KO ES/JHS workshop quiz

Writing (not just copying alphabet letters) is introduced in… (select one)

• Grade 3-4

• Grade 5-6

• Junior High School

“Recognising differences and similarities between Japanese and foreign cultures” is a goal ... (select one)

• in Junior High School only

• in Elementary School only

• throughout all schooling in English

True or false: It’s okay to spontaneously go off-plan if you think you can teach the lesson better.

• True

• False

True or false: If you haven’t been given specific instructions or plans, you should circulate, encourage and help students.

• True

• False

Outside of lesson time you should… (select all that apply)

• 1. Play with students

• 1. Eat lunch with students

• 1. Relax, kick back, and enjoy your hobbies in the staffroom

• 1. Chat about your country, and Japan with students

True or false: When students are noisy, being louder or more high pitched than them will fix this.

• True

• False

When lesson planning, you should consider… (select all that apply):

• 1. The goal of the learning

• 1. How entertaining the lesson will be for you personally

• 1. How you can tell that the students met the lesson goal

• 1. Selecting activities which will help students achieve the goal

• 1. Getting the children as excited and loud as possible because its cute

You can check for student understanding by… (Select all that apply)

• 1. Verbal response

• 1. Written response

• 1. Gesturing/ signals

• 1. There is no need to do this - a teacher should intuitively know what students are able to do at all times

True or false: Gradual release of responsibility is about starting the students on a new task, observing to see how well they can do the task, then demonstrating the correct way to do the task after.

• True

• False

True or false: Phonics is a big part of the elementary school syllabus.

• True

• False