Professional Development
Guo An Elementary School 國安國小
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Head School for the FET ProgramGuo An is located in the Xitun district of Taichung city and is the Head School of the Foreign English Teacher program. Principal Hsieh and Director Liao will be responsible for collecting data from our schools and assessing the work that we complete as part of our Professional Development Program. This data will then be used to calculate our final score which is used to determine our annual bonus.
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Professional Development Coordinators
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Ian Garner
Head Coordinator (Mountain) |
Amanda Readal
Assistant Coordinator (Sea) |
Caitlyn Klein
Assistant Coordinator (City) |
Orientation Sessions - August/September 2022
Due to the pandemic it has once again been very difficult to plan our orientation sessions for this school year.
Teach Taiwan and the coordinator team have therefore put together a short program that we hope will allow new teachers to gain an understanding of the education system and what it is like to work as an English teacher in Taiwan.
Note that some of the sessions will be held LIVE using Google Meet, some sessions will be pre-recorded, and the session on September 21st will be 'in-person'.
Teach Taiwan and the coordinator team have therefore put together a short program that we hope will allow new teachers to gain an understanding of the education system and what it is like to work as an English teacher in Taiwan.
Note that some of the sessions will be held LIVE using Google Meet, some sessions will be pre-recorded, and the session on September 21st will be 'in-person'.
| Date | Topic | Time | Presenter | Location | August 31st | Welcome to Taichung FET Program General Overview & Introduction |
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm | Ian Garner |
Google Meet | September 7th | Competence Based Lessons Backward Design |
Watch at Leisure | Alex Andrade | Pre-Recorded Video | September 14th | Designing Speaking and Learning Activities |
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm | Fulbright | TBC | September 21st | Elementary & JH Curricula Activities & Resources |
9.00 am - 12.00 pm | Ian Garner | Taichung Elementary School |
September 21st | Whole Body Learning Activities in the Classroom |
1.00 pm - 4.00 pm | Caitlyn Klein | Taichung Elementary school |
September 28th | Requirements of the Head School PD Lesson Plan Task |
1.30 pm - 4.00 pm | Pamela Lee | Google Meet |
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Orientation Documents / First week of school administration
Professional Development - Monthly Meetings
In preparation for the anticipated combination of Taichung's (summer and winter) FET programs in school year 112年we will run the Professional Development Program in a slightly different way this year.
For the first semester PD program our 26 FETs will split into two groups.
1. New Teachers (FETs joining the program this year)
2. Veteran Teachers (FETs that were already in the program)
1. New Teachers will attend meetings with their local coordinator at his/her school and complete the 'Core Professional Development' Program. This short PD curriculum allows new teachers to quickly become acquainted with Taiwan's education system and how to use the English curriculum guidelines to design competence based lessons.
* Note that new FETs from the Taichung FET (winter) program will also join these sessions.
2. Veteran Teachers will attend meetings organized by the Head Schools of the winter FET Program.
* Note that experienced FETs from the Taichung (winter) program will also join these sessions.
For the first semester PD program our 26 FETs will split into two groups.
1. New Teachers (FETs joining the program this year)
2. Veteran Teachers (FETs that were already in the program)
1. New Teachers will attend meetings with their local coordinator at his/her school and complete the 'Core Professional Development' Program. This short PD curriculum allows new teachers to quickly become acquainted with Taiwan's education system and how to use the English curriculum guidelines to design competence based lessons.
* Note that new FETs from the Taichung FET (winter) program will also join these sessions.
2. Veteran Teachers will attend meetings organized by the Head Schools of the winter FET Program.
* Note that experienced FETs from the Taichung (winter) program will also join these sessions.
Semester One - NEW TEACHERS: Monthly PD Meetings
Competence Oriented Lesson Design (Core Professional Development)
Each semester we are required to submit one competence-oriented lesson plan as part of our on-going professional development. The lesson should be designed using the curriculum guidelines as set out by the Ministry of Education.
The Professional Development meetings for the first semester will therefore focus on understanding the core competencies and curriculum standards and subsequently applying them into an objective led, competence based lesson.
The Professional Development meetings for the first semester will therefore focus on understanding the core competencies and curriculum standards and subsequently applying them into an objective led, competence based lesson.
| Date | Topic | Time | Presenter | Location |
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| October 19th | Introduce PD Task Core Competencies |
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm | Local PD Coordinator |
Dongshan JH (Mountain) Guang Fu Elem. (City) Wu Qi JH (Sea) |
| November 9th | Curriculum Guidelines Learning Focus |
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm | Local PD Coordinator | Dongshan JH (Mountain) Guang Fu Elem. (City) Wu Qi JH (Sea) |
| December 7th | In the Students' Shoes Lessons, Activities & Games |
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm | Local PD Coordinator | Dongshan JH (Mountain) Guang Fu Elem. (City) Wu Qi JH (Sea) |
| January 11th | Lesson Plan Sharing Peer Review |
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm | PD Coordinators | Jhong Hua Elementary School |
Semester One - VETERAN TEACHERS - Monthly PD Meetings
Head School Suggested Topics (Extended Professional Development)
Veteran teachers should already have a sound knowledge of the English curriculum Guidelines and competence based lesson plan design and so the Head School will choose topics and speakers that will be more relevant for veteran teachers.
Veteran teachers will therefore join the Taichung (winter) Program team meeting that is closest to their school.
The four meeting locations across the city with topics are shown below.
Your PD coordinator will inform you which meeting you should attend.
Veteran teachers will therefore join the Taichung (winter) Program team meeting that is closest to their school.
The four meeting locations across the city with topics are shown below.
Your PD coordinator will inform you which meeting you should attend.
Qun An Team Meetings
Veteran FETs: Peter Dunstan, Carly Ashworth, Joe Gorham
| Date | Topic | Time | Presenter | Location |
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| October 12th | Technology, Online Learning & English Teaching in Context |
1.30 pm - 4.00 pm | Min-Hsun Liao
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Qun An Elementary |
| November 9th | Using International Education Themes to Integrate English Teaching |
1.30 pm - 4.00 pm | Min-Hsun Liao | Qun An Elementary |
| December 7th | In the Students' Shoes Lessons, Activites & Games |
2:00pm - 4:00 pm | Local PD Coordinator | Dongshan JH (Mountain) Guang Fu Elem. (City) Wu Qi JH (Sea) |
| January 11th | Lesson Plan Sharing Peer Review |
2.00 pm - 4.00 pm | PD Coordinators | Jhong Hua Elementary School |
Tou Jia Team Meetings
Veteran FETs: Leon Garbutt
| Date | Topic | Time | Presenter | Location |
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| October 12th | Teaching Reading & Writing in Context |
1.30 pm - 4.00 pm | Ben Lu
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Tou Jia Elementary |
| November 16th | Using Picture Books to integrate listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing |
1.30 pm - 4.00 pm | Ting WEN-YING |
Tou Jia Elementary |
| December 7th | In the Students' Shoes Lessons, Activities and Games |
2:00pm - 4:00 pm | Local PD Coordinator | Dongshan JH (Mountain) Guang Fu Elem. (City) Wu Qi JH (Sea) |
| January 11th | Lesson Plan Sharing Peer Review |
2.00 pm - 4.00 pm | PD Coordinators | Jhong Hua Elementary School |
