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On April 3, 2016, D.A.T.E-Dades Association
of Teachers of English-organised its second annual study day event at the heart
of Kasser Kayssar Hotel in Kellàa Megouna City. The event had a great presence
of attendees from both middle and high school teachers belonging to three main
delegations: Tinghir, Errachidia and Ouarzazat and a guest from Safi, too.
The event opened up by welcoming the guests:
both teachers and directors of Dades schools. Then,
on the behalf of the Dades directors, the Ait Ouzin Middle
School director gave his word about the event in
which he stressed the importance of teaching English to middle school students.
He also capitalized on the importance of teaching English to primary school students.
The attendees then had the chance to watch a short video about the D.A.T.E
association. The chairman Mr. Tayeb Elmouden, a middle school teacher, expressed
his great pleasure and warm welcome to all the attendees and provided an
outlook about the importance of the concept “sharing”. He then highlighted the agenda of the event. The first workshop-Positive and
Negative Practices within EFL classroom-presented by Jebbour Youness, a high
school teacher in Boumalen City, targeted the most critical moments in teacher-student
rapport. The presenter focused on areas that mostly affect teacher-student
rapport, including the lack of efficient and
coherent and strategic guidance on the part of the teacher. At the
outset of the presentation, the speaker stressed the “best practices” teachers
should do in their classrooms.
The second training workshop-The power of positive
thinking-was presented by Rachid Naim, a coach in self-development. The coach started
by showing a short motivational video that showed the power of positive thinking and the role of a
teacher as a leader. The workshop entailed some effective practices teachers
should practise in their classrooms.
The third presentation-“Anxiety in the EFL Classroom”-presented
by Mr.Mouad Elarfaoui, a high school teacher and the D.A.T.E
president, talked about the anxiety traits that stop or block the learning
process. The speaker uncovered the different symptoms of anxiety traits as well
as the bad effects that they have on the
individual learner. After that the speaker evoked the audience about the importance
of varying the teacher’s teaching styles to cater to
the learner’s learning style. Later, the presenter provided some useful tips which
teachers, especially novice ones, could apply in
their classroom.
The last presenter Mustapha Kadiri, a high
school English Language teacher, gave a workshop about “Light Activities to Enhance
ELT”. He provided teachers with varied fun
activities and games that stimulate the learner’s interest in class.
Around 15:00 o’clock, the attendees, both
middle and high school teachers, had a sharing session workshop in which teachers
shared the practices they found effective and efficient in enhancing their teaching
practices.
At the end of the event, all the attendees, speakers
and participants, had a wonderful lunch and got a certificate of attendance
signed by the D.A.T.E president.
It's really heart-touching! The event was excellent!
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