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Bronze Award Courses
Training programmes and syllabi.
Learner Training or Lion Taming? Coherent and comprehensive classroom management.
“Classroom management is the dimension of teachers’ work that is the most challenging, and the area of training that many teachers feel is lacking.” (Egeberg, McConney & Price, 2020)
This session examines the complexities of classroom management and demonstrates how an integrated approach combining collaboration and control can enhance both student engagement and behavioral regulation. 🕮 Syllabus - Critical analysis of challenges in classroom management and teacher preparedness - Theoretical foundations of student engagement and behavior management - Practical methods for integrating collaboration and control to optimize lesson outcomes 🏅Participants complete a very short end-of-course assessment to demonstrate understanding and qualify for the Course Award: Ignite certificate.
Crack the Code: AI survival skills for teachers in 2025
“Technology will not replace great teachers, but technology in the hands of great teachers can be transformational.” (Couros, 2012)
Learn how to confidently integrate practical AI tools into your daily teaching routine to save valuable time, streamline planning, and tailor learning experiences to individual student needs in today’s rapidly evolving educational landscape, without adding unnecessary complexity. 🕮 Syllabus - Explore practical AI applications that streamline lesson planning, grading, and resource creation. - Learn how to evaluate and select trustworthy AI tools that align with your teaching goals. - Reflect on ethical considerations and best practices for integrating AI responsibly in your classroom. 🏅Participants complete a very short end-of-course assessment to demonstrate understanding and qualify for the Course Award: Ignite certificate.
Reaching & teaching every learner: strategies to connect with all students in the classroom
“To teach effectively, we must embrace the diversity of learners and adapt our approaches accordingly.” (Wiliam, 2011)
When time, energy, and attention are running low - you can still connect with every learner in the room. Simple, powerful strategies to create a more inclusive and responsive learning environment, without burning out or losing your spark. 🕮 Syllabus - Identify key learner differences that impact classroom engagement, progress, and participation. - Explore low-effort, high-impact strategies for adapting instruction to support a wider range of needs. - Reflect on common barriers to inclusion — and how to overcome them without increasing teacher workload. 🏅Participants complete a very short end-of-course assessment to demonstrate understanding and qualify for the Course Award: Ignite certificate.
Demystifying Methods & Approaches: From Academic Theory to Classroom Practice
“Language teaching methods are not static entities, but dynamic responses to changing beliefs about how languages are learned.” (Richards & Rodgers, 2014)
This session offers a critical and comprehensive examination of major methods and approaches in English language teaching, tracing their historical development, analysing their underlying principles, exploring their classroom realisations, and evaluating their continuing relevance through the lens of second language acquisition theory. 🕮 Syllabus; - Major historical trends in ELT and their social, cultural, and linguistic drivers - Distinguishing ‘approach’ from ‘method’: theory, design, and procedure - Principles and practices of key historical and contemporary methods - How different methods and approaches are enacted in the classroom: procedures, teacher and learner roles, and activity types - The role of SLA theory in informing and critiquing teaching methods - Moving beyond the “one best method”: eclecticism, adaptation, and the post-method era 🏅Participants complete a very short end-of-course assessment to demonstrate understanding and qualify for the Course Award: Ignite certificate.
