Volunteer Roles
ESL Overall Pedagogist
Why? (purpose of this role)
This technical expert must have formal ESL training. They work with the ESL Program Lead to help us ever work toward a quality level of English instruction. We are not primarily a secular English school, however, we do want to provide excellent value to our students.
What? (goals of this role)
- Ensure teachers have adequate training for our ESL teachers (this can be outsourced to PCA MNA if necessary or you could teach it). Our normal procedure for this is a weekend course over 12-14 hours.
- Assess / choose curriculum & get approval of ESL Ministry Leader (e.g. if we are going to change). Consider both print & electronic availability, including overseas.
- Get student feedback on value they receive from English instruction (could be in person or with an in-frequent survey).
- Observe & encourage existing teachers in their English pedagogy (key word is encourage).
- Substitute co-teaching to model different ways of teaching.
- Optional: suggest resources that Teachers can provide for their students, for
- English learning (interactive and free apps, Grammarly, etc.)
- Local & US cultural learning (e.g. Master’s, spring allergies, summer travel, etc.)
- Try to increase student retention
- Ask ESL professors
Who? (others you would serve with)
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