TEFL course

This June I've finished 120-hour TEFL course which means now I am a TEFL certified teacher. Congratulations to me!))))))))

 My Creative Students

Some of my students are so imaginative and creative! These are Ania's and Sasha's works (form 7). 

 

History of Teacher Training (webinar)

Thanks to Graham Jones and Dinternal Education I got to know about three models in the history of teacher training, which are the craft model, the applied science model and the reflective model. 

 

Diana Havron's Projects

When my students get a task to tell about something some of them like writing their texts and adding some drawings or cut outs on the topic. I was totally impressed by creative works which were made by Diana Havron, a pupil of form 6 B. Watch a video and you'll see a project about sports in the form of a basketball, interactive project about food and a book about shopping in Britain.

Watch the video here. 

   

«Very Verified: онлайн-курс з медіаграмотності»

Thanks to «Very Verified: онлайн-курс з медіаграмотності» I can distinguish between true and fake information in the media. 

Курс пояснив, як орієнтуватися в інформації довкола та як розпізнавати дезінформацію та пропаганду. Тепер мені відомо, що таке "джинса")))

PROTEACH course

Autumn holidays were very fruitful for my CPD. I have completed module 3 of PROTEACH course. The trainer Olena Mikhodui taught us how to teach grammar and vocabulary to the young teenagers. I got to know lots of  terminology and practical ideas for the lessons. Elicitation techniques was something new for me.

 Курси професійної підготовки вчителів англійської мови в початковій та основній школі PROTEACH (Professional Teacher) розроблено освітньою компанією ILAC у співпраці з компанією Dinternal Education, офіційним представником Pearson в Україні. Мета проекту — підтримати освітні реформи в Україні та забезпечити вчителям  англійської мови найкращі можливості для професійного розвитку.

Курси розроблено відповідно до інтегрованого та особистісно-орієнтованого підходу до професійного розвитку вчителів англійської мови в початковій та основній школі.

Курс: Навчання учнів основної школи із застосуванням сучасних методів, підходів та ресурсів (класи 5–8)

Модуль 3. Учні та їхні потреби. Навчання лексики та граматики – 16  годин

CLIMATE ACTION. RESULTS

Here is the result of taking part in international project. We have planted 36 fir-trees.

International Project "Climate Action"

Pupils of 6 B and 6 C are taking part in another international project on sustainable development. 
Here is the description of the project (from its page https://www.climate-action.info/):
Imagine a world in which youngsters across 6 continents connect virtually and solve one of the world's most pressing challenges: Climate Change. In October students aged 6-22 will collaborate on climate change topics over the course of four exciting weeks: they will study causes and effects, will try to solve issues and take action. Their and societies' mindsets will be changed.
This project is supported by HH Dalai Lama, UN Foundation, Dr. Jane Goodall and world leaders. During the past years it was featured by National Geographic, BBC and 40 more national media.

And here is our first video that represents our findings about causes of global warming:

No.More.Plastic

Pupils of the forms 5 B and 5 C have finished taking part in the international project. During the last two weeks we were looking for the ways to solve the problem and doing actions. Our findings are in the videos.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_JOcVnkR5w

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MW5hDQQiSw0

No.More.Plastic

Pupils of the fifth form decided to take part in international project "No.More.Plastic". This student-centered project is the perfect introduction to the UN Sustainable Development Goals. It is focused not only on some of the most important global challenges, but also develops such increasingly needed skills as creativity, complex problem solving, critical thinking, collaboration and empathy.

During the first week we were exploring, brainstorming and sharing our findings about what single-use plastic, plastic soup and microplastics are.

The result of our work is in the video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BDOC2_a2Rc

The webinar "The Value of Gamification for Language Learning" (Cambridge Assessment English) provided me with information about the difference between game and gamification. I also got to know about three digital tools possible to be used with different age groups of learners. One of them, Class Dojo, helps students to build good behaviour. 

MAKING NEW YEAR CARDS

Pupils of forms 3 B, 5 B and 5 C have made beautiful New Year cards. Children were really happy creating the cards!

Project "HEALTHY FOOD"

Pupils of the 5 B and 5 C forms presented their projects about healthy food. Now they know where they can find vitamins and minerals, what food is junk and what rules of healthy eating are.

Webinar "Using Picturebooks with Children"

Gail Ellis from British Council presented her ideas in an informative webinar about using picturebooks with children.

Mini-project "TOY SHOP" 

Pupils of the first form (NUS) had fun at the lesson making a mini-project "Toy Shop". First kids coloured the toys, then presented them: "It is a car. It is blue." As a result we have lovely free shops of toys.

SELF-ACCES COURSE "ENGLISH FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS"

I have succesfully completed the online-course "English for Primary School Teachers" (20 hours) on the platform https://nus-english.com.ua/login, which icluded lots of materials tied to practical face-to-face topics. 

Summer School 2018

At last my dream came true: I attended British Council Ukraine-IATEFL Ukraine Teacher Professional Development Summer School. It was on July, 1-7  in Drahobrat, a very beautiful place in the Carpathians. My groupmates and trainers were amazing, friendly and helpful people. After the classes we had an opportunity to go hiking, taste national food, gather blueberries, share ideas and just have fun. It was cool!

Face-to-face course 

Three-days face-to-face course for EL teachers who will work in NUS was very intensive, collaborative and thought-provoking. 

I've just finished listening to a great webinar "Skills for English, Skills for Life"
 from Jeanne Perrett, the author of the textbook for kids "Learning Stars". 

Щойно закінчила надзвичайно корисний онлайн курс DYSLEXIA AND LEARNING FOREIGN LANGUAGES. Дізналася, що таке дислексія та як допомогти вивчати англійську учням, які мають дислексію.