BEFORE CLASS - IMPORTANT

PROCEDURES
The teacher’s class preparation involves a series of steps that aim at making the
teacher aware of class content, organization, devices and student’s performance.
The following steps aim at helping teachers organize themselves for classroom
interaction and management.
 
 

1. Think about your previous class and its possible effect in the class you are
about to teach. That effect could be negative or positive to class flow and
decision making process. (Refer to the mind-the-gap principle in LESSON
PREPARATION CYCLE for more information).

2. Watch the teacher’s version of the PPD video on Teacher's Desk. It

presents teachers with an outline of the topics that will be dealt with in class.

3. Watch the student’s version of the PPD video. Teachers are supposed to
watch the same video students will watch at home. There are two versions of
the same content:

 The student’s version of the PPD video with comments and highlights in
English
 A shorter version of the two student’s versions above. This is the version
that should be used in the classroom. For lower levels and with no comments
nor highlights in English (for higher levels)
 The two students' versions are found on the students' website, the shorter
version is found on the teacher's desk and it's meant to be used in the
classroom.

4. Watch the Language Videos for students. They contain the introduction to
the topics students will deal with in the lesson.
 

5. Read the Language Guide entries. They contain standard language

explanations to topics that will be used in the classroom. These explanations
should guide teachers during class interaction regarding students' mistakes,
misuses and questions.

6. Read the Lesson Goal and the Lesson Design. They contain a brief
description of the lesson goal and the way activities are sequenced.

7. Read the Lesson and relate it to the Lesson Goal and Lesson Design as
well as the information contained in the Teacher’s Guide. Raise possible
questions to discuss at the teachers’ meeting or at a meeting with the
coordinator. As teachers read the lesson, they should also take notes of ideas,
complementary explanations, possible problem solving decisions, and just
about any other information that may help them in class (Lesson Preparation).

8. Check the e-board content—both the e-book version and the digital
resources available (note that your Teacher’s Guide contains a list of those
resources). Select the digital resources you are planning to use. In case you
have an e-board game, a listening activity or a video activity, check whether
they are available and working properly.

9. Check the ‘’For Next Class’’ and ‘’For Further Practice’’ sections from the
previous class as well as those in the one you are preparing.

10. Check your students’ Class Preparation by checking the Teacher’s Desk.