meetings [Skype/zoom/face-to-face]
- Cross-schools shared sessions (COL; Kahui Ako; informal collaborations)
- One-to-one consultancy sessions – management, class teacher, specialist, learning assistant
- In-class and small group modelling, observation-feedback, co-teaching, coaching
- Collaborative planning and resource development
CLASSROOM courses
EXPANDING ORAL LANGUAGE IN THE CLASSROOM
How can you expand the quality and quantity of learners’ expression in the classroom and enhancing learners’ language acquisition potential?
- Exploring key principles and notions
- Assessing expressive and participatory student behaviours and capabilities
- Exploring methodologies, approaches and strategies, supported with classroom
examples
- Applying / implementing / modelling relevant to current classes and curriculum focuses
A core reference text underpinning this focus is: van Hees, J. (2007) Expanding oral
language in the classroom. Wellington: NZ: NZCER.