FYR & evaluation. How I saw the light!

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1 FYR & evaluation How I saw the light!

2 Bronia Hamilton

3 2012/2013 Straight from junior high HS?? BU??? Same curriculum; same lessons, same tasks, right?

4 HS 2012/2013 a slow journey Unmotivated students, unwilling to speak Used a 7 th grade book and we read about New Zealand Right level so why aren t we getting anywhere? Tasks bound by the curriculum Turning point - Aboriginal stories: respect, culture

5 Relevance Short stories that they liked: crime, stories about teens Songs that they liked: oral task analysing a song of their choice Chose their own indigenous poem: poetry reading and analysis Purchased Quick Reads and let them choose which books they wanted to read HO tentamen: oral based on pictures

6 BU 2012/2013 Young women who knew their own minds Sneaked into programfag rooms on Fronter

7 Where we started

8 Quiet classroom

9 And then I started to get it!

10 Engaged students!

11 Advantages both ways

12 Results

13 Practically relevant

14 Relevance, motivation, results

15 English BU Diabetes in the USA Schools and class in the UK Teen pregnancy and delinquency in the UK Australian Aboriginals in the education system

16 My Place Sally Morgan Biography of Sally Morgan chapter The factory from page 16 Amazon

17 My Place task One of the goals of your course as a child and youth worker is to develop the skills to communicate with children taking into account their cultural differences and life situation. Opplæringen skal utvikle evnen til kommunikasjon i møte med barn, unge og foreldre, tilpasset kulturtilhørighet, funksjonsnivå og livssituasjon. Fra formål for Programområde for barne- og ungdomsarbeiderfag - Læreplan i felles programfag vg2 You have read an extract from Sally Morgan s autobiography, My Place about Sally s first experiences at school. Sally is an Australian Aboriginal. Write a text discussing the teacher s treatment of Sally.

18 Vocational tasks even more important in VG2 Students need to be taught how to and regularly practice: Using vocationally relevant vocabulary Using the knowledge they have from their vocational course Structuring texts by using guidelines given Because Students can show much greater competency when writing and talking about what they are good at

19 Vocational tasks 2013/2014 Barn og Ungdomselevers evaluation situations Written: Essay comparing childcare in the UK and Norway Essay about the role of adults in children s lives from the film Wild Bill Formal letter to a character about cultural understanding in caring for children (My Place task) Job application as an au pair or volunteer in child literacy program Oral: Job interview Presentation for English students: Typisk norsk childcare in Norway Reading and analysis of a children s book Roleplay: interview with a parent (child care or youth club)

20 Vocational evaluations oral exam We have a lot of control in creating vocationally relevant oral exams: Sensorene skal lete etter elevenes kompetanse, og ikke den kompetansen de ikke har.

21 Vocational evaluations oral exam vurdere og bruke egnede lytte- og talestrategier tilpasset formål og situasjon forstå og bruke et bredt generelt ordforråd og et faglig ordforråd knyttet til eget utdanningsprogram uttrykke seg på en nyansert og presis måte med god flyt og sammenheng, tilpasset formål og situasjon innlede, holde i gang og avslutte samtaler og diskusjoner om allmenne emner og faglige emner knyttet til eget utdanningsprogram bruke mønstre for uttale, intonasjon, ordbøying og varierte setningstyper i kommunikasjon fordype seg i et faglig emne innenfor eget utdanningsprogram og presentere dette

22 Oral exam themes for BU Childcare and schooling in an English speaking country drøfte kultur og samfunnsforhold i flere engelskspråklige land Understanding cultural needs of children and/or youth drøfte kultur og samfunnsforhold i flere engelskspråklige land Poverty and its effects on children and/or youth drøfte kultur og samfunnsforhold i flere engelskspråklige land - drøfte engelskspråklige filmer og andre kulturuttrykk fra forskjellige medier Parental roles as represented in literature and film drøfte ulike typer engelskspråklige litterære tekster fra ulike deler av verden, drøfte engelskspråklige filmer og andre kulturuttrykk fra forskjellige medier

23 Vocational based evaluation situations Ask and listen to what students are interested in relevance is also important Give students the opportunity to use their knowledge and skills from their vocational course Involve vocational teachers two marks for one task

24 I recommend puchasing from bookdepository.co.uk. For more information read the literature corner article in Communicare for 2014 which you can download for free here:

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