People and places
A new professional learning landscape for English language teaching Marcelle Houterman reports on technological advances in collaborative learning
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A long-term shift in thinking needs ongoing professional development With almost twenty years of experience as EAL coordinator and teacher across all school divisions in different international school settings, Marcelle wanted to design a differentiated, self-directed programme that would sustain good teaching practice for English language learners. Enthused by the possibilities of technology and connected learning after taking part in COETAIL (Certificate Of Educational Technology and Information Literacy), and inspired by the work of Sylvia Rosenthal Tolisano, Eithne Gallagher, Pauline Gibbons and many others, she designed a learning management system Spring |
Autumn
At the International School of Phnom Penh (ISPP), professional development is regarded as something more than a workshop or a conference. Those who engage in day-to-day professional dialogues are constantly learning and upskilling themselves. ISPP’s school priority for the 2015-2017 school years with regard to professional growth and learning is focused on supporting English language learners (all language learners) across the school. During this school year (2016-2017), all faculty will engage with SPELTAC (Social Platform for English Language Teaching Across the Curriculum), which was developed by Marcelle Houterman, primary EAL teacher at ISPP.
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