VTTN Planning Meeting and Trainer Training workshop Ha noi December 2000
Content

VTTN Planning Meeting

- Evaluation and discussion of the aims of VTTN
- Evaluation of last VTTN workshops
- Sharing experiences of running the workshops and identifying strengths and weaknesses
- Planning the next provincial workshops: content and organisation
- The way forward: planning the future and building the network

Trainer Training Workshop

- Effective management of group work: practical skills and techniques
- Application of basic training skills: giving instructions, identifying and anticipating problems, conducting feedback, questioning techniques
- Giving input: eliciting and demonstrating
- Organising peer-teaching activities: observation skills, evaluation and feedback

Other VTTN events
Introduction
I n December, VTTN held the yearly planning meeting involving key members from all the provinces in the network. The participants were the teachers, co-trainers and co-ordinators responsible for planning and running the provincial workshops in 2001. Their hard work resulted in the successful series of workshops held in seven provinces on "Designing and Using Lesson Plans for English 10,11 & 12".
This meeting was followed by a two-day trainer training workshop. The aim of this workshop was to develop training skills in VTTN team members who co-train in provincial workshops. Trainer training is important for the network because it increases the effectiveness of future workshops, provides an opportunity for Vietnamese teachers o become trainers and develops Vietnamese talent in ELT.
Together we will make things happens
The national VTTN Planning Meeting and Trainer Training Workshop held in Hanoi on the very last days of 2000 is still in my mind as a very good memory and has made a real difference in my beloved career. This was the first time I had ever attended such a workshop. There was no lecturing, but through demonstrating, together we found how to conduct provincial workshops effectively. The feedback was very positive since all the aims of the workshop were achieved. We especially put a lot of thought into how to strengthen the network. Back in Khanh Hoa after the workshop, we confidently and eagerly prepared the provincial workshop. We hope it was a true reflection of what we learned in the national workshop, resulting in better teaching for every teacher of English in my province. Together we will make things different, together we will make things happen!
Mr Bao Nguyen
Teacher and Co - trainer Tran Binh Trong Upper Secondary School, Khanh Hoa
After running the provincial workshop: Reflections of a co-trainer
A Ithough I have learned about teacher training, this was the first time I had actually worked as a co-trainer in a workshop like this. I have realised that being a workshop co-trainer is a tough, but interesting job, as you have to learn to do things properly. You should not only be confident enough to speak in front of your fellow teachers, but also clear enough in giving instructions to make yourself understood while giving input, taking feedback and monitoring pair/group work. Right from the beginning of the workshop, I knew that I wasn't any good at speaking in front of people who were not my students. Therefore, to make sure things went well, I had to write down what I would say, including instructions, which I never did with my students before. This is how I learned that clear instructions are vefy important. I also had to think about how to give feedback in an encouraging way so as to help participants feel free to give ideas. The workshop plan was another difficult thing that I had to try my best to write; and although it needed to be modified a little, it was completed and considered good. I was especially overwhelmed by the participants' enthusiasm and involvement in the workshop activities. Teachers of English in Nghe An Province have been isolated from the outside world for a long time, and they had previously had no chance to share ideas and experiences in teaching; this workshop helped them to do some of those things and this makes me feel VTTN broken the ice.
Ms. Cao Thi Thuy
Teacher Trainer and Co-trainer
Continuing Education Centre, Nghe An

Many thanks for your hard work and professionalism in running the Feb/March workshops

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