With GrapeSEED, there's no guesswork. We've applied over four decades of successful classroom experience and breakthrough educational research to develop an extensive English language learning curriculum that gives teachers all the knowledge, tools, training, and support they need to successfully meet their educational goals.
The Roadmap to Successful GrapeSEED Implementation
| Needs Assessment | Step 1, Needs Assessment, involves a visit to the school to understand their needs, the challenges they're facing, and their teaching objectives. |
| Hands-on Training | Step 2, Hands-on Training covers program overview, teaching methodology, learning materials, and teaching insights developed over our years of working with the program. |
| Class Rollout Plan | Step 3, Class Rollout Plan & implementation strategy specific to that school's requirements, number of students, and teaching objectives. Includes recommendations and cost estimates. |
| Teacher Resources | Step 4, General Procedure Manuals and Teacher's Guides for each level that explain the teaching process and learning objectives for that level. |
| Class rollout | Step 5, During the class rollout, we stay involved, providing ongoing assessments, reviews and onsite advice and guidance. |
Two important elements of the GrapeSEED Implementation roadmap are:
Hands-on Teacher Training and Implementation Planning
The teacher training phase provides hands-on practice and an opportunity for joint discussions with the GrapeSEED team. It includes:
Mark DeHaan, Owner Early Advantage
conferring with the GrapeSEED team.
- Week-long training for all instructors, onsite (at your school) or in-house (at the GrapeSEED offices)
- Key features, teaching insights, and teaching tools
- The significance of after-school materials
- Observation of a class already using GrapeSEED
- Discussion of class needs and program customization
- Finalizing a personalized implementation plan
General Procedures Manual and Teacher's Guides
The General Procedures Manual and Teacher's Guides provide extensive explanations of the curriculum, along with key insights, guidelines, and grading tools. Topics include:
GrapeSEED General Procedures Manual
and Teachers Guide
- General GrapeSEED objectives and key features
- How children learn and use language
- What's wrong with traditional ESL teaching
- How to use the 40 Teacher's Guides (one for each level)
- Overall learning objectives and outcomes
- Individual learning objectives and outcomes for all levels
- The purpose of GrapeSEED's after-school materials
- Ways to maximize effectiveness and measure results
Once you are ready to implement the GrapeSEED curriculum in your school or school district, our team of experienced trainers, quality control professionals and implementation professionals will work closely with you to maximize your benefits from the program.