Hello future Master Trainers! 

 

This page is where you can find all of the resources you need for the Master Trainer Certification Program. You’ll find all of the handouts, worksheets, and articles right here, as well as the agenda for each of our meetings!  

 

The dates for the Master Trainer Certification Program meetings are:

  • August 12
  • September 9
  • October 6
  • November 11
  • December 9
  • January 13
  • February 10

 

Please remember that if you have any questions you can email Justin at jdebrosse@willread.org and Wendy at wtwampler@willread.org!

 

Agendas

August 12 Meeting

Before attending this meeting, you should:

Submit your bio and a new picture for the site (click here to email your bio and picture)

Note: If your current bio is up-to-date, you do not need to submit a new one. Also, if you are satisfied with your current picture, you do not need to submit a new one. If you submit a new one, black and white is not acceptable.

Read and sign the trainer policies and agreements(here are links to the local policy, non-local policy, local agreement, non-local agreement

Be sure to print and bring both the local and non-local versions!

Fill out practice invoice (click here to download practice invoice and scenarios)

Read and respond to your assigned article: 

 In this meeting, we will discuss:

  • Why the Master Trainer Certification Program exists
  • Trainer Policies and Agreement
  • Proper invoicing
  • Peer Observation Form
  • Portal Contribution Sign Ups
  • Knowledge of English Forward
  • Signing up for reading the articles

Additional Materials

English Forward as Earned Income Venture PPT

 September 9 Meeting

Before this meeting, you should:

October 6 Meeting

Before this meeting you should:

November 11 Meeting

Before this meeting you should:

December 9 Meeting

Before this meeting  you should:

January 13 Meeting

Before this meeting you should:

February 10 Meeting

For this meeting you should:

  • Bring the Trainer Action Plan you worked to complete during the October Master Trainer Certification Program meeting
  • Prepare to discuss your experience with your mentees in implementing the realia toolkit creator
  • Work to either complete or schedule your second (and final) mentee observation(s)

In this meeting we will discuss:

  • The Trainer Action Plan
  • Earned Income Venture-What Now?
  • The Training-of-Trainers Process
  • New Professional Development Webinars
  • Host Site Program Flash Drives
  • The Literacy Coalition of Central Texas Cheatsheet
  • The 2015 Policies and Agreements
  • Trainer Observations
  • Program Evaluations

Then we celebrate!

Here is the LCCT One Pager we discussed during the last MTCP meeting.

There is no article to read in preparation for this meeting. However if you’d like to read an article that reflects directions that Literacy Forward might take in the future, you can read Professional Development for Adult ESL Practitioners: Building Capacity

Articles

Setting the Foundation

A conversation with FOB: What Works for Adult ESL Students (Focus on Basics)

Innovative Programs and Promising Programs in Adult ESL Literacy (ERIC Digest)

Mentoring/Peer Observation

NCSALL Mentor Teacher Group Guide Excerpts

Coaching Language Teachers (CAL Digest)

Case Study of Mentoring and Classroom Observation

The English Forward Philosophy

Bringing Literacy to Life Chapter 2: Approaches and Materials

Teacher Reflection

Reflective Practice in the Professional Development of Teachers of Adult English Language Learners (CAELA Brief)

Adult Ed and SLA

Beginning to Work with Adult English Language Learners: Some Considerations (CAELA Brief)

Second Language Acquisition in Adults: From Research to Practice (CAELA Brief)

Principles of Instructed Second Language Acquisition (CAL Digest)

Providing Feedback

Observing and Providing Feedback to Teachers of Adults Learning English (CAELA Brief)

Looking Forward

Professional Development for Adult ESL Practitioners: Building Capacity

 

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