Post on 17-Jun-2020
ThePanamáBilingüeProgram:EmpoweringTeachersthrough
MultifacetedProfessionalDevelopmentIsabelCubilla,TathianaSanjur,EneidaLopez
PanamaBilingüeProgram,PanamanianMinistryofEducationicubilla@panamabilingue.gob.pa;tsanjur@.panamabilinge.gob.pa
MariaDantas-WhitneyWesternOregonUniversity
dantasm@wou.edu
TESOLAnnualConventionChicago,IllinoisMarch2018
SessionOutline• Self-introductions• OverviewofthePanamáBilingüeProgram• Mission• Components• Statistics
• ProfessionalDevelopmentOpportunitiesforTeachers• Local• International• Onlinemodules• Trainingsprovidedbypublishers• Cambridgecertification
• Impact• Teachereducation• ElementaryandAfterSchoolprograms
• Successes,ChallengesandNextSteps• Discussion/Q&A
• StrengthenthepedagogicalmodelofthePanamanianeducationalsystem,providingeducationalandtechnologicaltoolstoimprovethequalityoflearning.
• ImprovetheskillsandabilitiesofteachersintheteachingofEnglishasasecondlanguage,byincorporatinginnovativetrendsandeducationalstrategies.
• ImprovethequalityoflifeofthePanamanianpopulationthroughbilingualeducation.
• PromotethetrainingofPanamaniansthroughintensiveEnglishcoursesatthelocalandinternationallevel.
ProgramMission
http://panamabilingue.com/es/
KidsProgram
AfterSchoolProgram
TeacherTraining
PROGRAMCOMPONENTS
157000
164600
184300
206250
146400
167100
166700
7832650
163000
KidsProgram
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NgöbeBuglé
Veraguas
Herrera
LosSantos
Coclé
Panamá
Darién
Emberá
Emberá
Chiriquí
BocasdelToro
3800
2600
4600
KidsProgram10hours
Statistics
Schools 267
Students 120,000
KIDS incorporates a bilingual education plan with 10periodsofweekly classes taught inEnglish. In addition,students receive2additionalhoursofScienceclasses inEnglish.
• 267elementaryschoolsin2018
• 10hrs/wkofEnglishand2hrs/wkofScience
• Future:Arts.Technology,PEinEnglish• The success of the program is based on the support of every
schoolmember:• SchoolPrincipals• SupervisorsandEnglishAcademicCoordinators
• TeachersandAcademicInstructors
• AcademicConsultants(Publishers)
• Students• Parents• Community• Partners(USEmbassy,NationalandInternationalinstitutions)
• Evaluation:standardizedtests• K-6Englishcurriculumdesign
KIDSPROGRAM
5362
5360
7160
301546
11659
10417
131243
513938
AfterSchoolProgram
After School Program (ASP) provides Englishclasses for high school students in oficial schools,whetherinMEDUCAfacilitiesorinTrainingCenters,inoppositeschedulestotheirregularschoolshifts.
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NgöbeBuglé
Veraguas
Herrera
LosSantos
Coclé
Panamá
Darién
Emberá
Emberá
Chiriquí
BocasdelToro
AfterSchoolProgram
Statistics
2018
Schools 150
Students 10,000
486
8197
• Highschoolstudents• 3hrsofEnglish,4daysperweek,eitherbeforeorafter
school
• 300hourstotalperyear(250academichrs+50extra-curricularhrs)
§ MEDUCA(publicschols)Ø 117SchoolsØ 191InstructorsØ 14RegionsØ Graduated:3,752(in2017)
• TRAININGCENTERS(univs.)Ø 33SchoolsØ 243Instructors Ø 12RegionsØ 11TrainingCentersØ Graduated:5,216(in2017)
AFTERSCHOOLPROGRAM
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NgöbeBuglé
Veraguas
Herrera
LosSantos
Coclé
Panamá
Darién
Emberá
Emberá
Chiriquí
BocasdelToro
LocalTeacherTraining
336
746
1170
356
134
153
1650
189
368
252
45
8
Program:LocalTeacherTraining
Statistics
2014-2017
Participants 6,672
Back to the Basics and 240 hours are trainingopportunities for in-service and pre-serviceteachersoftheoficialeducationalsystemwiththeobjective of strenghtening their knowledge andskillstodeliverEnglishclasses.
TEACHERTRAINING:LOCAL
• “BacktoBasics”--intensive40-hourcoursesforEnglishteachersalreadyinthepublicschoolsystem–canbetakenonceayearondifferenttopics
• Intensive240hoursofEnglishlanguageinstructionforstudentsoftheNormalSchool&universitystudentsstudyingEnglishorEducation
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NgöbeBuglé
Veraguas
Herrera
LosSantos
Coclé
Panamá
Darién
Emberá
Emberá
Chiriquí
BocasdelToro
InternationalTeacherTraining
217
887
244
73
79
968
106
199
147
32
7
Program:LocalTeacherTraining
Statistics
2015-2018
Participants 4,700
InternationalTraining provides participants withintensivecoursesininternationalEnglish-speakinguniversities. The training may take from 8 to 16weeks.
541
• Intensivecoursesof8or16weeks
• 42universitiesintheU.S.,theUK,andCanada
TEACHERTRAINING:INTERNATIONAL
LOCALPROFESSIONALDEVELOPMENT
• Intensivecourses(240hours)• StudentsfromtheNormalSchool• UniversitystudentsmajoringinEnglishorEducation
• “BacktoBasics”(40hours)• In-serviceteachers• Takenbeforestudyabroadandonceayearafterreturn• Topics:• Lessonplanning(SIOP)• Student-centeredlearning• Classroommanagement• Teacherleadership• Assessment
LOCALPROFESSIONALDEVELOPMENT
• SupportandguidanceprovidedbyRegionalCoordinators• Localtrainingsandclassroomvisits• Focusonlessonplanninganddelivery
• Coachingprovidedbypublishers• Localtrainingsandclassroomvisits
• Focusonuseoftextbooksandsupplementarymaterials
• ProfessionalDevelopmentprovidedbyMinistryofEducation(SENACYT)• Scienceteachers
• 240hrs.ofEnglishclassesofferedon-siteformainstreamelementaryclassroomteachers(“maestrosdegrado”)• PanamáBilingüeCongress(in2017)
LOCALPROFESSIONALDEVELOPMENT• Cambridgeonlinecertification
• (CELT-P&CELT-S)• Onlinecoursewithface-to-facesupportbylocal
coaches
• 388teachersparticipatedin2017• 400teacherscurrentlyenrolledin2018
• OnlinetrainingmodulesforAfterSchoolteachers• Basedon“AmericanEnglishWebinars”
• Teachersviewwebinars,tryoutnewpracticesintheirclassroom,andparticipateinwebdiscussions
PROFESSIONALDEVELOPMENTFORLEADERSHIPTEAM
NationalSupervisorsandAcademicCoordinatorsalsoreceiveprofessionaldevelopmentopportunities
• Localopportunities• Publishingcompanies
• SpecialistssponsoredbytheUSEmbassy
• Invitedexperts• Internationalopportuniities• LeadershipworkshopsatUSuniversities• Attendaceatinternationalconferences(e.g.,TESOL)
INTERNATIONALPROFESSIONALDEVELOPMENT
• Study-abroadprogramsat42universitiesintheU.S.,theUK,andCanada• In-serviceteachers:8-weeks• Pre-serviceteachers:16weeks
• Englishlanguagedevelopment• Methodologyandpractice• Schoolvisits• Culturalvisits• Lodging• Food• Transportation
IMPACT
Myrole• FulbrightScholarworkingwithPanamáBilingüecentraloffice• AlsoaffiliatedwithUniversidadLatinaActivities• Consulting/supportforNational
CoordinatorsandRegionalCoordinatorsinthePanamaCityarea
• Professionaldevelopmentsessions• Classroom-basedethnographicresearch
ProfessionalDevelopmentPriorities
• Emphasisonself-reflectionandcriticalinquiry.
• Opportunitiesforteacherstocollaborateinteamsandcreatenetworksofsupport.
• Involvementofadministratorsanddistrictleaderstosupportteacherswithappropriateresources,infrastructures,andfollow-upmentoring.
Successes,Challenges,andNextSteps
● Dealingwithchallenges• Resistancefromcertaingroups(e.g.,
schoolprincipals,unionsteachers)• Threatstosustainability
● Nextsteps• AdditionofArts,TechnologyandPE
instructioninEnglish• Thefutureoftheprogram
• Testimonialsfromteachersandadministrators