Organizing Classes for Teens

Emma HeydermanIH San Sebastian

IHWO YL Conference Rome 2013

Teens seem to be the most difficult age group to choose coursebooks for and the most asked question. Do any of you teach a lot of teens? Anyone willing to do a session at the YL Conference on selecting teen coursebooks?

Organizing Classes for TeensAre there any ‘new’ ideas for an old problem? In this session, we’ll be looking at some of the common concerns like

coursebook selection assessment & evaluation support to teachers

And considering some possible strategies.

Organizing Classes for Teens Can you suggest some good coursebooks for Grade

6: 12-13 year olds, Grade 7: 13-14 year olds, Grade 8: 14-15 year olds…?

What do you do about reports? Now we are doing the exams on the penultimate, or even last day. This means me checking and sending the reports over the holidays, which is complicated.

Have you got any ideas for teachers who are struggling to manage their teen classes?

Organizing Classes for Teens

Can you suggest coursebooks for teens?

Who chooses the coursebooks in your school? What’s your procedure?

Organizing Classes for Teens

Organizing Classes for TeensOur procedure Identify the need (level, age, frequency…) Contact the publishers and ask for sample

copies One person prepares a shortlist (2 or 3) With another (and a list of criteria*), choose

1. Contact publisher for a free class set and

pilot the material with one or two classes.

Organizing Classes for TeensTowards a list of criteria (an example):Laser A2 Interactive Inspiration

2Level A2 A2 A2Age Group 11-16 10-13/14 13-17Appearance Quite

ordinaryToo bright Modern, not

childishCourse fit OK OK present

perfect comes late

Language presentation

A bit dry. Grammar boxes

Gd for younger teens. Great word list

Skills:Reading & ListeningWriting & Speaking

Strong on spkg. Writing plans.

Supplementary materials

Simple digital material

V gd digital material

PRICE

Organizing Classes for TeensWhat do you do about reports?

How do you assess and evaluate your teens?

Do you give both speaking and written tests? How often?

How often do you send out reports? What are they like? (written comments or marks?)

Organizing Classes for TeensWe don’t send written reports but rather a set of marks (A-E) for different categories (‘notas’): All groups (including the VYL) are formally evaluated twice

a year: Dec & June. Families are sent ‘notas’. Families of students who ‘stand out’ are contacted.

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Organizing Classes for TeensAny suggestions for teachers who are struggling to manage their teen classes? How do you prepare your teachers for teen classes? (Induction week, training, observations, mentoring)

Do you display your school rules?

What is your procedure in case of misbehaviour?

Do you have a procedure for bullying?

Organizing Classes for TeensTeacher’s Handbook

2.7.1 Learner behaviour & discipline guidelines

In order to create and maintain an optimum

learning environment, Lacunza expects learners

to attend class regularly and punctually, co-

operate fully with the teacher and other students

and use the language of instruction….

Our approach to dealing with indiscipline

The teacher first talks to the learner and points

out the consequences of breaking the school

rules… In other words a clear warning must be

given.

The best way to talk to the student is on his/her

own at the end of the class … Always avoid

confronting the student in front of his/her peers.

ACUERDO DE INSCRIPCIÓN – Curso Académico (septiembre-

junio)Una vez comenzado el curso:1.- El participante se compromete a asistir a clase con regularidad y

puntualidad, y a utilizar exclusivamente como lengua de

comunicación con el profesor y sus compañeros durante la clase el

idioma estudiado.6.- Lacunza - ih se reserva el derecho a cambiar de clase a un

participante si considera que hay razones pedagógicas que afectan

el aprovechamiento y progreso del participante o del resto del grupo

(p. ej. la no superación del grado). Dicho cambio puede implicar la

necesidad de cambiar la frecuencia, el horario, el edificio o la

anulación de servicio.

Organizing Classes for TeensPhysical support to teachers DOS & school supervisor Observation / peer observations Mentor / Tandem teachers PD sessions

Avoiding Teen Trouble

No magic wand here, but rather a look at the role

of the teacher and student in the teen classroom,

how to cope, how to motivate, and my own top

ten tips.

Getting Speaking Going

 Ideas for speaking practice using examples from Real Life

Upper Intermediate . Another session focussing on a

particular coursebook but aiming to demonstrate principles

which can be more widely applied to other books and

levels.

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Thanks for listening!emma.heyderman@lacunza.es