Keynote presentation at the 2013 Argentina TESOL convention - May 2013

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5/10/13
John Segota, CAE
Associate Executive Director for Public Policy & Professional Relations
TESOL International Association
Argentina TESOL Conference
10 May 2013

2. TESOL International Association
• More than 12,000
members
• Representing 156
countries
• 100+ affiliates worldwide

3. TESOL International Association
Resources
Prof.
Devel.
Standards
Advocacy
Research

4. Systems Approach for Effective
Student Learning
©
Staehr
Fenner
and
Segota
2012
Teachers
Standards
Student
Learning
Assessment

5. Standards
• Student Standards
– ESL
Standards
for
PreK-­‐12
Students
(1997)
– PreK-­‐12
English
Language
Proficiency
Standards
(2006)
• Standards for Adult
Education ESL Programs
(2002)

6. Standards
• Technology Standards (2011)
• TESOL/NCATE Teacher Education
Program Standards (2001/2010)
• Standards for ESL/EFL Teachers
of Adults (2008)

7. P-12 Professional Teaching Standards
• Define successful
teachers’ knowledge,
skills, and dispositions
• Provide a starting
point to assist with
designing professional
development
• Share commonalities
with ACTFL teaching
standards

8. P-12 Professional Teaching Standards

9. P-12 Professional Teaching Standards
§ Domain
1
–
Language
o 1.a.
Language
as
a
System
o 1.b.
Language
AcquisiBon
and
Development
§ Domain
2
–
Culture
o Culture
as
It
Affects
Student
Learning

10. P-12 Professional Teaching Standards
§ Domain
3
–
Planning,
ImplemenCng,
and
Managing
InstrucCon
o 3.a.
Planning
for
Standards-­‐Based
English
Language
and
Content
InstrucBon
o 3.b.
ImplemenBng
and
Managing
Standards-­‐
Based
English
Language
and
Content
InstrucBon
o 3.c.
Using
Resources
and
Technology
EffecBvely
in
English
Language
and
Content
InstrucBon

11. P-12 Professional Teaching Standards
§ Domain
4
–
Assessment
o 4.a.
Issues
of
Assessment
for
English
Language
Learners
o 4.b.
Language
Proficiency
Assessment
o 4.c.
Classroom-­‐Based
Assessment
for
ELT
§ Domain
5
–
Professionalism
o 5.a.
ESL
Research
and
History
o 5.b.
Professional
Development,
Partnerships,
and
Advocacy

12. Standards for Teachers of Adults
• Performance-based
• Support and sustain
student learning
• Applicable to a
variety of settings

13. Standards for ESL/EFL
Teachers of Adults
Student
Learning
PracBce
• Assessing
• InstrucBng
• Planning
Knowledge,
AbiliBes,
and
DisposiBons
• Learning
• Content
• Language
Proficiency
• IdenBfy
&
Context
• Commitment
&
Professionalism

14. Standards for Teachers of Adults
• Practice
– Standard
1:
Planning
– Standard
2:
InstrucBng
– Standard
3:
Assessing

15. Standards for Teachers of Adults
• Standard 2 – Instructing
– 2.1
Classroom
Management
– 2.2
Instructor
Role
– 2.3
AcBviBes
&
Strategies
– 2.4
Learner
ConsideraBons

16. Standards for Teachers of Adults
• Standard 3 – Assessing
– 3.1
Need
for
Assessment
– 3.2
Types
of
Assessment
– 3.3
EvaluaBon
of
Results
– 3.4
Learner
ConsideraBons
– 3.5
Development
and
Changes

17. Standards for Teachers of Adults
• Knowledge, Abilities, and
Dispositions
– Standard
4:
IdenBty
&
Context
– Standard
5:
Language
Proficiency
– Standard
6:
Learning
– Standard
7:
Content
– Standard
8:
Commitment
&
Professionalism

18. Standards for Teachers of Adults
• Standard 4 – Identity & Context
– 4.1
Classroom
Environment
– 4.2
Learner
IdenBBes
– 4.3
Instructor
InteracBon
– 4.4
Learner
CommuniBes

19. Standards for Teachers of Adults
• Standard 8 – Commitment and
Professionalism
– 8.1
Gaining
and
Using
Knowledge
– 8.2
Skill
Development
– 8.3
AdvocaBng
• Advocates
• Build
RelaBonships
• Encourages
social
and
poliBcal
strength
• Serves
as
a
professional
resource

20. EFL Context
• Guidelines for Developing EFL
Teaching Standards
– Basic
fundamentals
– TheoreBcal
foundaBon
– “How-­‐to”
steps
– Examples
• Published by September 2013

21. John Segota
jsegota@tesol.org
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