Соursе pаpеr оn developing lesson plans for el classes

1. Your lesson reflects high professional standards.
Language teaching, like other professions, is built around standards. Standards reflect the methodology that language teachers should know, the teaching skills they should possess, and the behavior they are expected to exhibit in their classrooms. Most schools would not hire someone who had a poor command of English, who had no professional training, and who dressed and behaved badly. These are not the standards expected of language teachers. Many schools and ministries of education have official documents that describe the standards that are expected of their teachers. For example, one country’s Ministry of Education has described 18 standards for English teachers. The following examples are from the domain called Planning and Management of Learning:
- The English teacher uses a variety of instructional strategies and resources appropriately.
- The English teacher plans instruction according to the Ministry’s educational goals, English curriculum, and assessment framework.
- The English teacher adapts instruction to take into account differences in students’ learning styles, capabilities, and needs.
- The English teacher plans activities that will assist students in developing language skills and strategies.

Your professional standards will be reflected in many aspects of your teaching

– for example, by the degree of knowledge and skill that is demonstrated in your teaching, by the extent to which your lessons reflect careful planning, and by the extent to which you control your emotions in the classroom. A teacher’s interaction with his or her students must be respectful and appropriate at all times and should take into account each individual’s age, gender, culture, and religion. Maintaining professional standards is crucial both inside and outside the classroom and is also reflected in your use of language and the way you dress.

Task 2
What professional standards are expected of language teachers at your school or institution? List some examples below.