Workshop Feedback

 

The data below is summarized from quantitative data on the Workshop Evaluation Form distributed at the end of the workshop:

 

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​Given below is a compilation of participants' responses to the following query on the Workshop Evaluation Form:  

"Theory/Skills acquired from the workshop that you can use immediately"

 

• Best practice for MLL Students.

• Discourse - the bricks/mortar to get towards discourse.

• Moving away from subtractive language.

• Translate the sentence and discuss the language differences.

• More UDL choices as it relates to EAL.

• Work in progress on writing content and language objectives

• Neurolinguistic info and how it relates to the multilingual learner.

• Different strategies to help students.

• IDEAS around translanguaging.

• Clear mindset returning to my school.

• Goals set for successful co-teaching.

• Evidence of the importance of identity in the work we do.

• Translanguaging literature and strategies.

• Useful metaphors for scaffolding and CLIL while coaching.

• Refined knowledge to add to EAL philosophy and advocacy.

• The theory behind how multilingual minds work.

• Continuing to offer student choice.

• L1 and L2 as building blocks vs. simultaneously.

• Give more opportunities to leverage translanguaging.

• Prepare more visually appealing lessons to enhance interest.

• Differentiate in more varied ways.

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Participating Schools

• American International School of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

• Shekou International School, China

• International School of Kuala Lumpur (ISKL), Malaysia

• Ruamrudee International School, Thailand

• International School Manila, The Philippines

• International School Bangkok, Thailand

• Nanjing International School, China

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