English Teachers’ Workshop Projects

1. English Teachers’ Workshop Projects By Chani Shklar and Patti Asor

2. Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited , imagination encircles the world.Albert Einstein

3. Why are projects important? It gives the opportunity to let pupils be creative ,express themselves freely and use English authentically.

4. Projects: Are a means to build vocabulary skills and reinforce the ones they have Are a tool to motivate pupils to use English with a purpose

5. Include all four domains of language learning. Offer the pupils the chance for decision-making in open-ended activities. Are excellent tools for heterogeneous classes.

6. 6) Take different learning styles into account.

7. Project- choose topic • Apply backward design • Identify goals and match to topic • Identify enabling skills • Set evaluation criteria with pupils • Set time frame

8. How To Present Project Work In Class The pupils must know : • What the topic will be • What their choices are. • What is expected of them. • Deadline and rubrics.

9. Rubrics * Write out clear instructions. *Set clear scores for each part of the project.

10. Time Frame • Set dates for handing-in a “sloppy copy” • Helppupils revise their work • Show pupils how to match content requirements to criteria for evaluation • Pupils hand-in “polished product”: written presentation * Pupils present their work to the class

11. Every child is an artist.The problem is how to remain an artist when he grows up.