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This website was created in conjunction with “Using Stories for Learner-Centered Practice,” a day-long Institute sponsored by the Bay Area Chapter of CATESOL.
During the Institute, featured speaker Dr. Gail Weinstein (San Francisco State University, Center for Immigrant and Refugee Community Literacy Education) guided participants in exploring possibilities for using learners’ own stories to help them master the mechanics of language, create meaning through conversation and writing, elicit new stories, and build community within and across classroom walls. Teachers discussed ways to bring learner centered -principles and project-based learning into their teaching, curriculum, and program design.
This is an interactive site for ESL/EFL teachers to share their stories and to build ties to other teachers in the San Francisco Bay Area community. It is based on Weinstein’s Six Principles for Learner Centered Practice:
1. require ongoing inquiry (listening to/learning about learners)
2. build on what learners know
3. balance skills and structures with meaning making and knowledge creation
4. strive for authenticity
5. entail shared responsibility for learning among students and teachers
6. build communities of learners and practitioners
Please explore!
Learn more about the Bay Area Chapter of CATESOL and our upcoming events at: http://www.bayareacatesol.org/
