Dear Teachers,
Most staff of our ECE and Primary teachers have been trained in one or both of the two ESL courses offered for staff – Teaching Young Children in English in a Multilingual Context (ECE and Lower Primary) & ESL in the Mainstream Class (Middle – Upper Primary). These courses are designed to provide opportunities for all teachers to develop an understanding of how better to support the needs of second language learners in their teaching.
Over time, we would like as many of our staff to be trained as possible. It is a big commitment as it involves 7-10 lessons with tasks and readings to complete at the end of each module. Some tasks require you to reflect on your teaching and/or the reading(s) provided, while other tasks involve you trialing strategies learned with your students in class. More importantly, it is an excellent course for teachers who teach second language children in their classrooms, which are all teachers at YCIS. The good news is that the course costs, including course booklets and snacks, are covered by the school. Now, all you need to do is sign up and participate. This is a priority and all teachers are expected to have this course completed after two years of employment at YCIS.
The course has been taken by a number of Chinese teachers in the past and the concepts and strategies taught are relevant for any language. We would encourage Chinese teachers to also take the course and use this for their own professional learning.
If you are interested in signing up, please inform Melissa or Andrea. The deadline to inform them of your interest in attending a course will be Friday, December 7th. Please see the attached overview of the 2 courses being offered –
Teaching Young Children in English in a Multilingual Context (ECE and Lower Primary)
Teaching Young Children in English in Multilingual Contexts Course Outline
ESL in the Mainstream Class (Middle – Upper Primary) –
Teaching ESL in The Mainstream Class Course Outline
The classes will begin on Thursday, January 10th and the remaining classes will be on Mondays. Please see the dates of the classes below:
January 10, 2019
January 28, 2019
February 11, 2019
February 25, 2019
March 11, 2019
March 18, 2019 (Early Years Course only)
March 25, 2019
April 8, 2019
April 15, 2019 (Early Years Course only)
April 22, 2019
April 29, 2019 (Early Years Course only)
Once registered a more detailed schedule will be sent out that will include times, venue and module titles. Please note that dates can change but we will aim to keep to the listed calendar.
