Learning ,Fun and Games -Methodolgy for Primary School
This is a practical one-week interactive course which will expose you to numerous activities and tools to enrich your teaching at primary level and transform your classroom into a fun learning environment for young learners.
Description
The aim of this course is for teachers and teacher trainers to experience a range of interesting activities linking methodology and learning theories to the Primary Classroom today. Sessions are practical, include a focus on multi-media and technology for teaching purposes, and help teachers reflect on their approach to teaching today's pupils.
This interactive, practical 1 week course covers a wide range of interesting activities for Young Learners and the Primary class. During this course you will discover methods and techniques that will transform your Primary classroom into a dynamic and exciting learning environment.
All our sessions are practical and dynamic and include a focus on multimedia and technology for teaching purposes. This course is taught interactively, with discussion, brainstorming sessions, workshops and group work.
You will be encouraged to take an active role in all sessions, maximising your use of English, and experiencing for yourself the activities your learners will be participating in. This course is designed to help you reflect on your approach to teaching today’s pupils.
We will be looking at areas such as the learning styles and needs of young learners, using cuisenaire rods, narrating stories in a classroom, grammar games and much more.
Learning objectives
To enable a better understanding of Primary Teaching and expand & build on previous knowledge, using a range of practical methodologies
To introduce new areas of teaching methodologies and accompanying techniques, using hands-on experiential methods
To help teachers reflect on their own teaching methods & contexts & develop teaching skills
To introduce an awareness of technology and ICT in the classroom today
To exchange pedagogical information & knowledge in a multi-cultural context
To further develop participants’ own language skills
To experience the cultural heritage of Malta with its bilingual linguistic environment
Methodology & assessment
An interactive communicative approach is applied, which provides participants with their own experiential learning of the activities & methodologies. Input sessions are in the form of hands-on workshops, and involve brainstorming, analysis, problem-solving, and role-play, both in pair work & group work.
Teachers are asked to reflect on the activities, inviting discussion with regard to their own pedagogical knowledge & skills, teaching methods & contexts, and on adaptation of activities to their teaching & learning situations.
Both teaching & learning are explored, analysed and discussed, further enabling the participants’ use of their communication skills in English.
Participants are also introduced to websites related to the further development of their teaching skills & personal professional development
Follow Up
The course ends with an evaluation session, where teachers are asked to reflect upon the value of the knowledge gained on the course.
Certification details
At the end of the course a signed certificate is handed confirming participation on this course and presenting an overview of all modules carried out during the course. Each certificate will also state exact training days and number of hours on which each trainee has participated.
Pricing, packages and other information
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Price:400Euro
Additional information
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Language:English
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Target audience ISCED:Primary education (ISCED 1)
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Target audience type:TeacherHead Teacher / PrincipalTeacher Educator
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Learning time:20-25 hours
Upcoming sessions
Past sessions
Provider
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