TESOL Trainers: Education Consultants
Connect
  • Home
  • SIOP Institute
    • Purchase Order Info
  • K12 Professional Development
    • Remote Teacher Training >
      • Remote K12 Professional Development
      • Remote Summer SIOP Institute
    • SIOP Professional Development
    • TESOL Strategies Professional Development
    • Engaging Students in the Classroom
    • Scaffolding Professional Development
    • Active Listening Strategies
    • Academic Vocabulary Professional Development
    • K12 Best Practices Professional Development
    • Peer Coaching Professional Development
    • Working With English Learners Professional Development >
      • Strategies for ELs in Content Classes Professional Development
    • Reflective Teaching Practices Professional Development >
      • Reflective Teaching Practices For K12 Teachers
      • Conscious Competence Learning Matrix
    • ESL and World Languages Teachers Professional Development
  • SIOP
    • SIOP Professional Development
    • SIOP Components and Features
    • SIOP Lesson Preparation >
      • SIOP Feature 1 Write content objectives clearly for students
      • SIOP Feature 2 Write language objectives clearly for students
      • SIOP Feature 4 Identify Supplementary Materials to Use
      • SIOP Feature 6 Plan meaningful activities that integrate lesson concepts with language practice
    • SIOP Building Background >
      • SIOP Feature 7 Explicitly link concepts to students backgrounds and experiences
      • SIOP Feature 8 Explicitly link past learning to new concepts
      • SIOP Feature 9 Emphasize key vocabulary for students
    • SIOP Comprehensible Input >
      • SIOP Feature 10 Use Appropriate Speech for Students Proficiency Level
      • SIOP Feature 11 Explain Academic Tasks Clearly
      • SIOP Feature 12 Use a variety of techniques to make concepts clear
    • SIOP Strategies >
      • SIOP Feature 13 Provide ample opportunities for students to use strategies
      • SIOP Feature 14 Use scaffolding techniques consistently throughout lesson
    • SIOP Interaction >
      • SIOP Feature 16 Provide frequent opportunities for interaction and discussion
      • SIOP Feature 17 Use Group Configurations that support language and content objectives
      • SIOP Feature 18 Provide sufficient wait time
    • SIOP Practice and Application >
      • SIOP Feature 20 Provide hands-on materials and/or manipulatives for students to practice using new content knowledge
      • SIOP Feature 21 Provide activities for students to apply content and language
      • SIOP Feature 22 Provide activities that integrate all language skills >
        • Four Domains of Language Speaking
        • Four Domains of Language Listening
        • Four Domains of Language Writing
        • Four Domains of Language Reading
    • SIOP Lesson Delivery >
      • SIOP Feature 25 Engage Students 90-100% of the Time
      • SIOP Feature 26 Pace the Lesson Appropriately to the Students Ability Level
    • SIOP Review and Evaluation >
      • SIOP Feature 27 ​Give a comprehensive review of key vocabulary
      • SIOP Feature 29 Provide feedback to students regularly on their output
  • Other Programs
    • Teacher Training for TESOL Programs
    • Professional Development for Higher Education >
      • SIOP for College Faculty
    • Multicultural Education Professional Development >
      • Intercultural Competence Training Programs
      • The Culture of US Academia
    • NM TESOL Endorsement >
      • Getting Your TESOL Endorsement
    • International Schools Professional Development
  • CONTACT
  • More...
    • Setting Students up for Success Tour
    • Resources >
      • TESOL Trainers K12 Resources
    • About TESOL Trainers
    • RSS Feed and Forum
    • Blog
    • Careers with TESOL Trainers
  • Reviews of TESOL Trainers

The Simple Guide to The SIT TESOL Certificate Course

8/1/2020

0 Comments

 
John Kongsvik SIT TESOL Certificate Course Santa Fe NM
Alright, so you're thinking about taking the TESOL Certificate course and have visited our website and perused our blogs. Perhaps you are wondering whether or not you need to get TESOL Certified (read about this here). 

You can get in-depth information by downloading an information packet.  Yet,  here is a Simple Guide to the SIT TESOL Certificate Course in a just-the-facts sort of way.

The Simple Guide to The SIT TESOL Certificate Course
Taking this TESOL Certificate course is an investment in time, money, and energy.  While many say it is one of the most challenging things they have done, they also say it was one of the most rewarding!  So, here is a look, by the numbers of the type of investment you are making in your education.


TESOL Course Length:  140 total hours
  1. 70 hours of workshop sessions
  2. 16 hours of lesson planning sessions
  3. 6 hours of practice teaching sessions
  4. 30 hours of teaching observation sessions
  5. 18 hours of reflective feedback sessions
John Kongsvik SIT TESOL Certificate Course NM
John Kongsvik SIT TESOL Certificate NM
TESOL Course Format:
  • Intensive format:  
    • Lasts 20 days
    • Monday-Friday
    • Practice teaching in the morning;  
    • Workshops in the early afternoon; 
    • Lesson planning in the mid afternoon
  • Extensive format:
    • Lasts 11-14 weeks
    • Weekends & 1-2 evenings per week
    • Practice teaching 1-2 evenings/week
    • Workshops on Saturday mornings
    • Lesson planning Saturday afternoons
TESOL Course Schedule:   current schedule
  • Spring Course:  Jan 19-March 27, 2020
  • June Course:  June 1 - June 27, 2020
  • July Course:  June 30 - July 24, 2020

TESOL Course Cost:  
  • $2350
  • Covers all course materials
John Kongsvik SIT TESOL Certificate Course Santa Fe NM
John Kongsvik SIT TESOL Certificate Santa Fe NM
John Kongsvik SIT TESOL Certificate Course Santa Fe NM
Types of Classwork:
  • exploring ways to teach the four skills (speak, listen, read, write).
  • examining strategies and techniques
  • experiencing sample lessons and methods of facilitating learning
  • discussing what helps/hinders learning and why
  • practicing techniques and strategies in a controlled environment
  • presenting projects and modeling positive teaching practices
  • planning lessons and preparing for teaching practice
  • teaching real English language classes
  • observing peers and trainers teach
  • reflecting on aspects of teaching and learning language
  • deciding on measurable steps to improve one's teaching practice
Types of Homework:
  • Writing 2 essays 
  • Writing 3 practice teaching reflections
  • Writing 10 lesson plans
  • Completing a self assessment periodically
  • Preparing course portfolio
  • Preparing warm up activities
  • Reading articles on TESOL
  • Other related tasks
John Kongsvik SIT TESOL Course Santa Fe NM
John Kongsvik SIT TESOL Certificate
Types of Jobs:
  • The types of jobs teaching English to non-native speakers are limitless...
  • Read more about that aspect of the TESOL field here.  
    • I've got my certificate, now what?
    • Close your eyes, spin the globe, & pick a place to teach
    • The macro and the micro of the TESOL field
    • Get Certified to Teach Your Way Around the World
    • Top 10 Websites for TESOL employment
    • Finding a TESOL Job Overseas;  5 Crucial Considerations
If you're thinking about getting TESOL certified and teaching your way around the world, TESOL Trainers can help you.  TESOL Trainers provides professional development for K-23 educational institutions around the world.  Contact us to hear how we can set you up for success.

Staying Connected

  • TESOL Trainers Home Page
  • Everything Teaching TESOL
  • TESOL Trainers Newsletters
  • Join TESOL Trainers on Facebook
0 Comments

    Archives

    September 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020

    Categories

    All
    Checking For Comprehension
    Positive Teaching Practices
    The Format Of The TESOL Course
    The SIT TESOL Certificate Course Guide

    RSS Feed

Copyright © 2020. All Rights Reserved.
Written by Dr. John Kongsvik - TESOL Trainers
Designed by: Ciego Productions