Teacher Training: a Reference Manual (Peace Corps, 1986, 176 p.): Introduction: Peace corps and teacher training

Teacher Training: a Reference Manual (Peace Corps, 1986, 176 p.)

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Acknowledgements

Introduction

Peace corps and teacher training

Format of the teacher training reference manual

Uses of the manual

Chapter 1 what a teacher trainer needs to know

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Understanding comparative educational systems

The education system

The teacher training system

Needs assessment

Adult learning

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Andragogy vs. pedagogy

Personal learning styles

Motivation

Considerations in designing a training program

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Defining program goals and

Selecting topic areas

Designing learning activities

Training rhythm and flow

Incorporating program evaluation

Analyzing training constraints

Training techniques

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1. Ice Breaker:

2. Brainstorming:

4. Demonstrations:

5. Games/Simulations/Structured Experiences:

6. Small Groups (Diads, Triads, and More):

7. Role Play:

8. Fishbowl:

9. Field Trips:

10. Interviews:

11. Panels:

12. Case Studies:

13. Critical Incidents:

14. Micro-teaching:

15. Peer Training:

Supervision

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Clinical supervision

Observation

Observation techniques

Data collection

Final considerations for the trainer

Assessing personal training constraints

Reassessing teacher needs

Chapter 2 what a teacher needs to know

Understanding the educational process

Needs assessment, aims, goals and general objectives

Approaches to teaching

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Sources of teaching approaches

Summary chart of approaches

Choosing an approach

Recent research in teacher effectiveness

Adapting teaching approaches to the cultural setting

Child and adolescent learning

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Developmental Theories

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The cognitive domain

The affective domain

The psychomotor domain

Information processing

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Basic sensory perception

Learning styles

Grouping strategies

Considerations in cross-cultural settings

Subject-specific considerations

Instructional objectives

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Writing a complete objective

Categories of instructional objectives

Verbs to use in writing objectives

Avoiding errors in stating objectives

Subject-specific verbs

Lesson planning

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What teachers say about planning

What's in a plan

Planning daily lessons

Writing a lesson plan

Lesson plan format

Sequencing and long-range planning

Choosing from alternatives

Classroom teaching techniques

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Teacher-centered and student-centered techniques

Teacher-centered techniques

The lecture method

Question and answer

Recitation and drill

Student-centered techniques

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Small group formation

Brainstorm

Role play

Games and simulations

Drama and music

Field trips

Individualized learning and student projects

Materials development and resource utilization

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Instructional materials and the learning process

Using what is available

Producing educational materials

Using materials in the classroom

Evaluating instructional materials

Classroom management

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The physical aspects of the classroom

Curriculum design considerations

Expectations and limits

Support systems

Teacher attitude

Teaching routines

Teacher on stage

Addressing individual needs

Handling discipline problems

Using the least amount of necessary discipline

Assessment of student learning

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Assessment techniques

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Choosing an assessment technique

Testing

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Constructing a test

Administering a test

Scoring a test

Analysing test results

Implications for instruction

Self-assessment

Reviewing the educational process

Chapter 3 collaboration

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Tapping human resources

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In-service training workshops and conferences

Advisory groups

Classroom observation/critiquing

Team teaching

Tapping and developing material resources

Informal collaborative activities

Collaboration skills

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Organization

Communication

Feedback/ critiquing

Working in groups

Leadership

Networking

Appendix

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Flanders' interaction analysis (from chapter 1 - Supervision)

Peace corps and teacher training

The first of Peace Corps's three stated goals is "to help developing countries meet their needs for trained manpower. Analogous to this goal is the ancient proverb (and commonly-cited Peace Corps philosophy):

If you give people fish, they will eat for a day; if you teach them how to fish, they will eat for a lifetime.

Peace Corps teacher training aims to do just this -- in this case, to train enough local teachers to meet a country's teaching needs. This is an important first step in freeing countries from their reliance on Peace Corps and other expatriate teachers.

Currently, about 25 percent of Peace Corps Education Volunteers are involved in teacher training activities. These activities take many forms and occur all over the world. In the formal sector, Volunteers are working with national teacher training colleges, state universities and national ministries or agencies to train host country counterparts in a wide variety of subject areas. These areas range from English as a Foreign Language (EPL) methodology, to math and science education, to physical education, special education and primary education.

In the informal sector, Volunteers are organizing and designing their own teacher training programs. Whether these programs are set up as after class activities at the Volunteer's school, as quarterly training workshops in rural village cluster areas, or as an integrated part of the school's teaching routine, the result is that information and innovative methodologies are transmitted to remote areas all around the world.