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Access English microscholarship program, 2011-2012

Access English microscholarship program, 2011-2012. Sponsored by the Office of Public Affairs, U.S. Embassy. Rina Akotonas , Access Director. TODAY’S TOPICS. Access Today Special Activities Teaching Literature Program Administration. ACCESS TODAY. PROGRAM SCOPE, 2011-2012.

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Access English microscholarship program, 2011-2012

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  1. Access English microscholarship program, 2011-2012 Sponsored by the Office of Public Affairs, U.S. Embassy Rina Akotonas , Access Director

  2. TODAY’S TOPICS • Access Today • Special Activities • Teaching Literature • Program Administration

  3. ACCESS TODAY

  4. PROGRAM SCOPE, 2011-2012 • This year about 680 of our students from 15 schools will participate in the Access program • 26 teachers will take part in the project • 6 new teachers will join the project • The 10 Graders will start the literature program

  5. NEW SCHOOLS The following schools are participating this year for the first time: • Kisra- Samya, MerkazAgalil • AmalAppleman, Dimona • AmalHuraMetsuyanut • MakifAsalam, Segev Shalom

  6. CONTINUING SCHOOLS The following schools are continuing their participation in the program: • Zinman, Dimona • Tel Sheva Aleph • Tel ShevaElbyan • Kseyfe El Faruk • Kseyfe Abu Rabya • Hura Rabin • Lakya • Rahat El Razi • Rahat El Najah,Arara El Nur and Arara B won’t get a 10 Graders group

  7. STUDENT SELECTION • Make student selection significant: • Test the students • Get information from other teachers • Interview the students • Create small groups (maximum of 20 to 25 students ) • Organize a special kick-off ceremony/event • Use relevant material

  8. SOME ENCOURAGING DATA

  9. SPECIAL ACTIVITIES

  10. CULTURAL ACTIVITIES • Winter Cultural Seminar: January 2nd • Black History Month: February • Service Learning Day: from March 3rd to March 9th • Summer Cultural Seminar: June 2012 • American Corner • Enrichment Activities

  11. ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES/RESOURCES • Aviva Shavit – she can teach history and culture through drama. She is free on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Friday mornings till 14.30(029908338) • Mina Hogsett, M.Ed. International Education and English Language Teaching . Works at Tel Sheva B, Hura Rabin, Kuseife El Faruk (mhogsett8@gmail.com)0548815364 • The Embassy’s site –you can find a lot of material there

  12. AMERICAN CORNER • Each school will plan where to design a corner and decide which material connected with USA will be displayed • An art teacher will help you with the implementation

  13. TEACHING LITERATURE

  14. TEACHING LITERATURE http://cms.education.gov.il/educationcms/units/mazkirut_pedagogit/english/whatsnew/ Literature Bagrut Exam • In some questions there will be a choice and students will not be required to answer the justification question. • Learning HOTS will enable your students to better answer other questions both on the literature module and on the other Bagrut modules. • Students who have not been taught how to answer the justification question have not choice but to answer the alternative question. • Teachers preparing their students for the exam do not have to include the teaching of HOTS for the first three years, even though it is recommended. • The process of teaching literary texts remains the same; the Key Components for teaching a literary text have not changed.

  15. TEACHING LITERATURE – Key Components Key Components • Pre-Reading Activity • Basic understanding • Analysis and interpretation • Bridging text and context • Post-reading activity • Reflection • Summative Assessment

  16. TEACHING LITERATURE – Log The Log • Teachers who are preparing their students for the Log have to include the teaching of six HOTS. • Teachers can decide on which six higher-order thinking skills to teach from the list of HOTS in the Handbook, in accordance with their selected literary texts. What goes into the Log • Written activities only • Completed activities • Completed activities • Completed activity • Completed tasks – can be written, visual or recorded • Answers to the questions • The test

  17. TEACHERS’ OBLIGATIONS

  18. ACCESS TEACHER OBLIGATIONS • Sign a contract • Report your hours every month • Report students’ attendance • Report students’ marks

  19. CONTRACT • You must sign a contract to cover your work on the Access project

  20. REPORTING YOUR HOURS • You must provide exact reporting of your hours on the form provided by Amal • If you do not submit your hours on time, you might not get paid on time

  21. REPORTING ATTENDANCE • You must log students’ attendance on the forms provided for this purpose. • Prompt submission of the attendance log is MANDATORY!

  22. REPORTING MARKS • You must log students’ performance on tasks, quizzes, and examinations. • Prompt submission of this information is MANDATORY!

  23. DO YOU NEED HELP? • You can turn to the following people for assistance: • Rina Akotonas • Dr Rachel Tal • Ahuva Dotan • Other teachers

  24. GOOD LUCK TO ALL OF YOU !

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