130 ¦ Principle 1: Embedding and assessing a CI approach within the curriculum

About this episode

This episode discusses aligning a comprehension-based approach with the curriculum for a motivated year in the language classroom.

Principle One of Six for a Motivated Year in the 'Back to School' series: 1. Aligning a CI approach to your curriculum In this episode we lay the foundations for a motivated year in your language classroom by ensuring our curriculum aligns with a CI and comprehension-based approach in our practice. It is all well and good having loads of great CI strategies up your sleeve but for those of us who teach within a curriculum, we need to ensure our syllabus and scheme of work allows us to use these strategies and importantly, gives us time and space to implement them. In this episode we will look at how to backwards plan, using narrative as a backbone for into each unit and how to assess whilst teaching with a CI approach. Don't miss the rest of the six principles which are on the way every Friday for the next five weeks: 2. The Acquisition-Motivation balance 3. The 5 minute block principle 4. Effective pairs to boost engagement 5. Creating a class yearbook 6. Running effective routines Keep in touch and share widely! Full programme notes are available on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.liamprinter.com/podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Follow The Motivated Classroom on Instagram…

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Liam Printer

Topics covered

• curriculum alignment
• comprehension-based approach
• backwards planning
• language classroom strategies
• assessment in education

Keywords

• CI approach
• curriculum
• assessment
• language teaching
• motivation
• education strategies

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Motivated Classroom, www.liamprinter.com

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