Week Eight Assignment for Elements of a Training Plan and Reflection

Reflecting on the Delivery of my Workshop

Summary of assignment:
Assignment due on Friday !ay "#
th
or Friday !ay $%
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&your choice'
1. In order to do this assignment, you must have already delivered your
workshop! If you did, congratulations and now enjoy reflecting on it!
2. Complete the Initial Reflections on Giving a Workshop tasks !elow"
3. #pload$turn in your Initial Reflections on Giving a Workshop tasks in the
assignment section la!eled% Week &ight 'ssignment for &lements of a
(raining )lan and Reflection
4. Copy the last section of these reflection tasks !elow la!eled Questions /
Issues/ puzzles I would like to get feedback on and/or to discuss and/or think
more about and post it on edmodo in the discussion thread for &lements of a
(raining )lan
5. Read and comment on *+, of your peers- posts for this same assignment in the
discussion thread for &lements of a (raining )lan"
P(EASE )*TE: your assignment this +eek is for your peers to read and
respond too as +ell as the trainers,
(he purpose of this task is for you to reflect on the workshop you delivered" .ou-ll
reflect upon your initial feelings and reactions, key moments for !oth aspects that
helped and$or hindered your participants- learning and theoretical aspects that played
an important role in your workshop" (his will hopefully get you thinking a!out what
you-d like to keep, change and$or adapt in your training plan !efore you deliver it
again" &njoy the process of reflection!!! )lease complete the following tasks in
order" /o each stage completely !efore moving on to the following one" We estimate
that this task will !e around ,0+12 minutes of work"
Initial Reflections on Giving a workshop
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What are-+ere your initial thoughts feelings and reactions after giving
the +orkshop.
/ think the participants understood +hat / +anted to tell them teach
them and the reflection a0out their English practices +as good, 1o+ever /
need to prepare more my theory so that it can 0e perfect,

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What are %45 important moments from the +orkshop.
What I planned to do" What actually
happened"
7What the teachers
did$said, what I
did$said8
What I was
feeling and
thinking at the
time"
Why was this
important to
me9 What might
I learn from
this9
I introduced the topic
working with the
participants in threes
and they talk a!out
the clothes they like"
(hey rela:ed as it was
a very common topic to
talk to and they forget
that it was a workshop
for &nglish" teachers
(hat everything
was rolling and
a!out the ne:t
activity and if it
was connected
to the topic"
I understood that
a rela:ing and
every day topic
helps to set the
mood to start a
workshop"
4" 'fter watching the
video in pairs or
threes the participants
had to discuss the
social issues they
watched in the video
and a!out their
clothes they like"
6tudents were
discussing a!out the
video and the social
issues that they had
watched and they even
reflect a!out their
shopping ha!its"
&:cited a!out
listening to the
participants
talking a!out
the social issues
and the
meaningful
activity it was
to start
discussions"
I was important
!ecause I could
engage
participants to
talk and to
reflect a!out the
pro!lems and
some of them
understood the
purpose of the
activity for &;<%
*"'fter watching the
video I planned to
make them reflect
a!out the class taught
to them and to reflect
a!out their teaching
practices and make
them go deeper a!out
the materials and the
activities they use"
)articipants reflected
a!out their educational
practices and the class
previously taught to
them and a!out the
!ooks and the activities
they used and how
meaningful or !oring
they were"
I was e:cited
!ecause the
clothes
discussion, the
video and the
reflection a!out
their teaching
practices
worked well
It was important
!ecause I was
afraid that the
class sample
was not good
enough to make
my point a!out
the critical
pedagogy"
," I planned to present (he students linked I was nervous I need to get

some Critical
pedagogy theory with
a power point
presentation and link
them with the class
some of the theory with
the class, !ut some
students didn-t
understand all of the
concepts"
!ecause I didn-t
provide enough
e:amples a!out
the theory
connected with
the real world"
involved more
with Critical
)edagogy and to
provide more
e:amples a!out
it"
What did the teachers learn and ho+ did they sho+ me they learned it.
(hey learned that there are different forms of teaching class not only with the !ook and that
using critical pedagogy can engage more students to meaningful activities" (hey even told me
that the !ook can !e so meaningless to the situations students live in =e:ico"
What +ere the o06ectives of the +orkshop.
1o+ +ell did the teachers achieve them. What are my thoughts on this.

=y main o!jective was to introduce Critical )edagogy theory to the participants and the
advantage of using it
I think I could reach my o!jective, !ut not completely" I made them clear that there are
different options and that we should look for a !etter way to teach &nglish and at the same
time to make people conscious a!out what it is happening around the world" I consider that I
needed more time to provide enough e:amples and for them to work on their activities"


Things that / think effectively served teachers7 learning in this +orkshop &and +hy8':
(he environment created"
(he confidence I gave them to risk"
I took into consideration their comments
(hey put into practice what they saw in the slides a!out Critical )edagogy"
(he reflection process a!out their classes"
Things that are pu99ling me from this e:perience in the +orkshop:
I think I need to memori>e the definitions of Critical )edagogy
I need to e:pand my course so I can provide more e:amples and they can work with their
projects"
I need to monitor more my &nglish and not to use informal &nglish
6top saying ok
What did / learn-notice-reali9e-deepen-start to ;uestion a0out <Training and
Development= after delivering my +orkshop.
I reali>ed that the strategies, techni?ues and theory seen at )ue!la were very useful to create a
good environment for the participants, to make participants participate, to control de class and
to overcome some pro!lems with some difficult teachers" %/
What did / learn-notice-reali9e-deepen- start to ;uestion a0out <Reflective Practice=
after delivering my +orkshop.
Reflective practice is what makes students to learn and I think they give meaning to the
activities and if they reali>e themselves that the workshop is useful in their classes they get
engaged ad they really want to change their practices"
What did / learn-notice-reali9e-deepen - start to ;uestion a0out <>haracteristics of Adult
(earning= after delivering my +orkshop.
'dult <earning Characteristics are important" If you ignore them or do not take them into
consideration you can face some pro!lems" (hey really worked for me and I think you so
more human when you take into account their knowledge, the way they are and how they like
learning"

What did / learn-notice-reali9e-deepen - start to ;uestion a0out <The E:periential
(earning >ycle= after delivering my +orkshop.
(he e:periential learning cycle is the !ase of the workshop I gave !ecause it made students to
think a!out what you are presenting and when they recogni>e !y doing and !y reflecting that
the new information is useful and can !e linked with their previous knowledge they get
motivated and they do understand"
What /7ve learned from this +orkshop a0out facilitating adult learning:
It can !e difficult !ecause some participants are reluctant to change" @owever, with a lot of
patience and understanding you can make them see that they are knowledgea!le and that they
can learn from someone younger and together can work in good projects or they can improve
their practices"
?uestions - /ssues- pu99les / +ould like to get feed0ack on and-or to discuss and-or think
more a0out &This section is +hat you7ll 0e sharing on edmodo in the
discussion thread for <Elements of a Training Plan='
@ow to deal with participants who are very rude and sometimes can make you lose your
temper9
I had an elderly participant who was really angry and said that this methodology was useless
!ecause he had learned in the traditional way and that he would never change"