The objective of our trainings at Centro Espiral Mana is to increase the capacity of qualified English teachers and trainers-of-trainers in Latin America and world wide.
APPLICATION form for
CLASSROOM ASSESSMENT FOR COMPETENCY-BASED EDUCATION
at TEACHER TRAINING COSTA RICA and Centro Espiral Mana.
APPLICATION form for
CLASSROOM ASSESSMENT FOR COMPETENCY-BASED EDUCATION
at TEACHER TRAINING COSTA RICA and Centro Espiral Mana.
Teacher Training Costa Rica (TTCR), a licensed provider of courses from The SIT Graduate Institute (www.sit.edu) and housed in Centro Espiral Mana (www.espiralmana.org) in rural Costa Rica. The center was started in 2003 and is home to a teacher-training programs, a community English program and other training projects with a local university and high school teachers. There have been over 600 course graduates from 15 countries in the past 10 years. The volunteer-run community-English program has had over 20 volunteers provide language instruction to over 400 students in the surrounding area. We also host students doing internships in TESOL.
Classroom Assessment for Competency Based Education will focus on both formative and summative assessment. Teachers selected for this course will study the principles of competency based education (CBE) and also principles and practices of formative and summative assessment in CBE. The course consists of approximately 80-hours of face-to-face workshops with additional time for the planning of workshops, written assignments, and reading.
By the end of the ten-day program, trainees on the course of “Assessment for Competency Based Education” will be able to...
Classroom Assessment for Competency Based Education will focus on both formative and summative assessment. Teachers selected for this course will study the principles of competency based education (CBE) and also principles and practices of formative and summative assessment in CBE. The course consists of approximately 80-hours of face-to-face workshops with additional time for the planning of workshops, written assignments, and reading.
By the end of the ten-day program, trainees on the course of “Assessment for Competency Based Education” will be able to...
- Describe and analyze key theory in competency-based education.
- Describe and analyze principles and practices in formative assessment.
- Analyze their own ability to implement formative assessment in their classrooms.
- Develop formative assessment tools that they can use in their own classrooms.
- Develop workshops that they can implement in their home countries to teach their peers about formative assessment in competency-based education.
Entry Requirements
In order to be accepted into the Certificate course, applicants must:
1) Demonstrate a clear interest in teaching ESOL and have taught for at least five years.
2) Demonstrate a clear interest in training teachers and be willing to give workshops on assessment upon returning to home country.
3) Have an ability to focus on student/teacher learning and reflect upon the impact of one’s own teaching and training.
4) Have a positive attitude regarding experiential activities and working in groups. This means that you are not only willing to fully participate in such activities, but also recognize the value in doing so.
5) Demonstrate English language proficiency (CI level on the CEF or TOEFL 550 non-native speakers)
6) Complete the application form and a short essay.
7) Complete an informal phone interview will be conducted by and SIT Trainer.
In order to be accepted into the Certificate course, applicants must:
1) Demonstrate a clear interest in teaching ESOL and have taught for at least five years.
2) Demonstrate a clear interest in training teachers and be willing to give workshops on assessment upon returning to home country.
3) Have an ability to focus on student/teacher learning and reflect upon the impact of one’s own teaching and training.
4) Have a positive attitude regarding experiential activities and working in groups. This means that you are not only willing to fully participate in such activities, but also recognize the value in doing so.
5) Demonstrate English language proficiency (CI level on the CEF or TOEFL 550 non-native speakers)
6) Complete the application form and a short essay.
7) Complete an informal phone interview will be conducted by and SIT Trainer.