Workshop 10 Creating and Facilitating Visually Stimulating Tasks

Gagné’s Nine Events of Instruction

1. Gain attention

1. Put the pictures of classrooms one is simply designed, another is equipped with different visuals and   take a poll which of them they like best.
2. In pairs, Turn and Talk, ask elbow partners why they like it.
3. Show and read the quote:

“It has been said that 80% of what people learn is visual” Allen Klein.

4. Ask participants whether they agree or not. If they agree they should Stand up, if they disagree, they should Sit down. Then give  Follow up question to their pairs “Why?”

2. Inform learners of objectives

• Read the objectives ( which is written on the boarding card)

 By the end of the workshop, participants will be able to :

• Identify the importance of visually stimulating tasks

for language learners

• Create  a visually stimulating task

3. Stimulate recall of prior learning

• Stimulate participants ideas  by asking question:

What kind of visuals do you use in your  teaching? Why do they use visuals?

4. Present the content

 - Show PPT presentation about ways of creating  visually stimulating tasks .

-Present each way which   pointed with bullet points in  turn.

5. Guide learning

•  After presenting First way (graphic organizers), show how to create Mind map graphic organizer on poster.
• After presenting Second way ( pictures), use See-Think-Wonder activity. Show an unusual picture and ask:

1.  What do you see in the picture?
2. What do you think about the picture?
3. What does it make you wonder?

• After presenting Third way (video/PPT) , show “My Day in ESN training” story PPT.

6. Elicit performance (practice)

• Brainstorm all three ways.
• Participants work in groups of 5-6 and create a visually stimulating task for a textbook activity (Ask the PP to bring their PCs beforehand)

7. Provide feedback

• In groups, participants will demonstrate  their visuals t other groups around the class.
• Organize a Gallery Walk, participants will write their comments on sticky notes and put them on the posters.
• Give P-Q-P feedback to each group.

8. Assess performance

 Before they leave, give participants a piece of paper with three questions:

• What was the most interesting thing I learned?
• What was the most important knowledge I gained?
• What question do I still have?

 Collect the Exit Tickets  to assess the participants understanding of workshop content.

9. Enhance retention and transfer

 Before participants leave the workshop, ask them to rate in Scale 1-5  the effectiveness of visuals. As a hometask, they can create their own Word Wall like a graphic organizer/ a picture/a poster