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  • MINERD RESOURCES

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.

  
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...
  • 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.

    BEFORE filling out this application form we suggest that you: 
    1. READ through the form
    2. Prepare  your two documents that you will upload (your resume and the written statement)
    3. Make sure that your name is in the name of each document

    Thank you and we look forward to hearing from you!

    Application Form 
    Classroom Management: Conflict Resolution, Emotional Intelligence and Compassionate Communication for Educators.

    Please submit this form here online. If you do not hear from us within 3 days please email us at admin@espiralmana.org

    If you have two last names and you would like both on the certificate please remember to put them both in this one box.
    Be sure to include your country code and any city code that must be used. If you only have a cell phone or you prefer us to not call your home phone, enter your cell phone number here AND in the space provided below
    Be sure to include your country code and any city code that must be used. If you do not have a cell phone number please repeat your home number.
    If you are not applying through the US embassy in your country for a scholarship, please leave this section blank!
    Please upload your RESUME OR a document with your educational and work experience including companies/schools, position held and dates.  OR you may submit the information below
    Max file size: 20MB
    Feel free to upload your resume instead of filling out this section
    Feel free to include this in your resume instead of putting it here
    Feel free to include this in your resume instead of writing it here
    If you haven't done any teacher training don't worry! You are still welcome on the course! Just leave this part blank and continue.
    Short answer questions:
    Written statement:
    Please submit a 400-500 word response to the following statement:
    (make sure your name is part of the name of the document you upload)


    Choose one of the two following quotes and discuss how it reflect something that you think is important about assessment and the role of assessment in learning.

    1. The research indicates that improving learning through assessment depends on five, deceptively simple, key factors

    1.  the provision of effective feedback to pupils;
    2. the active involvement of pupils in their own learning;
    3.  adjusting teaching to take account of the results of assessment;
    4. a recognition of the profound influence assessment has on the motivation  and self-esteem of pupils, both of which are crucial influences on learning;
    5.  the need for pupils to be able to assess themselves and understand how to mprove.

    Black, P. & Wiliam, D. 1999. Assessment for Learning: Beyond the Black Box, Assessment Reform Group, University of Cambridge, School of Education


    2. From today's cognitive perspective, meaningful learning is reflective, constructive, and self-regulated. People are seen not as mere recorders of factual information but as creators of their own unique knowledge structures. To know something is not just to have received information but to have interpreted it and related it to other knowledge one already has. In addition, we now recognize the importance of knowing not just how to perform, but also when to perform and how to adapt that performance to new situations. Thus, the presence or absence of discrete bits of information-which is typically the focus of traditional multiple-choice tests-is not of primary importance in the assessment of meaningful learning. Rather, what is important is how and whether students organize, structure, and use that information in context to solve complex problems

     
    Dietel, R.J., Herman, J.L., Knuth, R.A. 1991. What Does Research Say About Assessment? North Central Regional Education Laboratory, Oak Brook


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  • About Centro Espiral Mana
    • Courses we offer
    • Trainers, Volunteers and Staff
    • Contact us
    • Application Forms for our courses >
      • World Learning's SIT TESOL Certificate Course Application
      • Young Learners: World Learning's TESOL to Young Learners Certificate Course Application
      • Skills and Principles in Language Teacher Training Application
      • Classroom Assessment Application Form
      • Classroom Management: Conflict Resolution, Emotional Intelligence and Compassionate Communication for Educators Application
    • About us >
      • Materials from our workshops and presentations
    • Location
    • Values, Vision, Mission
    • FAQs about Living in El INVU de Peñas Blancas
  • Our philosophies of Learning
  • Our stories
    • Experiences with the Relationship-based Classroom Management course
    • Teachers >
      • Roger Ramirez
    • Voices and Experiences of Participants >
      • Cindy's experience on the TESOL Certificate Course
      • Samples of assignments that participants have done on our courses
    • The Multiplier Effect
    • Where do our course graduates teach?
  • Gratitude
  • Courses for Teachers and Teacher Educators
    • World Learning’s SIT TESOL Certificate Course in Costa Rica >
      • SIT Graduate Institute TESOL Certificate. A program of World Learning
      • TESOL Training Costa Rica
    • 21st Century Learning and Teaching: Advanced Learning Theory in Practice
    • Internships in Language Teaching >
      • Marlboro Tesol Course Internship >
        • Journal: Marlboro Students TESOL Certificate Teaching Internship
        • Final Projects and learning statements
      • Voices and Reflections from World Learning Interns >
        • intern's impressions
      • News
    • Weekend Seminars for Language Teachers
    • Formative Assessment Principles and Tools to See and Promote Language Learning
  • Courses for Teacher Educators
    • Skills and Principles in Language Teacher Training: Workshop design, observation and feedback
    • Observation and Feedback skills
  • For everyone: Relationship-based Classroom Management
    • What is Compassionate Communication?
    • Resources
    • Compassionate Communication and Non Violent Communication
    • Facilitators
    • Tuition and Fees
    • CNVC
    • Teaching Children to Teach Peace >
      • Peacemaker resources
  • Community English program
  • Projects
    • 2012 Teacher Training in El Salvador!
    • 2011 Visit to work with teachers in Los Santos!
  • Videos
  • Resources
    • Favorite TED talks and Videos
  • Alumni portfolios, blogs and websites
  • Fun things to do in our area
    • Adventure FUN (mention us and receive a 10% discount!)
    • Eco-lodge and organic farm Fun!
    • Wild Animal Rescue Center and Spanish School
  • Hotels we recommend in Costa Rica
  • Learn Spanish and/or Teach English near the beach!
  • Current Courses
    • MEP 2017
  • Comments for 10th Anniversary Celebration
  • MINERD RESOURCES