plan ceibal english in uruguay
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Plan Ceibal English in Uruguay
Graham StanleyProject manager, Plan Ceibal [email protected]
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18th May 2014
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The British Council• The British Council works in 6 continents and 110 countries,
with the aim of bringing high quality English materials to every learner or teacher who wants them.
• We have 2,400 staff teaching English directly to more than 350,000 students and trainee teachers a year in over 80 centres, partnership branches and on English projects around the world.
http://uruguay.britishcouncil.org/
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Uruguay• Population 3.3 million• 1/3 population live in
Montevideo• GDP US$ 13,000 per
capita• 19 Departments• PISA score for reading
426 (average 493); Brasil : 412; Argentina 398;)
• Board of Public Education (Administración Nacional de Educación Pública – ANEP) responsible for education policy
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Plan Ceibal overview (1/2) • Plan Ceibal is a Uruguayan project, developed by MEC, the
Uruguayan Ministry of Education and Culture; ANTEL, the National Telecommunications company (Administración Nacional de Telecomunicaciones); ANEP, the Board of Public Education (Administración Nacional de Educación Pública); and LATU (Laboratorio Tecnológico del Uruguay).
http://www.ceibal.edu.uy
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Plan Ceibal overview • Started 2007 with distribution of XO-1 laptops (ceibalitas)• By 2009 Uruguay became first country in world to have given
one laptop to every primary school student• By 2009 350,000 kids & 16,000 teachers received ceibalitas• No cost wireless Internet connection in all state schools • Fiber optic connections progressively replacing these• Video conferencing equipment being installed in all schools
http://www.ceibal.edu.uy
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Plan Ceibal overview (2/2) • Started 2007 with distribution of XO-1 laptops (ceibalitas)• By 2009 Uruguay became first country in world to have given
one laptop to every primary school student• By 2009 350,000 kids & 16,000 teachers received ceibalitas• No cost wireless Internet connection in all state schools • Fiber optic connections progressively replacing these• Video conferencing equipment being installed in all schools
http://www.ceibal.edu.uy
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Plan Ceibal Jan 2013 review • 570,000 laptops distributed by 2012 (all students & teachers)• 4-year TCO (Total cost of ownership) $100 per year per child
including laptops, internet costs, administrative costs, fiber optic costs, robotics, planned VC facilities, portal and LMS platform as well as digital resources for many subjects, initial training for teachers.
• Focus on quality implementation• Recommended focus on core priorities: increasing high school
graduation rates; Mathematics; Literacy (Spanish & English)
http://www.ceibal.org.uy/docs/FULLAN-Ceibal-English.pdf
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Ceibal English project overview• In 2012 the British Council was selected by Plan Ceibal to
project manage Ceibal en Inglés (Ceibal English), delivering remote teaching via video conferencing in Uruguayan primary schools.
• Goal = provide access to English language learning to primary students (grades 4-6) and their teachers all over Uruguay.
• Because of a lack of trained/qualified English teachers, Ceibal English uses remote teachers (RTs) via video conferencing
• Additionally, classroom teachers (CTs) are taught English via moderator-supported English course (LearnEnglish Pathways)
http://uruguay.britishcouncil.org/en/ceibal-en-ingles
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Ceibal English project plan• Proof of concept pilot phase 2012 -
20 primary schools; 1,000 Year 4 learners (aged 10-11)
• March 2013 expansion: +500 classes; 96 schools; Years 4,5 & 6
• July 2013 expansion: +500 classes • March 2014 expansion: +1000 classes• By July 2015: Total of up to 4,800
classes (c. 120,000 learners)
http://uruguay.britishcouncil.org/en/ceibal-en-ingles
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Ceibal English classes3 x 45 minutes per wk.
Lesson A – RT via VCLessons B & C – CT
Detailed scripted lesson plans for A, B & C
Team Teaching
RT & CT have weekly coordination in Spanish
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Remote Teachers (RTs)Remote Teaching (RT) providers in:•Uruguay (Montevideo) •Argentina (Buenos Aires, Cordoba)•Mexico (Mexico City)•Colombia (Bogota)•Philippines (Cebu)
•Conduct Class A remotely•Experienced/Qualified ELTs•Online self-access course for RTs•Quality mangers
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Classroom Teachers (CTs)• Conduct Classes B & C• Volunteer to be part of the
programme• Small payment for participation• 1 day Orientation Course• Self-access online training course• Technical support • Pedagogic support (Mentors)• Most have CEFR A0 level English• Learning English through self-
access course (LearnEnglish Pathways) with moderator support
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Coordination:the key to successful remote team teaching
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Lesson PlansClasses A, B & C
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Materials
Student work
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Evaluation
Learning to learn
Blended learning
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LearnEnglish Pathways
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Teachertraining
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Strengths • Unique whole solution• Underlying infrastructure
already rolled out• VC technology already tried
and tested• No shortage of CT volunteers• Positive reaction (children,
teachers, society)• General support (government,
parents, society)
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Challenges
• Establishing methodology (Classes A, B & C)
• Correcting written work• Ongoing quality control
• Expanding to Montevideo• Expansion to all primary
schools• Long term sustainability
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Classroom Teacher Survey
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Classroom Teacher Survey
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Classroom Teacher Survey
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Achievement Tests
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Achievement Tests
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Achievement Tests
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References• Banegas, D.L. (2013) ‘ELT through videoconferencing in primary schools in Uruguay: first steps’, Innovation
in Language Learning and Teaching Volume 07 Issue 02. http://bit.ly/19oEzil
• British Council Uruguay – Plan Ceibal, http://uruguay.britishcouncil.org/en/ceibal-en-ingles
• Fullan, M; Watson, N & Anderson, S (2013) Ceibal: Next Steps – Final Reporthttp://www.ceibal.org.uy/docs/FULLAN-Ceibal-English.pdf
• Innovations in ELT (Oct 2013) Interview about Plan Ceibal English (podcast), English Agenda http://englishagenda.britishcouncil.org/content/englishagenda-podcast-15th-october-2013 OECD (2010), PISA (Program for International Student Assessment) 2009 Results: Executive Summary)
http://www.oecd.org/pisa/pisaproducts/46619703.pdf Plan Ceibal evaluation reports (including report on Ceibal English in 2013)
http://www.ceibal.edu.uy/art%C3%ADculo/noticias/institucionales/EVALUACION Stanley (2013-14), 'Ceibal English' http://blog-efl.blogspot.com/2013/11/ceibal-english-blog-posts.html Woods, P (2014) Teleprescence teaching in Uruguayan Primary Schools :
http://www.slideshare.net/rphwoods/telepresence-teaching-in-uruguayan-primary-schools-the-ceibal-english-project