by Marcel Negrete | Sep 2, 2015 | English Forward, English Forward Blog, Teaching Tips
Whenever it makes sense to do so, we at English Forward create the necessary supplemental materials for a lesson and make them available to you, such as conversation cards and surveys. Sometimes, though, the supplemental materials can be tweaked or added to...
by Marcel Negrete | Aug 26, 2015 | English Forward, English Forward Blog
This week we wanted to share with you an article published in the quarterly publication Focus on Basics (published by NCSALL) that provides the foundation to the English Forward Training System. The article, “A Conversation with FOB” was published in 2003 and is an...
by Marcel Negrete | Aug 18, 2015 | English Forward, English Forward Blog, Teaching Tips
You know by using the English Forward curriculum that reviewing is not built into the Lesson Flow or the English Forward lessons. This is to ensure that the curriculum is flexible—any lesson can be taught before or after any other. We wanted to take a moment, though,...
by Marcel Negrete | Aug 11, 2015 | English Forward, English Forward Blog
Last month, 18 people from 8 different states/agencies came to Austin, Texas to participate in the English Forward Institute! The Institute allows these organizations to take the 11-hour English Forward Instructor Training back to their communities so that they can...
by Marcel Negrete | Aug 3, 2015 | English Forward, English Forward Blog, Teaching Tips
A great way to get your students thinking (Step 1: Activate Background Knowledge!) and set yourself up for a lesson is to use step 1 of the lesson flow to have your students create the supplemental materials that you’ll be using later in the lesson. If, for example,...
