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Collaboration that Works Course Outline

Module One– Communal Education for Students Impact 

  • Lesson one: Leading to inspire collective action
  • Lesson two: Communal education; purpose and players 

Module Two- Practising Collaboration: The Building Block

  • Lesson one: The components of collaboration; the WHO and WHERE
  • Lesson two: Dealing with barriers to collaboration
  • Lesson three: Strategies for effective collaboration
  • Lesson four: What outcomes do we want to see?
Educators Leading the SDGs Course Outline

Module One: Education for Sustainable Development 

  • Lesson one: What are Sustainable Development Goals
  • Lesson two: Goal 4: Quality Education
  • Lesson three: Introduction to Education for Sustainable Development (ESD)

Module Two: Implementing ESD in Schools and Classrooms 

  • Lesson one: Teachers leading the SDGs
  • Lesson two: Students Leading the SDGs
  • Lesson three: Schools Leading the SDGs
  • Lesson four: SDGs toolkit for Educators 
Principles of Classroom Management

Module 1: The Classroom as a Functioning Ecosystem

  • Lesson One: Introduction to classroom management
  • Lesson Two: Components of a classroom environment
  • Lesson Three: Defining the Model Classroom 

Module 2: Developing the Culture for effective Classroom Management

  • Lesson One: Exploring effective teacher behaviour
  • Lesson Two: Classroom organisation and arrangement
  • Lesson Three: Building a classroom culture and identity
  • Lesson Four: Rules, procedures, and consequences

Module 3: Improving Teacher Preparedness and Professional Development

  • Lesson One: Charting a course for advanced professional learning
  • Lesson Two: Exploring resource banks for classroom management
Principles of Student Engagement

Module 1: The Language of Instruction

  • Lesson One: The Language of Influence in Teaching
  • Lesson Two: Language and identity
  • Lesson Three: From Language Use to Teacher Practice

Module 2: The Mechanics of Classroom Learning

  • Lesson One: The instructional core (brief recap)
  • Lesson Two: Content quality and relevance
  • Lesson Three: Teacher practices promoting student engagement
  • Lesson Four: The art of student engagement (students POV)

Module 3: Developing Student Agency

  • Lesson One: Introduction to student agency
  • Lesson Two: Agency and Motivation
  • Lesson Three: Culture and practice promoting student agency
Effective Lesson Planning Course Outline

Module 1: What makes a good lesson

  • Lesson One: The teacher as a conscious planner – mindset and attitudes
  • Lesson Two: What makes for a great lesson? –  Planning backwards
  • Lesson Three: From student-centred learning to student agency

Module 2: The Planning Triangle

  • Lesson One: Introducing the planning Triangle (Aims, Skills, Assessment)
  • Lesson Two: Lesson aims (essential questions, enduring understanding)
  • Lesson Three: Knowledge and skills
  • Lesson Four: Learning assessment

Module 3: The Philosophy of Lesson Planning

  • Lesson One: Aligning lesson plan models – principles of lesson planning
  • Lesson Two: WHERETO (A lesson planning guide)
Rethinking Classroom Assessment Course Outline

Module 1: Refining Classroom Assessment 

  • Lesson One: Classroom Assessment – an introduction
  • Lesson Two: Impacts of classroom assessment on learning
  • Lesson Three: Assessment and Motivation 

Module 2: Purpose of Classroom Assessment

  • Lesson One: Assessment for learning
  • Lesson Two: Assessment as learning
  • Lesson Three: Assessment of learning 

Module 3: Building Capacity for Improving Assessment Practice

  • Lesson One: Professional learning
  • Lesson Two: Planning assessment (Planning assessment tool – introduction and practice)
Curriculum For Designing Learning Environment Course

Module One: Learning Environments

  • Lesson One: Introduction to Learning Environments
  • Lesson Two: Content Taught
  • Recommended Reading: Improving the Instructional Core – Elmore
  • Lesson Three: Pedagogical Methods Employed
  • Lesson Four: Sequencing of Learning Activities
  • Lesson Five: Sociology of Learning

Module Two: Understanding By Design (UbD)

  • Lesson One: What is the UbD Framework
  • Recommended Reading: Choice Words- How our Language affects Children’s Learning
  • Lesson Two: Principles Guiding the UbD Framework
  • Lesson Three: Backward Design
  • Lesson Four: Three Stages of Backward Design

Module Three: Introduction to Curriculum Planning

  • Lesson One: What makes a Great Curriculum
  • Lesson Two: Levels of Curriculum Development

Module Four: Putting Your Learnings to Practice

  • Capstone Project

Certification

 

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