Learner-Centered Classrooms and Learner-Centered-Teaching.
British Council. Teacher Development Summer School.
August 16th-21st.2015.
Project work. Syzko V.S.
Pavlograd. Ukraine.

I do not teach you, I show how to learn. Very often I address these words to my students when we have English lessons at school.

As you know I happened to attend the teacher training course by the British Council at  Teacher Development Summer School in August 16th-21st.2015. It  has been designed specifically for the needs of teachers in the Dnipropetrovsk region as a result of the Needs Analysis which was carried out by the UK English teacher trainers in Ukraine in May 2015. That days the UK English teacher trainer Fiona Conolly came to Pavlograd and attended some lessons by English teachers at schools. To tell the truth all of us, lesson- givers got excited about the results of our work. But the visit was very friendly and soon many teachers appreciated the full meaning of a visit.

Now after the teacher training course I understand the aim of the visit for educational and school purposes. At that time I gave  "Career Magic.The World of Professions and Career Prospects." demonstrative lesson http://happyschoollife01.blogspot.com/2015/05/career-magic.html  It was a traditional  with some elements of learner-centred classroom. But now after investigating the Teaching English Certificate in Secondary English Language Teaching (CiSELT). Coursebook.Module 4:Learner-Centred Classroom I focus more attention on the concept, can see the difference between teacher and learner- centred teaching and education.

There are some sentences and aims making the situation in the classroom more learner centred: 1.Making the  topic more personal; 2.Increasing the level of learner involvement: 3.Selecting different methods for completing the tasks; 4.Checking what learnes have done; 5.Deciding on timing to complete the activity; 6.Providing options for individual, pair work or group work; 7.Verying levels of difficulty for the tasks; 8.Checking what learnes already know about this; ets.

I am sure these sentences-statements may help many teachers in their work. And you may try out a new idea/activity from the workshop with one of you classes. Then you should reflect on your lesson to improve the work you will have done.

Here you can find a very useful information on the subject of Learner-Centered Classrooms and Learner-Centered-Teaching. It has become a very important and vital theory in Modern Pedagogy. A very nice and good way for self education.

References:

Teaching English Certificate in Secondary English Language Teaching (CiSELT). Coursebook.Module 4:Learner-Centred Classroom. British Council 2011.
Student-centred learning.From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Student-centred_learning

Five Characteristics of Learner-Centered Teaching

http://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/effective-teaching-strategies/five-characteristics-of-learner-centered-teaching/

Learner-centered Teaching  http://fod.msu.edu/oir/learner-centered-teachingLearner-Centered Classrooms  http://lfonetwork.uoregon.edu/learner-centered-classrooms/

5 Ways to Make Your Classroom Student-Centered

http://www.edweek.org/tm/articles/2013/12/24/ctq_powell_strengths.html