Online tools for EFL/ESL Civic Engagement Youth Projects:
a professional development opportunity for ESL/EFL instructors who wish to incorporate civics content into their classrooms |
American Councils Moldova has become an expert in implementing online civic engagement collaborative projects involving young adults from Eurasia: FLEX (Future Leaders Exchange http://americancouncils.md/flex) and English Access Micro scholarship (http://americancouncils.md/access) are two examples of our most notorious projects. The session aims to share from our international experience in integrating technology in EFL and combining it successfully with community development projects involving youth. It will assist participants in learning a series of online tools which can bring a civic engagement or community development element in the EFL/ESL classroom. If you would like your students to learn English using fun online tools and become responsible citizens, then this is a session to join! Each practical session will be built around one or several case studies - we believe learning by example is the best way.
ESL/EFL teachers interested in using fun online tools to promote civic engagement and community development projects for youth of all ages.
TESOL: Computer-Assisted Language Learning IS, Secondary Schools IS
In the course of the 5 weeks, participants will learn collaboratively and hands on to:
- use various fun synchronous and asynchronous web tools for learning and teaching EFL/ESL through project based/content based instruction, while involving students in various community development projects
- work in teams with international partners and learn how to bring the civic engagement element in their teaching practice (through online content based instruction) by examining case studies provided by American Councils (mainly FLEX http://www.americancouncils.md/flex and Access Programs http://www.americancouncils.md/access) and iEARN (International Education and Resource Network).
During this first week, participants will:
Guest presenter: David Jesse, American Councils Moldova Country Director, Fulbright, former Peace Corps volunteer,
Co-founder: DEka Int'l, netForza, Explore Moldova!, Outdoor Leadership Center
During the second week, participants will:
During the third week, participants will:
a) "Buy, Use, Recycle It!" Project http://www.americancouncils.md/access/news/861
b) ”Horse Alert” http://www.americancouncils.md/access/sprojects
c) ”Rocking chair” http://www.slideshare.net/oli4ka/rocking-chair-access-grant-project-from-ungheni
d) ”Access Youth in Action” http://americancouncils.md/access/news/741/
By the end of the 4th week, participants will:
- join our project Facebook group for online discussion- learn about new ways to integrate Facebook in civic engagement projects- explore civic engagement projects implemented by English Teaching Resource Center- experiment with online brainstorming tools- generate a word cloud to address a civic issue using http://www.tagxedo.com/- post pictures or posters addressing a civic issue
During this week, participants will:
Sign up for the session starts on January 6th, 2014
Dr Daniela Munca-Aftenev, American Councils Moldova Executive Director ( danielamunca@gmail.com) http://www.americancouncils.md/
iEARN Master Teacher
MA in Web 2.0 tools in ESL, University of Mississippi, US
PhD in English Literature
Blog http://dvmuncaasem.blogspot.com/
Wiki http://dvmuncaesl.wikifoundry.com/
Digital CV http://danielamuncaaftenev.weebly.com/)
Olga Morozan, PhD
International Relationships and Technology Transfer Service, Institute of Educational Sciences, Moldova www.ise.md
Access Microscholarship Program Coordinator
American Councils Moldova http://www.americancouncils.md/access
Marina Chirnitcaia, MA in American Studies, Moldova State University
Online TESOL/TEFL Certification Courses, USA
Scientific research at the Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland
Teacher Development Summer School, Ivano-Frankovsk, Ukraine,
International Teacher Development IATEFL Conferences, Ukraine
Pomazanovschi Irina
English Teaching Resource Center Director, http://www.etrc.md/
Blogs: http://ottamay.blogspot.com/
http://speakengl.blogspot.com/
Larisa Guzun, TESOL Member, University Lecturer, "Ion Creangă" University, Chișinău Moldova: http://www.upsc.md/v3/index.php
Courses tought:
1. Google+ https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/116170367462263544753
2. Wikispaces https://onlinetoolscivicengagement.wikispaces.com/Online+tools+for+EFL+ESL+Civic+Engagement+Youth+Projects
3. All session tools: https://onlinetoolscivicengagement.wikispaces.com/Tutorials
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