Workshop C: Building a Curriculum and Staying Organized
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Workshop C: Building a Curriculum
and Staying Organized
Basics on SchedulingMonthly Schedule
Term ScheduleYearlong curriculum
Year eventsWeekly Schedule
School Year in Japan•Spring Beginning of school year *Entrance ceremony for Freshman Cultural Festival (sometimes)
•Summer longest vacation for students Mid July-End of Aug
•Autumn Cultural Festival & sports Festival (sometimes) •Winter School Trip for 2nd year Entrance examination for college
Term Schedule
Oh no!! It’s in all kanji!!!
Term Schedule1st term
April
MidJuly
2nd term
September
Mid Dec
3rd term
Jan
Mid March
Opening Ceremony 始業式
Mid-term Exam中間試験 / 考査 / テスト
Final-term Exam期末試験 / 考査 / テスト
Closing ceremony閉会式
Check your own schedule (p.20)
式 しき Shi-ki
Ceremony
Tips Entrance ceremony nyugakushiki 入学式 Opening ceremony shigyoshiki 始業式 Closing ceremony shigyo-shiki 始業式
When PTA comes
Formal ClothesFormal Clothes
Events Athletic Meeting運動会 Undo-kai
Sports festival球技大会 Kyugi taikai
In Field / Gym
Sports-wearSports-wear
* 全校集会 / 学年集会会 → ask JTEs whether ALT need to attend what to wear where they meet
Jeans?
Weekly ScheduleTeacher’s nameTeacher’s name
Scheduling Classes• How many times does each class
meet? • Make sure to keep it even• What topics do you need to cover?• When is the test?• Do you have any business trips?
When? Which classes will not meet?
Before you make your curriculum…..Ask Your JTE!
• Is this class academic or cultural?• What skills are students focusing on?
(communication only, writing, etc.)• What is the curriculum for the non-TT class?• Do you use a textbook or original lessons?• What responsibilities does the ALT have?
(Planning, test making, management, etc.)
• Textbook– Easier; use the textbook themes to create fun lessons
• No textbook– More difficult! – Choose themes you like, and teach lessons about them– For example…if you choose the theme “food,” you can
have a lesson describing food, a taste test lesson, a restaurant lesson, etc.
• Lessons should build on each other• Use similar themes, vocabulary, and grammar• Try to repeat points used in earlier lessons
Connecting Lessons
Goals• What are your personal goals for the class?• How do those goals meet JTE’s goals?• (example: JTE wants to finish textbook; ALT
wants to make students comfortable in basic conversation…how do these goals work together?)
• Please remember, you are the assistant. JTE’s goals are more important.
• You can measure your goal with an assessment
Basics on Assessment• Why we assess
– to decide what to teach/review next.– to measure/report on what was learned.
• To check our students learning or performance and to check the effectiveness of our curriculum
Types of assessmentFormal Assessment• written• graded
“objective” • there is only a single correct answer• T/F, multiple choice, matching
Informal Assessment • performances• portfolios•peer/self evaluation• rubric
“subjective” • there are many ways to be correct• Essays, opinions
Assessment Tools• Test (multiple choice, matching, fill
in the blank, essay)• Rubric (scale to make subjective
scoring objective)
• Student Portfolio• Observation• Student Reflection
Troubleshooting• Be flexible! • There are constant
changes to your schedule• Deal with it! • Always update your JTE if
YOU make any changes to your curriculum or anything else
Questions?
Group Activity• You have a class with no textbook! • In a small group, choose a theme for the
semester. What lessons will you teach? You have 6 classes this semester.
• What is your assessment?– Test?– Long term project?– Conversation?