COD 2020 - G1056

Wonderland: The Role of Curiosity in Learning

Heads, coordinators and teachers of all levels

1 sessions, start: 15-Apr

Course detail

Year: 2020
Level: General
Language: English
Status: Postponed
Lugar: ESSARP - Deheza 3139, CABA
Facilitator/s: Ms. Luciana Fernández
Print course
ESSARP Schools
Free of charge
Exams Schools
ARS 1200.00
Non affiliate
ARS 1200.00

Sessions

Sessions Dates Start Finish
1 15 April 2020 09:00 am 12:00 pm

Facilitator/s

Luciana Fernández

Luciana Fernández is a graduate teacher of English who has been teaching English for the past twenty-nine years. She has specialized in Methodology and Teaching Practice and she holds a Diploma in Educational Research from the University of Cambridge, Faculty of Education. She holds two post graduate certifications in Thinking Cultures and Teaching for Comprehension

She is a Reading and Literacy expert and has been training teachers in this area for the past fifteen years. She is a teacher educator and has designed several presentations and courses for professional development both in Argentina and abroad. Her presentation at ARTESOL 2015 was selected to be presented at TESOL International as a Best Affiliate Session. She is one of the 50 scholarship winners who attended and presented at IATEFL, held in Birmingham in April 2016. She was later on invited to be a presenter at the Young Learners and Teenagers SIG pre conference event and at the main conference.

Luciana has been the Head at several bilingual IB institutions in Buenos Aires. At present she is a school advisor, teacher trainer and facilitator at ESSARP (English Speaking Scholastic Association of the River Plate), where she trains heads and teachers from the most important bilingual institutions in Argentina.
Heads, coordinators and teachers of all levels
Get participants to:

- explore curiosity as a key factor in learning.
- learn about types of curiosity.
- use students´curiosity to ignite the learning process.
- explore activities that tap on curiosity.
- Curiosity.
- Characteristics of curious learners.
- Types of curiosity.
- The role of the teacher in a classroom where curiosity is valued and developed.
- Creating a cognitive conflict.
- Curiosity and inquiry-based learning.
In the session participants will:

- discuss and exchange ideas.
- watch other practitioners in action.
- read material.
- watch videos.
- reflect upon practice.
To be specified.
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