2015 October 18 | Barbara Hoskins Sakamoto | Creative teaching for 21st century learners

Creative teaching for 21^st century learners

Barbara Hoskins Sakamoto

There’s a lot of talk these days about including 21^st century skills in language classes. What are these skills, and do they have any place in a language class where teachers have limited contact time, and the priority is, still, to teach English? In this workshop, teachers will learn teaching techniques to help their learners become strong English users and also critical and creative thinkers. By making every moment of class time count, teachers can help students succeed – on exams and in future jobs. Teachers can build both the traditional four skills (speaking, listening, reading, and writing) and the 21^st century 4Cs (communication, collaboration, creativity and critical thinking) in every class.
The secret is building a strong English foundation, so that teachers can spend most of your class time using language to develop the more advanced (and more fun!) integrated skills in student-generated projects. We’ll explore simple teaching techniques to do this and look at actual student projects. Teachers will have a chance to try out techniques and activities, so come prepared to participate.

Speaker: Barbara Hoskins Sakamoto
Date and Time: Sunday, 18 October 2015 - 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Location: Dejima Koryu Kaikan, 2-11 Dejimamachi, Nagasaki

Fee for JALT members: Free

Fee for one-day members: free for members and non-members

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