Andreina España has worked in the EFL/ESL field since 1992. She has been working as a teacher trainer for over 30 years and has given trainings in schools and talks at academic events throughout Mexico and Central and South America. Andreina is also a materials writer. She has co-authored Share your World, a series for Mexican Bachillerato as well Oxygen and Trends Teacher’s Guides. Andreina is now co-founder and Director of Content Creation and Educational Services. CC&P works with leading publishers to develop materials and create quality content for English language learners worldwide. Andreina is a certified Cooperative Learning trainer.
Ponencia: Creating community through class and team building
Classbuilding and teambuilding are at the heart of creating a strong collaborative community. When students see the benefits of working in groups or as class they engage in the learning process and the outcome is extremely powerful. In this talk we will discuss the key concepts behind creating a ‘with’ community. A ‘with’ community is one where students feel safe and are happy to collaborate. A community where students do not feel alone or against each other but where they help each other and learn from each other, all of this resulting in high engagement and improved achievement and results.