I. What is APP + Coaching Model?
1. APP is a tool that, compared to traditional English textbooks, has a larger capacity, richer format, more interactive and engaging content, more accurate information, and is more user-friendly.
2. The app we use is a high-quality educational product from Age of Learning, designed for children ages 2 to 8: ABCmouse.
3. Coaching Model refers to a "coach" who acts as a coaching teacher, guiding students to learn how to use the APP, develop good habits, master scientific methods, provide practice opportunities, enhance learning interest, and ultimately learn to study independently.
4. The combination of APP and Coaching Model allows children to use high-quality resources with scientific methods, leading to effective results.
II. How to understand Coaching Model?
1. The Coaching Model is a forward-looking educational approach developed by Dadi. It emphasizes not just reading English aloud but focuses on holistic language development through the following strategies:
Guide children to make good use of high-quality APP resources, learn how to use them, and understand how to learn independently using the platform.
Create a language environment where children have more opportunities to communicate, share, and showcase, encouraging them to speak.
Provide support and encouragement to keep children interested and enthusiastic, making them willing to continue their learning journey.
2. The Coaching Model represents a significant shift in how education is approached, aligning with evolving trends in personalized and student-centered learning.
Experts believe that:
The traditional role of teachers will dissolve, and future education will become more personalized.
Teachers will transition from the traditional role of authoritative experts and sources of knowledge to that of guided learning teachers who guide independent learning.
The teacher-student relationship will undergo a fundamental transformation, as the role of teachers, which was once dominant, is shifting towards co-guiding the direction of the classroom with students.
The New Role of Teachers：Coach
Guiding mentor and assistant with parental involvement
Independent learner in professional growth
Facilitator of student learning processes
Evaluator of student learning
Creator of learning contexts
Facilitator of student development
The New Role of Students
Happy gamers
Adaptive learners
Masters of learning
III.Defining What the Coaching Model “Is” and “Is Not”
1. It's not primarily about the coach "teaching English"; it's about the coach guiding the child to learn English through the platform, helping them develop the habit of "listening carefully and repeat."
2. It's not just about opening the website as a multimedia teaching tool; it's about helping children understand how to use ABCmouse, guiding them to become familiar with the various functional buttons on the platform.
3. It's not about mechanically "lecturing" new content in a classroom setting; it's about using modified interactions to guide children's understanding and mastery, allowing them to learn independently at home. It involves observing whether the child is operating correctly, offering guided corrections to enhance learning outcomes. It's about guiding children to understand and apply knowledge points, enabling them to speak English.
