Speaker: Lindsay Herron
Topic: Yielding the Floor: Tips and Techniques for Student-Centered Teaching
Date: Saturday June 21, 2014
Time: 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Venue: Jeju Foreign Language Center (3rd floor)
Yielding the Floor: Tips and Techniques for Student-Centered Teaching
A student-centered approach to teaching can help improve students’ motivation, retention, and confidence. It encourages active learning and moves the focus of attention from the teacher to the students, putting a priority on students’ thoughts and experiences. Student-centered teaching has been demonstrated to be more effective than more traditional teacher-centered teaching. But what is student-centered teaching? How can teachers use it? Can it be integrated into Korean classrooms? This workshop will provide teachers with a working definition, a possible framework, and practical tips and techniques for making their classrooms more student-centered.
Lindsay Herron
Lindsay Herron has been a visiting professor at Gwangju National University of Education since 2008. Prior to that, she taught English on a Fulbright grant at Seogwipo High School (Seogwipo City, Jeju Island). She has a master's degree in Cinema Studies from New York University, bachelor's degrees in English and Psychology from Swarthmore College, a CELTA, and the CELTA YL-Extension. She is currently working on a master's in Literacy, Culture, and Language Education from Indiana University-Bloomington. Lindsay is Chair of the Membership Committee for KOTESOL on the national level and has served on the 2012 and 2013 International Conference Committees.
Directions:
If you are standing in front of the KAL Hotel in Jeju City, look to your left. You will see the Kyobo Insurance Building and the Allianz Building. Walk or drive down the street that is between these two buildings for a distance equal to about three blocks. You will see the Jeju Foreign Language Learning Center on your left. It is clearly marked with signs in English and Korean.
Address:
Jeju Foreign Language Learning Centre
43 Bon Chi, Jeonngang Ro, Samdo 1 Dong
Jeju City, Jeju Island 630031
This workshop is FREE of charge and we encourage all who are interested to attend! Light refreshments, coffee, tea, and good company will be provided. ^^
For more information about the event and the Jeju Chapter of KOTESOL:
Our Facebook page: KOTESOL Jeju Chapter
Jeju Chapter email: jejuchapter@gmail.com
