MY E-PORTFOLIO

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MY E-PORTFOLIO

• (WHAT IVE LEARNED DURING THESE MEETINGS, WHAT IS
  NOT SO CLEAR, WHAT I DONT GET AT ALL)

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WHAT IS CLIL???

• Its clear for me that this approach is really
  flexible, it gives opportunity to teach anything
  connected with the stds specifisms. You have to
  be open-minded to be able to use it properly. I
  dont know if Im ready for this yet

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• I chose the pyramid to show that theoretically it
  looks great! But I have great doubts whether
  these 4 Cs are given exactly the same importance
  while using this method. From my point of view, I
  think it usually makes us teacher over-simplify
  the content.

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• I learned that well-designed lesson plans are
  absolutely important in orden to motivate our
  stds and not to frustrate them! Im personally
  used to preparing my lesson plans in the
  technical school I work in a way similar to this
  one, I take into account the specifism each group
  belongs to.

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MINDMAP OF OUR PROJECT
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These are the units of our project. I decided to
add them in the e-portfolio because I think we
made a selection of some good topics to work with
our stds. It was very difficult to choose which
ones to work with and even more difficult to
leave many other resources out.
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I suppose I have to go more deeply into tests
because I feel some ideas as constructs and
test purpose are quite clear for me, but what
is not so clear is the way this methodology
expects us to design a test. In plain language,
I would say that we are expected to make our stds
perform simple tasks, similar to the ones done
while working with the different texts in the
classroom. The problem is that the theoretical
material is so hard to understand (surely because
I dont have time enough to read it properly)
that I mix ideas and definitions. I hope to be
able to have more time later on in order to
fully grasp these concepts.
The test design cycle
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Washback term referring to the influence of
testing on teaching and learning, it is the
possitive or negative effect related to tests.

• Curriculum-alignment it is when the curriculum
  is modified according to test results.

So, according to these concepts it is supposed
that teachers should modify or not the curriculum
based on the test results. I decided to add these
concepts to my portfolio because I understood
from them how important it is to design tests
correctly, in order to improve our way of
teaching or to make the necessary changes to the
curriculum to make it better.
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Lesson plans should be based on the 4 Cs

• -Content (subject matter/project/theme)
   progression in knowledge, skills and
  understanding related to specific elements of a
  defined curriculum
• -communication (language) using language to
  learn while learning to use language
• -cognition (thinking) developing thinking skills
  which link concept formation (abstract and
  concrete), understanding and language
• -culture (citizenship) exposure to alternative
  perspectives and shared understandings, which
  deepen awareness of others and oneself

4Cs consequences of using them in planning-
Language of Learning linked to an analysis of
content, thematic, syllabus demands -
grammar,vocabulary, structures, functions-
Language for Learning builds up learner
repertoire linked to meta-cognitive skills and
talk for learning in contexts real for the
learners- Language through Learning emergent
knowledge building skill development, cognitive
development
These are the most important elements towards a
successful CLIL lesson. I have to read more about
them to be able to plan better lessons for my
classes
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I happened to find this image of a mindmap in the
web. I decided to add it here because I can see
clearly the way the 4 Cs elements are combined
and it results in a nicely designed plan. The
thing is, will it be so nice in practice? Lets
hope so!!! The mindmap of my plan and the texts
we chose, together with the different activities,
seem good too. I hope to put it into practice
soon!
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LAST BUT NOT LEAST...

• I hope to be able to apply this approach with my
  stds if it is true it works so well and it helps
  them to develop skills they couldnt develope
  otherwise.
• I hope to cope with the lack of time for working
  so much, in order to read and understand better
  many theoretical concepts that still lay in the
  darkness for me.
• I hope to see in a near future the success of my
  projects reflected in my own stds. I can see it
  in the stds I have in my institute but what is a
  real challenge is to see it in most of my stds in
  public schools (conditions, quantity of pupils,
  materials, attitude, etc all obstacles)
• And most of all I hope to become a better
  teacher than I am nowadays. I know my subject,
  Ill improve my method and Ill adapt (dont know
  how, dont know when) to the new system and its
  impositions if this change is a better option for
  my stds welfare.

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Thanks a lot for your attention!!!

• Vanesa Rosana González
• (teacher of English)