Blended MOOC - Classroom-based assessment in primary English education

Objectives 

This blended MOOC aims to develop participants’ formative assessment literacy in primary English education with a focus on listening and speaking skills. It provides opportunities to bridge the theory-practice gap and contributes to combating professional isolation through the creation of online communities of practice

At the end of the blended MOOC participants will be able to:

• Identify age-appropriate activities and assessment tools for listening and speaking
• Select, adapt and develop their own assessment tools
• Justify approaches to and criteria for classroom-based assessment in their contexts

Target audience and accreditation

It is accredited for English teachers in Recruitment Group 120 for a total of 35 hours corresponding to 8 weeks of study and an induction week. Participants should be teaching students in Grades 3 and or 4 while they are taking the course. Enrolments are open until 1 November.

This MOOC is free to attend, but registration is required. A maximum of 150 teachers can participate in each edition.

Language of the course

English

Organization

This MOOC uses the NAU Platform together with an online Community Platform funded through CETAPS, FCSH Universidade Nova de Lisbon (financed through FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia nº UIDP/04097/2020 https://doi.org/10.54499/UIDP/04097/2020)

It is supported by DGE – Direção Geral de Educação and APPI – Associação Portuguesa de Professores de Inglês.

Registrations

For further information please visit the website: https://www.tambmooc.com/