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Crea%ngandAdap%ngMaterialsforaMul%levelClassroom
Managingthemul%levelclassroomcanbechallenging,asbothprovidingenoughchallengeandsupportiscrucialtoengagement.Duringthissession,par0cipantswilllearnstrategiesfor:• Iden%fyingstudents’levelsandestablishinglearninggoals• Adap%ngmaterialsandac%vi%estosupportandchallengelearners• Keepingstudentsengaged,mo%vated,andontaskdespite
proficiencylevels
KiAyPurgasonKiAyhasworkedinKorea,China,Indonesia,Vietnam,Tajikistan,Turkmenistan,Turkey,Kuwait,Oman,andSpain.SheiscurrentlyteachinginaMaster’sinTESOLprograminCalifornia.KiAyhasaPhDinAppliedLinguis%csfromtheUniversityofCalifornia,LosAngeles(UCLA).Herprofessionalinterestsincludemethodologyinlocalcontextsandprofessionalethics.KiAyservedasanEnglishLanguageSpecialistinTajikistan,conduc%nganEnglishteachermentorprogramwithteachersfromacrossthecountry.
Crea0ngandAdap0ngMaterialsforMul0levelClasses
Ki<yPurgason
©2018byKiAyPurgason,Crea+ngandAdap+ngMaterialsforMul+levelClasses,fortheOfficeofEnglishLanguagePrograms.ThisworkislicensedundertheCrea%veCommonsAAribu%on4.0License,exceptwherenoted.Toviewacopyofthislicense,visithAp://crea%vecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
SessionGoals
Teacherswill…• observetechniquesforadap%ngorcrea%ngmul%levelac%vi%esforthefourskills,plusvocabularyenhancementandprojects• discoverwaystochallengehighlevelstudentsandsupportlowlevelstudents
Overview
• Mul%levelclasses:whatandwhy• Classroommanagement• Solu%ons(variousexamples)thatinvolve:– Input(shortorlongtext)– Support(alot,some,ornohelp)
– Task(easyorhard,alotoraliAle)
• Ques%ons
Let’sseewhatyouthink!
Whatdoes“mul0level”meantoyou?
Whataresomereasonsstudentsinthesameclassareatdifferentlevels?
“Mul0level”classesinthispresenta0on
ClassroomManagement
Mul%levelclasswithdis%nctgroups
Mul%levelclasswithallstudentsmixed
GroupsorPairs:SameLevel
• Emo%ons:whenlowlevelstudentsneedtofeelsecure
• Learning:whenhighlevelstudentsneedtofaceachallenge
GroupsorPairs:MixedLevels
• Learning:whenhighlevelstudentcangrowbyhelpinganother
• Classroommanagement:whenlowlevelstudentneedshelpRule:thelowerlevelstudenthastogofirstA6erthat,thepartnercansupplement.
• Classroommanagement:whenwewanttocreateaunifiedclassroomcommunity
Labelingstudents“high”or“low”
• Howoldarethestudents?• Howmanystudentsofeachlevelarethere?• Whatisthereasonforthemul%levelclass?
Reading,Speaking,andWri0ng
Reading
Higherlevelstudents
• Enjoymoreautonomy• Readmoretext• Requireless%me
Lowerlevelstudents
• Requiremoresupport• Readlesstext• Requiremore%me
LowerlevelstudentsOnly:nothingexceptAlifelivedforothers:alife
[whichis]livedforothersAlifeworthwhile:alife
[whichis]worthwhileMeaning:Toliveaworthwhile(meaningful)life,youshouldliveforothers,orlivetohelpotherpeople.
HigherlevelstudentsWhatdoesthisquotemean?
“Onlyalifelivedforothersisalifeworthwhile.”–AlbertEinstein
HigherlevelStudents LowerlevelStudents
“Onlyalifelivedforothersisalifeworthwhile.”-AlbertEinstein
“Onlyalifelivedforothersisalifeworthwhile.”-AlbertEinstein
“Weonlyhavewhatwegive.”-IsabelAllende
“Weonlyhavewhatwegive.”-IsabelAllende
“Self-improvementcomesmainlyfromtryingtohelpothers.”–SirJohnTempleton
“Self-improvementcomesmainlyfromtryingtohelpothers.”–SirJohnTempleton
“Wearehealedtohelpothers.Weareblessedtobeablessing.Wearesavedtoserve.”–RickWarren
“Thebestwaytofindyourselfistoloseyourselfintheserviceofothers.”–MahatmaGandhi
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JigsawReading:ExpertGroups
Stage1:Studentsareputingroupsaccordingtoleveltoreadtheirtextanddiscuss
Stage2:Studentsmoveintonewgroupstoshareinforma%onabouttheirtextsandcompleteaworksheet.
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JigsawReading:ExpertGroups
Stage1:Studentsareputingroupsaccordingtoleveltoreadtheirtextanddiscuss
Stage2:Studentsseparateintonewgroupstoshareinforma%onabouttheirtextsandcompleteaworksheet.
Worksheet
1. ________________________________________?(Bluegroup)2. ________________?________________?(Redgroup)3. ________________________________________?(Orangegroup)4. ________________________________________?(Redgroup)5. ________________?________________?(Purplegroup)6. ________________?________________?(Orangegroup)7. ________________________________________?(Purplegroup)8. ________________________________________?(Orangegroup)
JigsawReading:ExpertGroups
SpeakingorWri%ng
Higherlevelstudents
• Moreques%ons• Moredifficultques%ons• Moreautonomy• Expectmoreinresponse
Lowerlevelstudents
• Fewerques%ons• Simplerques%ons• Morescaffolding,help,guidance,prompts
• Allowasimplerresponse
1. Doyouagree?Whyorwhynot?2. Ifyouagree,whoarethepeopleweshould
livefororserve?3. Talkaboutsomepeoplewhoexemplifythis
quote(orprovidecounter-evidence).4. Ifyoulivethisway,whathelpsyouorinspires
you?
“Onlyalifelivedforothersisalifeworthwhile.”–AlbertEinstein
Howmanyques0ons?
1. Doyouagree?Whyorwhynot?2. Ifyouagree,whoarethepeopleweshouldlive
fororserve?
“Onlyalifelivedforothersisalifeworthwhile.”–AlbertEinstein
Howmuchsupport?
IagreewithEinsteinbecause____________________________.IdisagreewithEinsteinbecause__________________________.IthinkIshouldlivefor___________because_______________.
myfamily theyloveme. mycommunity theyareimportant. peopleinneed Icanhelp.
Instruc%ons:Lookatyourcard.Readittoyourpartner.Doyouagreeordisagree?Ifpossible,giveareason.
Whataremyexpecta0ons?
LowerLevel
“Wearehealedtohelpothers.”
Response:Yes,Ithinkthisistrue.
HigherLevel
“Thebestwaytofindyourselfistoloseyourselfintheserviceofothers.”
Response:Imostlyagreewiththis,butinsomecases...
Conversa0onCards
WalkandTalkFormat DoubleLineFormat
Higherlevelstudent
Lowerlevelstudent
Conversa0onCards
WalkandTalkFormat
Conversa0onCards
DoubleLineFormat
Higherlevelstudent
Lowerlevelstudent
Thisrowdoesnotmove.
Thisrowmovesonespottotherighttotalkwithanewpartner.
Conversa0onCards
DoubleLineFormat1.Lowerlevelstudentsspeakfirst,followedbyhigherlevelstudents.
2.Conversa%oncon%nuesun%ltheteachersignals.
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UsingPictures
UsingPicturesLevel Produc0on
Beginner Singlewordsrelatedtothepicture
Intermediate Descrip0onofwhatishappening
Advanced Explana0onofwhyithappened,predic0onofwhatmighthappennext
Let’sgiveitatry!
UsingPictures-SequencingUseapicturestorywithamul%levelclass
PictureSequences-Listening
LowerlevelstudentsSeepicturesinorderwhilelistening
HigherlevelstudentsListenandputpicturesinorder
ExtrachallengeListenandwriteOrlistenandwrite
PictureSequences-ReadingandWri0ng
1. Iplantedapumpkinseed.
2.Apumpkingrew.
3.Isavedsomeseedsfornextyear.
A
B
C
BeginnerTaskInstruc+ons:Matcheachpicturewiththerightsentence.
PictureSequences-ReadingandWri0ng
1. I______apumpkin_____.2.Apumpkin_______.3.I_____some______fornextyear.
planted seed
grew
saved seeds
IntermediateTaskInstruc+ons:Fillintheblankswiththeappropriateword.
PictureSequences-ReadingandWri0ng
1._________________________
2._________________________
Isawasmallplant.
Thepumpkinvinegrewbigger.
AdvancedTaskInstruc+ons:Writeasentencebasedonwhatyouseeinthepicture.
Vocabulary
Vocabulary:Picturesontheboard–Listening(andWri0ng)
MidlevelWritethewordorthesentence.
A B C
D E
LowerlevelListenandwritetheleAer.
Vocabulary:Picturesontheboard–Listening(andWri0ng)
A B C
D E
Lowerlevel1. B2. D
Midlevel1.Happy2.Sad
Vocabulary:Picturesontheboard–Listening(andWri0ng)
LowerlevelWritetheleAerortheword.
MidlevelWritethewordorthesentence.
A B C
D EHighlevel
Writethesentence.
Projects-Presenta0ons
Op0on1Groupsbylevel:• Lowerlevelswillneed:• simplifiedmaterial• morescaffolding
Op0on2Mixedlevelgroups:• Differenttasksfordifferentlevels
Projects-Presenta0ons
U.S.HolidayProject
Resource:Celebrate!HolidaysintheU.S.A.Groups:4-5studentsFinalproject–groupspresent
Whatdifferenttasksareinvolvedinthisproject?
U.S.HolidayProject-ReadingLowerlevel
Readsec%on1tofindoutthedatethatMother’sDayiscelebrated.
MidlevelReadsec%on2andtakenotesonwhatfamiliesdoonthisday.
HighlevelReadthewholetextandtakenotesonthehistoryoftheholiday.
U.S.HolidayProject-PlanningPresenta%onTasks1.Decideoninforma%ontoincludeinyourpresenta%on.
2.Findvisualstoincludeinyourpresenta%on.
3.Thinkaboutsimilarlocalholidays.
4.Writedrantextforyourpresenta%on.
5.Proofreaddrantext.
6.Preparepresenta%onslides.
7.Decidewhowillpresenteachpart.
U.S.HolidayProject-Presen0ng
Project–Reflec0ngandAssessing
ProverbPoster Yourname____Amir___
Whattodo Whodidthisinyourgroup?
Howdidtheydo?
Dranabriefexplana%onofwhattheproverbmeans
Sitora
good
Checkvocabularyandgrammar Marjan absent
Copythesayingandexplana%onontheposter Gulnar excellent
Planavisualtoillustratetheproverb Amir good
Drawtheillustra%onontheposter Khorshed so-so
Explainyourpostertotheclass
Anyques0ons?
SummingUp
• Input:Shortandsimplevs.Longandcomplex• Support:Promo%ngautonomyvs.Providing
varyinglevelsofsupport• TaskType:Levelandquan%tyofwork
Resourcesformul%levelclasses
• hAps://americanenglish.state.gov/resources/teachers-corner-common-challenges-english-classroom#child-2111
• hAps://learningenglish.voanews.com/• hAps://breakingnewsenglish.com/• hAp://www.newsinlevels.com/#• hAp://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/blogs/chrysapap/chrysa-papalazarou-large-mul%-level-classes-worlds-within-worlds
Thankyou!
Email:[email protected]
americanenglishwebinars.comamericanenglish.state.gov
facebook.com/AmericanEnglishatStatefacebook.com/AmericanEnglishforEducators
Thankyou!