Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) Sharing Teaching Practice – English, Mathematics and Science High Impact Teaching and Learning - Planning When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don’t adjust the goals, adjust the action steps. ~ Confucius

Aims and Overview Aims  To introduce, support and promote Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) in all English medium classes in Year 1  To raise student achievement across all English medium subjects Workshop # 4 Overview  Sharing best practice: English, Mathematics, Science  Language overview  Phonics progression  Integrated Planning  What are the features of a good lesson?  Ideas to support content and language learning?  Professional learning journals

Sharing Best Practice  Balancing language and content teaching is not a simple matter of teachers getting together and sharing ideas.  In order to realign views, teachers from different curriculum subcultures need to become involved in dialogue to develop an understanding of the other’s subject discipline culture, and therefore create an awareness of their shared teaching responsibility (Arkoudis, 2005)

Language Overview  Year 1 English was written with input from Mathematics and Science  Reading and writing in Mathematics and Science is not suppose to happen until Term 3 

Phonics Overview  Graphemes covered this term include: ay, ai, a-e, ee, y, e, ea, igh, i, y, i-e, ow, oe, o-e, oo (oo), ue, u-e  Words with sounds not taught in English need to referred to as ‘red words’

Integrated Planning  EAL learners require a variety of class activities to construct their understanding (Waiqui, 2006).  A collaborative planning approach = concepts to be deliberately reintroduced at higher levels of complexity and interrelatedness in a cyclical way (Waiqui, 2006)  Common planning format for units of work encourages both EAL and content teachers to develop common goals and activities (Davison, 2006)

Task: English teacher: Write down all the mathematics and science vocabulary and structures to be covered from now until the end of the term. Mathematics teacher: Write down all the key vocabulary and structures that the students will require from now until the end of the term. Science teacher: Write down all the key vocabulary and structures that the students will require from now until the end of the term.

The Strategic Plan WeekScienceEnglishMathematics

What are the features of a good lesson?  A very clear objective  Teaching strategies/methods/lesson plans  Pupil engagement  Teaching aids  Simple and clear instructions

In what ways can you support Year 1 students with content and language learning?

Professional Learning Journals  Choose at least 1 area to focus on from now until the end of the term.  Use your professional learning journal to reflect on the change you implemented in your practice  What did I do (Action)  What happened (Observation)  What did I learn (Reflection)

Preparation for Workshop # 5 Sharing Teaching Practice: SiG Tuesday 8 th May, 2pm, CfBT Conference Room  Members of the SiG have started to think about ways in which they can support the content teachers at their schools, so be prepared to discuss the CLIL journey so far.