On November 29th and 30th, 2006, the Senior English Language Fellow presented a workshop in Atlacomulco in the State of Mexico to 17 teacher trainers from 5 different "Escuelas Normales" (Atlacomulco, Tenancingo, Neza, Atizapan and Amecameca). The workshop, developed to improve skills in advising teacher trainee research papers, included the following topics: pre-writing techniques for developing their students’ writing fluency, using rubrics for formative writing assessment, how to effectively cite sources and establish a plagiarism policy and finally, strategies for advising research papers.
The English Fellow was very hospitably received by the Escuela Normal de Atlacomulco and the participants. The workshop participants actively demonstrated a willingness to apply new techniques and asked many questions. According to their workshop evaluations, their favorite topics were: "pre-writing techniques" and "rubrics". Each of them received a certificate of attendance in recognition of their hard work.
On November 29th and 30th, 2006, the Senior English Language Fellow presented a workshop in Atlacomulco in the State of Mexico to 17 teacher trainers from 5 different "Escuelas Normales" (Atlacomulco, Tenancingo, Neza, Atizapan and Amecameca). The workshop, developed to improve skills in advising teacher trainee research papers, included the following topics: pre-writing techniques for developing their students’ writing fluency, using rubrics for formative writing assessment, how to effectively cite sources and establish a plagiarism policy and finally, strategies for advising research papers.
The English Fellow was very hospitably received by the Escuela Normal de Atlacomulco and the participants. The workshop participants actively demonstrated a willingness to apply new techniques and asked many questions. According to their workshop evaluations, their favorite topics were: "pre-writing techniques" and "rubrics". Each of them received a certificate of attendance in recognition of their hard work.
