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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TEACHING WITH OUR WORLD

The Our World Professional Development website helps you improve classroom practice and get the OUR WORLD PHILOSOPHY: • Goal-oriented learning contributes to Young
most out of your young learners with resources available online. KEY CONCEPTS Learners’ success. In addition to the larger goals of
educating students to be responsible global citizens
The Our World series reflects key concepts and in the 21st century and to be knowledgeable and

New to the second edition The website includes: principles of English language teaching and learning. caring stewards of our planet, providing explicit

New videos show teachers how to use • downloadable training videos for preprimary • Students learn through a process of constructing language learning goals helps learners understand
the Our World Lesson Planner. Videos provide and primary teachers meaning. They are active learners who work to the purpose of the activities they carry out.
instruction on: make sense of their world through interaction in • Learning about the world through theme-based
• preview and review training slides
• how to teach vocabulary personal, social, and academic contexts. units is an approach that benefi ts Young Learners
• handouts for workshops because a variety of topics provides a meaningful
• how to teach grammar • Activities designed for Young Learners basis for exploration as well as a rich variety of
• links to additional development resources should provide multiple opportunities for the language learning tasks.
• how to teach reading and writing understanding and construction of meaning at a
level appropriate to the emotional and intellectual • Addressing the needs of the whole child in

Routines stages of their development. the language class includes paying attention
to learning styles, learning strategies, critical
A series of three-step teaching routines • Students learn effectively when they’re challenged thinking skills, 21st-century skills, and universal
offer teachers a streamlined approach to just one step beyond their current stage of cultural values.
lesson planning. The routines can be used cognitive and language development. They
for any major lesson type and will help most often need support from a knowledgeable • Authentic assessment of Young Learners
teachers execute successful lessons. THREE STEP GRAMMAR ROUTINE person at this time to successfully understand goes beyond traditional paper-and-pencil tests.
and incorporate new information. In Our World, multiple opportunities for concept
The three-step teaching routines and all Step 1 comprehension and performance provide a variety

other Professional Development materials • Model the Grammar topic by giving a personal example or using it in a of ways to determine a student’s depth of learning.
are available at: ELTNGL.com/OurWorldPD. real-world context
• Read or have a student read aloud the Student’s Book Grammar examples.
• Play the audio track and have students listen.
Step 2
• Have students complete the Student’s Book activities. Have partners or small
groups share their work.
• (Optional)
• Have students practice using the Grammar topic when it appears in the unit Song
or applies to the Unit Opener photograph or other lessons.
• Help students explore and expand on the topic with a graphic organizer, diagram,
or other visual aid.
Step 3
• Have pairs or small groups work together to complete and share the personalized
or open-ended Student’s Book activities.
• (Optional) Have students personalize the grammar topic by
• asking and answering questions.
• illustrating and acting out original dialogues or role-plays that use target grammar.
• creating and labeling diagrams, models, photo-essays, and other types of classroom
presentations that feature the topic being taught.

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