This document outlines how to design an innovative activity using the communicative approach in STEM schools. It discusses the communicative approach, which focuses on meaningful communication and real-world language use. The document provides examples of classroom activities that employ the communicative approach, such as adapting, modifying, or creating activities. It also discusses how to design activities using a cycle that incorporates skills, teaching strategies, resources, assessment, time, and feedback. The document aims to help teachers design activities that allow students to achieve learning outcomes through engaging, communicative lessons and activities.

1. How to Design an Innovative Activity through the
Communicative Approach in STEM Schools
Medhat Mohsen Mohammed
Student, Teacher, Coach and Principal
The Red Sea STEM High-School

2. Agenda
• Warm-up
• STEM Schools
• English at STEM.
• Ss’ backgrounds and culture.
• Students needs.
• How to pave the way to STEM thinking.
• The Communicative Approach
• Designing an innovative activity.
• Sample of innovative activities – applied.
• Questions.

3. Warm up introduction
• Hello everyone. I am Medhat Mohsen.
• I am a teacher, a coach and a principal.
• I work at the Red Sea STEM School.
• I’m very happy to be between you, today.
• Our session is about designing innovative activity at STEM Schools.

4. What do you know about STEM?
• Science, Technology, Engineering and Math.
• Academic English.
• Capstone Projects
• LOs.
• The CEFRL – The Common European Framework of References for
Language.

5. Students’ Background
• Students come from public schools
• English is a subject not a language.
• Assessment is based on LOTs.
• Teacher-Centered-Approach.
• The Holy Book. (Hello)
• Using technology.
• Productive Skills. (Writing and Speaking)

6. Students’ Needs
• To speak is to listen and to write is to read.
• The teacher is not a dictionary, but the dictionary
should be the teacher.
• Yellow, Yellow, Red.
• Try and Try and Try until you die! / Make it?
• One day, you will speak English better than me.
• Do you think there is a mistake in this??
Productive
Skills
Autonomy
English
ONLY.
Motivation
Be
Skeptical
Think in
English
Mistakes
teach!

7. Why should a teacher insist on English?
Receive
English
Translate
into Arabic
Understand
and
Respond in
Arabic.
Translate
into English
Respond in
English
Receive
English
Digest
Respond
in English
Arabic
<>
English
English
<>
English
Accuracy or Fluency?

8. Examples
of the
Future:

9. The Communicative Approach
• The communicative approach is based on the idea that learning
language successfully comes through having to communicate real
meaning. When learners are involved in real communication, their
natural strategies for language acquisition will be used, and this will
allow them to learn to use the language.

10. Do you know examples of using
the communicative approach?

11. The Communicative Approach in Classroom
Classroom activities guided by the communicative approach are
characterized by trying to produce meaningful and real communication,
at all levels. As a result there may be more emphasis on skills than
systems, lessons are more learner-centred, and there may be use of
authentic materials.

12. Adapt
Modify
Create

13. Learning Outcomes
• Learning outcomes are statements
that specify what learners will
know or be able to do as a result
of a learning activity. Outcomes
are usually expressed as
knowledge, skills, or attitudes.

14. Creativity and Innovation

15. Activity Design Cycle
Activity
Skills
Teaching
Strategies
Resources
and
materials
Assessment
Time
Feedback &
Reflection

16. Story Time & Abla Fadella

17. Do the students could achieve this LO?
• ENS.1.2.3
• Use appropriate eye contact, gestures, speaking speed, volume and
clear pronunciation and good posture to convey meaning and a
positive attitude that engages the audience.

19. STEM Teachers in the USA
• Read the advert very carefully.
• Prepare your CV.
• Choose ANY subject you'd like to teach.
• Choose any stage you'd like to teach, primary, middle or secondary.
• Remember that you're going to be STEM teachers!!
• Be prepared for the interview ...
Let's make it 😀
Send your CVs to: medhat.mohsen@stemluxor.moe.edu.eg
Good luck
Don't forget to see your name in the interviews schedule

20. Results
• Adham Magdy.pdf

21. Interviews of Teachers
Project – Group Work
Hold interviews for (at least) THREE (3) of Luxor STEM school teachers
and edit the information you collect in a form of a REPORT.
The interview questions should include the following:
• Personal and Social Life.
• Education, Experiences and Achievements.
• Dreams and Hopes.
• Luxor STEM School – opinions and views
DEADLINE
Thursday, Dec 15, 2016.
Send via email to… medhat.mohsen@stemluxor.moe.edu.eg

22. Any Questions?

23. Medhat Mohsen
Slideshare.net Medhat