1. teachersRcool “酷老师”英语教育资源网站 teachersRcool “酷老师” Chris Defty 戴丽斯

2. Background to teachersRcool 酷老师的背景介绍
This presentation will cover the following areas :
本演示包括以下内容:
Background to teachersRcool 酷老师的背景介绍
Demonstration of website resources 网站资源内容演示
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3. Filling a gap
1. Some problems with cascade models of teacher training
Training through resources
Analysis of teacher needs

4. Background Research
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND OF ZHEJIANG TEACHERS in 2004
(About 4% of primary school teachers are teachers of English)
School
Total
Post-
graduate
Bachelor
Jr.
College
High
school
Under
Primary
160,075 16
11035
84,690
62,213
2,121
Junior
middle
109,587 90
55,648
51,288
2,469 92
Senior
53,303
377
48,987
3,813
121 5
322,965
483
115,706
115,707
64,803
2,218

5. Background Research
Victor Gao of Zhejiang Teachers Centre has carried out a needs analysis in Zhejiang province and has identified the following broad themes from research carried out on primary school teachers throughout the province.

6. Research on teacher education
Management of large, mixed ability classes
Improvement of the quality and quantity of student/student interaction in the target language
Development of techniques to encourage student motivation
Introduction of communicative /interactive techniques
Adoption of an action-research approach to teacher development

7. teachersRcool can provide
Classroom language for classroom management
Versatile resources with good language models
Information gap activities and games suitable for primary school learners
Visually stimulating materials
Classroom research

8. What type of website appeals to teachers?
Clearly referenced/signposted
Accessible
Downloads
Appealing design

9. Homepage

10. Lesson Plans

11. Movies

12. Games

13. Classroom Language

14. Demonstration Please find your seat quickly
Find your seat and get your things out quickly, please.
Go to your places quietly, please.
Sit down quickly and quietly, please.

15. News for Teachers

16. Communities

17. Current status
Materials are currently being trialled by teachers in Zhejiang Province
Revisions will be made over the summer months
The site will have its hard launch in September

18. Background to teachersRcool 酷老师的背景介绍
(酷老师)
is owned by
Beijing Leading Times Info-tech Co., Ltd.
(北京立鼎时代科技有限公司),
The company produces resources and develops high quality delivery systems for learning and training.

19. Questions? 欢迎提问！