The document outlines the vision, objectives, and schedule for a teacher training project in Mexico. The vision is for all teachers to effectively implement the national English curriculum using English and competence-based approaches. General objectives are to provide intensive training to teacher educators to support ongoing teacher development. Specific objectives are to improve teachers' English skills and develop autonomous learners. The schedule covers topics like learner-centered classrooms, needs analysis, and reflection for professional development over three days. Activities include identifying expectations, discussing the trainer's background, and setting goals for participation.

1. British Council 2014
Session 1: Project Vision and
Objectives; Getting to know you

2. Project Vision and Objectives
Learning outcomes
By the end of Session 1, Formadores will be better
able to:
• Understand and inform others about the Project
Vision and Objectives
• Understand and engage with the objectives of
Phase One
• Begin to get to know each other as
Formadores de Facilitadores

3. Project Vision
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4. Vision
All kindergarten, primary and secondary school
teachers in Mexico will be able to effectively
implement the Mexican National Curriculum for
English, using English as the main language of
instruction and the competence-based teaching
approaches and methodologies currently
favoured by Mexican Ministry of Education.

5. Vision
All Heads of schools will understand the vision
and objectives of the training project and will
actively support Teacher Educators, Mentors
and English teachers in the achievement of
project aims, promoting activities among local
authorities, parents, teachers and pupils.

6. Vision
All Teacher Educators trained through the
project will understand the content, approach
and methodology of the Mexican National
Curriculum for English and will be able to provide
regular and consistent training and mentoring
services for teachers as well as collaborative
support for each other through the electronic
sharing of training materials.

7. Vision
All English Teachers will feel more confident in
their use of English and appropriate
methodologies in the classroom, will be
consistently and usefully supported by the
Teacher Educators assigned to their school, and
will come to perceive themselves as part of a
national and international network of
professional teachers.

8. Vision
The English language achievement of pupils of
kindergarten, primary and secondary schools in
the State of Mexico will improve, to match the
aims of the Mexican National Curriculum for
English, thanks to the on-going exchange of
knowledge and expertise between UK and
Mexican English language teaching specialists.
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10. General Objectives
To provide intensive training in Teacher
Educator and Mentoring skills for Formadores
de Facilitadores with the aim of providing
regular on-going teacher education and
mentoring across the state

11. General Objectives
To cascade training and on-going professional
support activities in order to extend the English
language confidence and skills, pedagogical
knowledge and professional competences of
teachers following the PNIEB
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12. General Objectives
To enable English teachers to become
autonomous and self-directed in their own future
professional development through networking
and sharing experience with other teachers
http://www.beneficiomutuo.net/index.php/2009/11/networking-gestion-inteligente-de-contactos-para-tu-negocio/

13. General Objectives
To raise awareness of the project objectives and
course outcomes among Heads of Schools and
administrators so that they fully understand the
contents and activities planned and support their
implementation
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14. Specific Objectives: Teacher
Educators and Mentors
To become the best Teacher Educators and
Mentors in their profession, in Mexico
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15. Specific Objectives: Teacher
Educators and Mentors
To gain recognition for themselves as part of an
active and innovative global professional English
Language Teaching community
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16. Specific Objectives: Teacher
Educators and Mentors
To provide high quality English teacher training
and regular on-going professional development
opportunities for English Teachers in Educación
Básica in Mexico through the systematic
cascading of their knowledge and skills among
their colleagues
http://eltmexicofellowbulletin.blogspot.com/2008/04/mextesol-morelia-gets-together-for.html

17. Specific Objectives: Teacher
Educators and Mentors
To encourage English teachers to become active
participants in the national and global
professional communities
To provide English teachers with all the
necessary knowledge and tools to encourage
their pupils to become active members of the
global English speaking community
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18. Specific Objectives: Teachers
To achieve greater
confidence in their own
knowledge of, and
competences in, the
English language

19. Specific Objectives: Teachers
To deliver high
quality, more
motivating and
meaningful
English
classes to their
pupils.

20. Specific Objectives: Pupils
To acquire the
knowledge and
skills to
communicate
project aims and
outcomes to heads
of schools and
colleagues.

21. Specific Objectives: Pupils
To become autonomous
and self-directed in their
own future professional
development through
networking and sharing
experience with other
teachers.

22. Project English
“Failing to plan is
planning to fail.”

23. Day One Day Two Day Three
Session 1
Visions of the project
Objectives of the project
Objectives of Phase One
Getting to know each other
Session 1
The Learner Centred
Classroom
Pair and group work
Session 1
Classroom management
(classroom language)
Break
Session 2
Teacher Training and
Needs analysis
Session 2
Starting and finishing a
lesson
Session 2
Classroom management
(micro teaching)
Lunch
Session 3
Factors to consider when
creating practical activities
for competence based
lessons
Session 3
Peer teaching
(micro teaching)
Session 3
Communicative activities
for large classes
Break
Session 4
Teacher’s Journal
and the principles of
reflection
Session 4
Giving and checking
instructions
Reflection
Session 4
Reflection for Professional
Development
Demonstration of CD Rom

24. Getting to know you

25. Summary of General Course Aims
The aims of the course are to explore the
knowledge, skills and competences that you
have, and need to acquire, to become an
effective Formador de Facilitadores, a leader
of trainers and teachers working with the
NEPBE.

26. Expectations
1. How will Phase One help you to become an effective
Formador de Facilitadores?
2. Write your ideas on post-it notes (one idea per post-it)
and try not to repeat ideas.
3. Stick these on the whiteboard. Now look at the
expectations of the other groups.
4. How are other people’s ideas similar or different to
yours?

27. Phase 1: Core Course Aims
Over the whole course, we will look at different
aspects including qualities a teacher trainer
needs, helping teachers with change, how to
teach teachers, planning and cascading.
In Phase 1, we will provide you with practical
ideas for you to share with teachers immediately.

28. So far today, we have been finding out about
– the project vision and objectives
– what we will be looking at in Phase One
– our own objectives in joining the project
Getting to know you…

29. Getting to know you…
Now let’s start finding
out about each other,
and our expectations.

30. Getting to know you…
Here are 4 sentences about your trainer.
Three (3) are true and one (1) is false.
Discuss your opinions with a partner.
1. XX has ….
2. XX …
3. XX...
4. XX...

31. Getting to know you…
Now write 4 sentences about you
– 3 true sentences and 1 false one.
Work in groups. Read out your sentences
and see if the others can guess which one is
false.

32. Reflection
1.What were the
purposes of this
activity?
2.How did it work?
3.What else could you
use it for?
Getting to know you…

33. My
experience
My worries &
concerns
My
expectations ?
Getting to know you…