Teachers of this language, as well as early childhood educators who teach this language to children from early childhood onwards, will be able to access at www.oportunidadenlinea.cl to a series of contents with different strategies, audiovisual resources and downloadable material that will allow them to enhance learning.
With the aim of continuing to support the professional development of professional development of teachers, and within the framework of the celebration of its 15 years of of its existence, Fundación Educacional Oportunidad incorporated in its learning platform learning platform www.oportunidadenlinea.cl an area of English as a foreign language language, which in its first stage contemplates 6 courses that seek to strengthen the pedagogical pedagogical practices and student learning.
These are available free of charge and will be a tool to enhance learning from the Transition level of Kindergarten to the sixth year of Basic Education. level to the sixth year of Basic Education.
The area of English as a foreign language is organised into 3 main categories: Innovations in Teaching Practice, Guidelines for Teaching Practice and Teaching Resources. for Pedagogical Practice and Pedagogical Resources. In these categories you will find will find courses that address innovations at the school and classroom level, a detailed curriculum from Pre-Kindergarten to from pre-kindergarten to sixth grade and guidelines on how to assess language, among language assessment, among others. All of these courses can be taken entirely online and can be online and can be done according to the time availability of each participant.
It should be noted that all courses in the area of English as a foreign language courses have been highlighted and recommended by the Centro de Perfeccionamiento de Perfeccionamiento, Experimentación e Investigaciones Pedagógicas (CPEIP) of the Ministry of Education. Ministry of Education.
The head of the Transfer of Learning Learning Transfer area of Fundación Educacional Oportunidad, Trinidad Castro, explained that "we have accompanied schools for several years in the teaching of English. "We have accompanied schools for several years in the teaching of English as a foreign language from an early age. as a foreign language from an early age, and in this process we have learnt a lot from the a lot from the management and educational teams we work with". He added that "those learnings, together with the pedagogical practices that we have observed, implemented and observed, implemented and adjusted in the field, and which we know bring good results, are the essence of these courses. are the essence of these courses. It is content that has been tried and tested by many teachers in a variety of contexts. tested by many teachers in different contexts, and which we now bring to a digital format that is more digital format more accessible to all English teachers in the country.
Details of the courses available are as follows:
Opportunities outside the classroom: This course will identify the multiple benefits of educational opportunities outsidethe classroom. of educational opportunities outside the classroom. It will different types of educational opportunities with their characteristics and objectives. objectives.
Cultural events: This course explores in depth the development of events that involve the whole educational community. involving the whole educational community, which allow to practice the language in a playful and innovative way. language in a playful and innovative way.
Maximising time in effective communication effective communication in English classes: This course reviews the importance of importance of increasing effective communication time in English classrooms and the multiple benefits this has for both and the multiple benefits this has for both teaching practice and student learning. for both teaching practice and student learning.
Curricular prioritisation in English: Presents the basic concepts and general guidelines used by the Ministry of Education to prioritise and make more flexible the objectives of the curriculum. used by the Ministry of Education to prioritise and make more flexible the English learning objectives, in accordance learning objectives in English, in accordance with the current National Curriculum.
Own plans and programmes from Transition Level to Year 6: In this course you will find the complete curriculum for English as a foreign language for these levels. foreign language for these levels. It includes proposals that seek to to strengthen children's skills, attitudes and knowledge that will enable them to develop their thinking and develop their thinking, understand the environment they live in and communicate with other people. communicate, interacting with other people.
Assessing for Learning: This course is aimed at all teachers of English who teach and assess English language learning from early childhood. who teach and assess English language learning from early childhood onwards. Its purpose is to share guidelines, suggestions and instruments for the assessment process for children learning English from an early age. early learners.
