Preparing Language Teachers for the 21st Century: Sixth International Conference on Language Teacher Education

Introducing Instructors to the Smart Board as a 21st Century Language Teaching Tool

Eva Szabo & Dora Chanesman

Foreign Service Institute, U.S. Department of State

Preparing Language Teachers for the 21st Century: Sixth International Conference on Language Teacher Education

Foreign Service Institute, Department of State

The School of Language Studies

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Preparing Language Teachers for the 21st Century: Sixth International Conference on Language Teacher Education

Interactive white board

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Preparing Language Teachers for the 21st Century: Sixth International Conference on Language Teacher Education

Numbers
Smart Boards
Instructors to be trained Trainers

3 60 150
400+ and counting

Time
Instructors and trainers

Space
Training and practice

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Preparing Language Teachers for the 21st Century: Sixth International Conference on Language Teacher Education

1. Have a vision - Make a plan

Training goals Roadmap

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Preparing Language Teachers for the 21st Century: Sixth International Conference on Language Teacher Education

2. Be creative
Usual way

New ways

2-hour training sessions 2x/month

Small groups, hands-on Different times Boot camps Demo lessons Smart Board Clinics Brown bags Mentoring Peer-to-peer Online tutorials Smart Board Share (SharePoint) Can-do lists
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Preparing Language Teachers for the 21st Century: Sixth International Conference on Language Teacher Education

3. Dont reinvent the wheel

unless you really have to

Use what you already have Share the new wheel you invent

Smart Technologies, Inc. website; YouTube training videos; materials from other schools/agencies Peer-to-peer training; Smart Board Clinics; demo lessons; Smart Board Share site; online tutorials; lesson templates; Can-do lists

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Preparing Language Teachers for the 21st Century: Sixth International Conference on Language Teacher Education

4. Train the trainers

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Preparing Language Teachers for the 21st Century: Sixth International Conference on Language Teacher Education

The handout CD
Syllabus, session line-up, training session plans

Sample activities

Self-study tutorials

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