• Consider how you will design the in-service activities, e.g., will each subtopic be a specific focus activity for the in-service? What will your agenda look like?
• Will your in-service be participant-centered; are you following the constructivist model?
• During the in-service, model instructional strategies you expect your audience to use when working with English language learners and make them aware you are doing so.
• Make a list of the materials and equipment you will need, e.g., transparencies, overhead projector, PowerPoint, a laptop computer and projector, giant post-it paper, markers, snacks, etc.
• Set your pace: is the timetable reasonable/realistic?
• Use strategies to stay focused during the in-service
• Create a detailed agenda for yourself (and your co-presenter/s) so that you have a plan to follow during your in-service.
• Click here for an article that provides recommendations and advice for in-service facilitators.
  

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