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.
Professional Development meetings that have an external speaker will be held at Guo An. School Address: No. 1, Guoxiang Street, Xitun District, Taichung City, 407. 臺中市西屯區國祥街一號 |
Professional Development Coordinators
Due to the size of Taichung city it is much more convenient to hold our monthly meetings in smaller focus groups.
The Professional Development coordinator for that area will lead the monthly PD sessions at his/her school.
* If an external speaker is organized all FETs should go to the Head School (Guo An) for that PD session.
The Professional Development coordinator for that area will lead the monthly PD sessions at his/her school.
* If an external speaker is organized all FETs should go to the Head School (Guo An) for that PD session.
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Ian Garner
Head Coordinator (Mountain) |
Amanda Readal
Assistant Coordinator (Sea) |
Peter Dunstan
Assistant Coordinator (City) |
Orientation Sessions - 2020
Due to the pandemic it has been very difficult to plan our orientation sessions for this school year. However, we have put together a short program that will allow new teachers to gain an understanding of the country, the education system and what it is like to work as an English teacher in Taiwan.
The address for the meetings is:
11F,No. 213, Chaofu Rd., Xitun Dist., Taichung City 407
亞璞商務中心(台中市西屯區朝富路213號(CBD時代廣場))
* Teachers that are either in quarantine or have not yet arrived in Taiwan will be able to join the sessions on Facebook live.
The address for the meetings is:
11F,No. 213, Chaofu Rd., Xitun Dist., Taichung City 407
亞璞商務中心(台中市西屯區朝富路213號(CBD時代廣場))
* Teachers that are either in quarantine or have not yet arrived in Taiwan will be able to join the sessions on Facebook live.
| Date | Topic | Time | Presenter | Location | August 20th | Introduction to Taichung FET program | 9am - 12pm | Ian Garner | Taichung City | August 20th | Taiwan Education System Overview JH School Teaching |
1.30pm - 4.30pm | Richard Li 李國禎 |
Taichung City | August 21st | Welcome to Taiwan History/Culture/Language etc. |
9am - 12pm | Ben Schulz | Taichung City | August 21st | Elementary School Teaching FET Curriculum |
1.30pm - 4.30pm | Peter Dunstan | Taichung City | August 24th | Classroom Management Human Rights/Gender Equality |
9am - 12pm | Pamela Li 李旻珊 |
Taichung City | August 24th | New Educational Policy K-12 National Curriculum Guidelines |
1.30pm - 4.30pm | Pamela Li 李旻珊 |
Taichung City |
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Orientation Documents / First week of school administration
Semester One - Monthly PD Meetings
Competence Oriented Lesson Design
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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| September 16th | Communicative Activities 4 part lesson |
2pm - 4pm | PD Coordinators | Head School Guo An Elementary |
| October 14th | Core Competencies | 2pm - 4pm | Local PD Coordinator | Dongshan JH (Mountain) Zhong Hua Elementary (City) Wu Qi JH (Sea) |
| November 18th | Learning Content Learning Performance Learning Objectives |
2pm - 4pm | Local PD Coordinator | Dongshan JH (Mountain) Zhong Hua Elementary (City) Wu Qi JH (Sea) |
| December 23rd | Topic TBC | 2pm - 4pm | Internal Team Speaker |
Dongshan JH (Mountain) Zhong Hua Elementary (City) Wu Qi JH (Sea) |
| January 13th | Lesson Plan Sharing Discussion |
2pm - 4pm | Director Chen Pamela Lee |
Head School Guo An Elementary |
