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Teacher Training
Classroom Management
Embracing Learner Diversity
Embracing Learner Diversity
Highlights
• Explore differing learning styles of students
• Develop skills in catering for and embracing learner diversity.
• Engaging learning environment incorporating theories, activities and practice.
• Promoting the role and development of teachers as facilitators in a collaborative learning process that encourages learners’ personal growth and students’ use of the English language in a scientific context
Content Framework
• Engaging lesson demonstration with an overview of learning differentiation and styles
• Discussion and hands-on activities catering to learner diversity
• Implementing lesson plans, teacher resources and difficulties encountered
• Focusing on personalized learning methods for reading, writing, listening and speaking skills
Group Learning – A New Way to Teach
Group Learning – A New Way to Teach
Highlights
• Provide evidence to show benefits of group learning in the classroom.
• Model student-centred teaching vs traditional teacher-centred teaching.
• Supply ready-to-use fully developed teaching materials, worksheets, PowerPoints and resource bank
• Engaging and lively learning environment incorporating tasks and activities
Content Framework
• Introduction to what is cooperative learning? What are the results from various researches and studies related to group learning? Defining grouping types
• How to make group learning a part of the classroom
• Compare traditional vs. collaborative vs. ability grouping methods, including strengths and weaknesses of each method
• Explanation of rubrics for grading group learning activities
Special Educational Needs (SEN)
Special Educational Needs (SEN)
Highlights
• Understand the different types of SEN while exploring different learning styles of students.
• Provide practical assignments and methods for teachers to use in class.
• Teachers allowed time to discuss and share their experiences and methods. Participants can test new methods and strategise during the workshop.
• Adapt to the needs of a diversified class while encouraging their participation
Content Framework
• Introduction to types of SEN students (i.e. ADHD, ASD, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, SEBDs etc.)
• Plan lessons while catering for gifted and talented learners
• Implementing lesson plans, teacher resources and difficulties encountered
• Evaluating learners, discussion and idea sharing sessions
Using Games & Activities to Teach
Using Games & Activities to Teach
Highlights
• Supply ready-to-use, fully developed teaching materials, including worksheets and PowerPoints
• Model learner-centered teaching vs theoretical lecture approach
• Provide engaging and lively learning environment incorporation of proven data, tasks and practices
• Resource vault of refined games and activities
Content Framework
• Introduction to using games & activities for all grades and subjects
• Implement hands on practices and videos of activities relevant to themes and comprehensions
• Share proven benefits of using games in a classroom
• Learner focused bell ringers and ticket-out-the-door activities