Trailblazer 2: Lesson Planner

Description
Trailblazer cultivates critical thinkers, readers, and writers and provides the language support they need to be ready to study subject-matter content in English. Trailblazing students take meaningful action beyond the classroom by developing the ability to shape their own answers to life’s big questions, and to view these questions through multiple perspectives.

• A multiple literacy approach helps prepare students for meaningful real-world interaction.
• Authentic non-fiction, globally diverse fiction, and information presented through multi-media inputs prompt students to think critically and apply their language and skills to real-world contexts.
• The real-life stories of National Geographic Explorers inspire a new generation of trailblazing students to make a positive impact on their community.
• Assessment of English language skills and strategies helps instructors to track learning outcomes, and students to meet their learning goals, including success on international exams.
• Integrated digital tools for every stage of teaching and learning are available on the Spark platform.

《Trailblazer》 致力於培養具備批判性思維、卓越閱寫能力的學生，提供紮實的語言支援，為他們未來使用英語學習學科內容（CLIL/學科導向教學）做好準備。透過本教材，學生將發展出對生命重大課題提出獨到見解的能力，並學會以多元視角審視問題，進而在課堂之外採取具意義性的實際行動。

• 多元素養教學法（Multiple Literacy Approach）： 協助學生為現實世界的真實互動做好準備。
• 豐富的素材來源： 透過真實的非文學文本（Non-fiction）、多元化的全球文學故事（Fiction），以及多媒體資訊輸入，激發學生批判性思考，並將語言技能應用於現實情境。
• 國家地理探險家（National Geographic Explorers）的真實故事： 啟發新一代具有開拓精神的學生，為其社區帶來正面影響。
• 全方位的評量機制： 協助老師追蹤學習成效，並幫助學生達成學習目標，包含在各類國際檢定考試中取得佳績。
• Spark 數位平台： 為教學與學習的每個階段提供整合式的數位工具。

The instructional support provided in the Trailblazer Lesson Planner works with the all-in-one Spark platform to optimize every step of the teaching process:

• Prepare for lessons with the Lesson Planner's step-by-step instructional guidance, Teaching Tips, and information about real-world content.
• Teach engaging, effective classes with integrated digital teaching and learning tools on Spark.
• Attend to the needs of a mixed-proficiency classroom with support and extend activities in the Lesson Planner, as well as additional Teacher Resources on Spark, to foster students' success regardless of where they are on their learning journey.
• Monitor student progress and individualize instruction through point-of-use Assessment for Learning opportunities.
• Assign online practice and tests and track student and class performance using the Course Gradebook on Spark to turn information into insights.

The Trailblazer Workbook provides further opportunities for students to work with the language, concepts, and perspectives from the Student's Book. With unique fiction and nonfiction texts in each unit and extended practice opportunities for vocabulary, grammar, writing, and multiple literacies, the Workbook offers:

• More written production opportunities, including word puzzles and graphic organizers.
• Process writing, allowing students to plan, draft, review with peers, and revise their written work.
• Extended grammar practice, strengthening students' understanding and application of grammar forms and usage through controlled and open practice activities.
• Review lessons after every two units, providing students with further opportunities to practice vocabulary and grammar.

The Trailblazer Literacy Anthology extends topics, language, reading skills, and Textual Literacy strategies developed in the Student's Book. It features a variety of unique informational and literary texts from a global range of authors to help solidify learning and build students' reading stamina and fluency.

The Trailblazer Literacy Anthology is built around the main scope and sequence for the program and includes:

• Unique fiction and nomfiction texts a rich rich vaiety of s and subjeliet matters, supported by pre , while, and post-reading activities.
• New vocabulary for comprehension of the reading texts, plus recycled language from the Student's Book.
• Creative Thinking activities that develop academic and life skills and reinforce Global and Social Literacies.
• Creative Writing lessons and activities with scaffolded practice that provide further understanding of genres.