0.1 – Orientation Overview
Welcome to to the Orientation Module!
Welcome to our program, Advancing TELL Online with Comprehensible Input! This module will help you prepare for the work we will engage in over the next five weeks beginning on June 13. Our program starts on June 12 with a one-hour welcome web conference that begins promptly at 10 a.m. PT / 12 noon CT / 1 p.m. ET. Please mark your calendars for this date and time! You will receive an email this week from [email protected] with the URL for this live session, held in the platform Adobe Connect. You’ll learn more about Adobe Connect in this Orientation. Please be sure to add this email address to your address book so that it does not go to your spam folder.
Orientation Learning Targets
- I can navigate the course interface.
- I can configure my computer as required for the Course Orientation Web Conference on Sunday, June 12.
- I can configure my computer as required for successful participation in the course.
- I can access and edit my course profile.
- I can introduce myself to my classmates and access their introductions in the Orientation Forum.
- I can familiarize myself with the foundational aspects TELL (Teacher Effectiveness for Language Learning) and Growth Mindset and complete TELL self-assessments.
- I can complete the M00 Orientation Module as required before the Course Orientation Web Conference on Sunday, June 12.
Orientation Module Activity Table
Each Module will include an Activity Table like this one. You should take some time at the beginning of every Module to review this table and to mark important due dates on your calendar so as not to miss anything! If you are fond of task lists, you may consider copying this table to a word processing document or printing this page so that you can check off each section as you complete it.
| Activity | Description | Due Date |
| 0.2 – How This Course is Organized | This section includes both a textual explanation and a video tour of the course layout, with suggestions for how to make the best of your experience! | Before section 0.3 |
| 0.3 – Course Syllabus and Schedule | Download and review these important documents to help you stay on track! | Before section 0.4 |
| 0.4 – How to Prepare For and Join the Live Session on Sunday, June 12 | Don’t be a latecomer to our first event because your technology wasn’t configured properly! | Before section 0.5 |
| 0.5 – Whole Course and Peer Microteaching Groups | Discover how you’ll interact with your colleagues in this course to maximize on the collective brainpower gathered here! | Before section 0.6 |
| 0.6 – Technology Setup and Support | This series of short pages will help you configure your computer to maximize your success while minimizing technology snafus! | Before section 0.7 |
| 0.7 – Editing Your Profile | This short video tutorial demonstrates how to provide a little information and upload a clear headshot photo of yourself to begin our community building efforts in the course. | Before section 0.8 |
| 0.8 – 3-2-1 Icebreaker Activity | We’ll introduce ourselves using this clever format that you can then re-purpose with your students | Before 10 a.m. PT on Sunday, June 12 |
| 0.9 – TELL Project and Growth Mindset | After completing this section you will be able to identify the three TELL core beliefs that guide this program. You will also take the TELL Learning Tools and TELL Professionalism self-assessments. These will help you develop and chart professional goals for your work in this program and beyond! | Before 10 a.m. PT on Sunday, June 12 |
| 0.10 – Growth Mindset | After completing this section you will be able to identify Growth Mindset attributes. These will help guide our and our students’ learning experiences. | Before 10 a.m. PT on Sunday, June 12 |
| 0.11 – Your Personal Growth Plan | This section completes your work in the Orientation. Download and review this template that will help you develop and chart professional goals for your work. | Before 10 a.m. PT on Sunday, June 12 |
To Continue
Use the Navigation tab that appears at the left of the screen to click on the link for the next section, 0.2 – How this Course is Organized.