EFA Training Module

Guiding Principles of Training

Use the following principles to guide your English For All training:

• Through your own delivery of the training module, model the teaching techniques featured throughout the training session.
• Introduce and explain the day's activities so participants know what to expect.
• Offer an in-depth orientation to English For All so that participants have a solid foundation for their own investigations.
• Give participants a chance to directly engage with and explore English For All.
• Present "guiding questions" throughout the day to help participants focus on key tasks/issues and identify their own incentives for use.
• Include small group work in the training so individuals have the opportunity to bond and collaborate with peers.
• Help participants decide for themselves how these products support their learners' needs.
• Encourage participants to identify likely roadblocks to implementation (particular to their programs) and brainstorm possible solutions in these contexts.
• Help participants think practically about developing lesson plans.
• Offer an informal forum for communication beyond the in-person training.