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ACTOSTL. ACTFL-ECML project : Using the ACTFL/NCATE (CAEP) Teacher Standards and EPOSTL descriptors of teacher competences to define excellence in language teaching (ACTOSTL). David Newby. Research question of ACTOSTL. Aim
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ACTOSTL ACTFL-ECML project: Using the ACTFL/NCATE (CAEP) Teacher Standards and EPOSTL descriptors of teacher competences to define excellence in language teaching (ACTOSTL) David Newby
Research question of ACTOSTL Aim • The central aim of the project is to determine what student and initial teachers consider to be good practices in foreign language teaching. Process • Student teachers observed lessons and noted ‘indicators of good practice’. Content • 22 descriptors taken from the EPOSTL D. Newby
Observation Shhe A. ACTFL/CAEP Standard 3 (Planning) 1. The teacher structures the lesson plan in a coherent and varied sequence of content. a. b. c. d. D. Newby
Lesson plan: -the teacher has a clear lesson plan for him/herself (2) -the teacher has a plan for a longer period of time (fall /semester) (2) -changes in the lesson plan may occur during the lesson without it being disrupting (2) -the teacher followed the curriculum -lesson divided into sequences / segments (3) -length of activities taken into account in the lesson plan (4) -sticking to the schedule … D. Newby