The document summarizes a teacher training workshop that took place on February 18th, 2014 in Berrouaghia & Beni Slimane, Algeria. The workshop focused on teaching writing and was led by four teacher trainers. It included presentations on challenges with writing, techniques for teaching writing, and a group workshop where teachers planned writing lessons. The training aimed to help teachers address issues with writing in the Algerian education system and support students. Feedback from participants suggested the workshop was effective in advancing their skills for teaching writing.

1. Training & Workshop 3
Berrouaghia & Beni Slimane
<Medea 2>
• Date: February 18th 2014
• Place: CEM Guasmi Sherif‐ Berrouaghia ( Medea ‐2‐)
• Time: 9:00 ‐1200
• Inspector: Mrs.Nacera Benzerouk.
• Teacher Trainers: Mr.Samir Bounab & Med Amine Kalache.
• Mr.Hocine Sekimi & Aziz Chellali
• Topic: Teaching Writing .
• Teachers concerned by this training: All the teachers
• Material: data show/computer/white board/ papers
• TWBAT: Plan Lessons about Teaching Writing ( Integrated situatio & Evaluating )
Timin
g
Interaction Procedure Material Notes
10’
Teacher
trainer‐
trainees
• Opening Session
• Teacher trainers welcome their colleagues.
• Inquire about teachers’ teaching problems
• Seek for solution to arrive on time
• Feed back of the last session
White
board
‐Suggest collective
mean of transport
to come on time
and leave too.
50 ‘
Teacher
trainer‐
trainees
Trainees –
teacher
trainer
Teacher
trainer‐
trainees
Trainees –
teacher
trainer
• Trainees are exposed to a cartoon picture ( showing
student facing problem to write)
•
• Elecit trainees ideas and comments about teaching
process and why this task is hard for both of them
• Open discussion about
1. why do teachers fear such task?
2. What technics do they use?
3. How do the pps execute such task?
4. what to do to help teachers and learners?
Cartoon
White
board
Reflect the real
Algerian situation
And the problem
of : plagiarism
When they are
asked to write
project and
how they are
exploited by
cyber cafes
Spot the real
problem in
teaching writing.
20”
Teacher –
trainer
‐ trainess
• Power point Presentation ( Alan ‘s Pulverness
presentation < Boumerdass , Algeria , December
2013> which is about:
1. questionnaire
2. effective writing requires…
3. the speaker’s advantages
4. the writer’s losses
5. the lonely writer
6. spoken language vs written language
7. what do we write
8. the elements of writing
9. what do students write
10. what could students write
11. product writing vs process writing….
Data
Show
‐enable teacher
with the theories
and technics of
teaching writing
10’
Teacher
trainer‐
trainees
Trainees‐
• Open discussion and reflection about Alan’s
presentation
White
Board
Discriminate
between what they
knew before and
what they learnt
now

2.
teacher
trainer=
trainees
• Power point presentation about the Algerian
context.
• The aim is to focus on:
1. Where teaching writing is seen in our school
manuals?
2. The situation of integration
3. The criteria of an integration
4. How to evaluate the integration
Data
show
White
board
tackle teaching
writing in Algerian
classes ( problem
solving integrated
situation
10’ Pause coffee
50”
Teacher
trainer –
trainees
• Workshop: ( Group work)
• Same groups set as the previous times
1. Plan lessons dealing with writing ( problem
solving integrated situations .
2. Evaluate the integration using the
Assessment grid
Papers
‐ Strengthen the
relation between
teachers in one
school to help
them coordinate
,& collaborate
30’
Trainees‐
trainees
• Workshop delivery:
• Each group is invited to deliver them works
• discuss the way and share ideas about how the
work was done.
mic
Share the work
among all the
teachers

Feed back
 The training and workshops took place in two areas the same day and at the same timing .

Trainer:
1. Motivator & inspirer (at the beginning of the training)
2. Counselor (while talking about problems facing teachers and their inquiries)
3. Presenter (opening session & presenting the topic)
4. Quality controller (during open discussion)
5. Chairperson (during the workshops)
Participants :
1. Happy to know about the new training topic ( trainees feel they are
progressing with these training and workshops.
2. ( ¼ energizers and active; ¼ silent ones who do not appear to contribute;
¼ shy <fear to talk to the audience specially the new comers> ; ¼ late comers
& absentees.
3. Most of them are visual & auditory learners and seem less kinesthetic ones
4. Group work:
• Group well organized according to the last meetings.
• Coordination and collaboration between the members of
the group.
• Split the tasks.
Environment :
1. The school administration was so comprehensive and offer all the help needed .
2. The room was spacious enough with large windows and well enlightened & well heated.
3. Tables and chairs were enough provided .
4. Coffee and cakes provided

3. Programme:
Thank You
Time Tasks
9:00 Opening session
– Talk about problems teachers are facing ( briefly & listen to suggestions )
‐Quick Feed back about the last meeting
‐ Presentation of the topic of the day. ( Teaching Writing)
9: 20 - Power point presentation ( talking about the problem that learners face to
write
9:30 - Alan’s presentation
10:00 - Feed back about the presentations
10:30 - ‐workshop ( plan writing lessons for the 4 levels of Middle School learners)
11:30 - Feed back
12:00 - Closure of the session
Resources :
1. White board : Large and very useful to explain and elicit trainees interpretations .
2. Data Show : very useful for such video & auditory learners.
3. Laptop : Very practical for trainers ( conducting the training & workshops) & for
trainees ( provide material)
4. Handouts for trainees about the topic and summary of the training.
5. Papers , board markers…