Certificate Course In Active Learning And Teaching Strategies

Engaging students in individual or smaller group activities is a low-risk strategy to ensures the participation of all. The sampling of basic activities of this course can be adopted to almost any level. Using these strategies or variations on them, ensures that you'll hold your students attention in class throughout your lessons.

This course will teach you how to create your own materials that support Active Learning Methodology. You'll learn how to implement ATTENTION, RELEVANCE, CONFIDENCE, and SATISFAC...TION a vital components in Active Learning strategies.

Traditional teaching strategies view learning as merely the transmission of information from teacher to the students. It is a pasive form of teaching and is rarely engaging or interesting to the students. Active learning on the other hand, requires that students are engaged and active in the learning process. The teacher serves as a coach or facilitator, guiding students through fun and effective activities, but letting the students take control of the learning process.

Active Learning and Teaching Strategies ...
* increases motivation
* increases students involvement
* develop higher level thinking skills
* deliver results
 

Venue:  5F Hakarigaoka Kumin Center, Hikarigaoka 2-9-6, Nerima-ku, Tokyo

When: Sunday, January 5, 2014 

Time:  10:00 am - 5:00 pm

 

 

FROM CRIB TO CLASSROOM: CERTIFICATE COURSE IN TEACHING VERY YOUNG LEARNERS

When:   Monday (a holiday), January 13, 2014
Time:   9:30 am - 5:30 pm
Venue:  2F Heartful Square (East Wing, JR Gifu Station)
             1-10-23 Hashimoto-cho
             Gifu-shi, Gifu

Discover how you can teach very young learners the fun and easy way with mothers or fathers in your class. In this course you 'll learn how to make your "oyako" class serious fun so that both mother and child are having a great time learning English.

Most teachers who begin teaching English as a foreign language in nursery and kindergarten think how easy it is going to be to teach this age group. Soon they discover that the task is not easy at all. Early language learners have to be interested, constantly...

animated and involved in a variety of fun EFL activities and experiences for very young kids.

In this course Marco will teach you how to plan for your lesson and how to execute them so that children want to come and deliver results so that mothers keep paying.


Maximum number of participants: 25 (We keep our training small to ensure individual attention, so please book early to ensure your seat).
 

Pre-registration required. To pre-register please write your name and your e-mail address in the COMMENTS BOX below.
 

2-Day Intensive Cetificate Course In Teaching English To Children

Teaching English to Children?

Become a better teacher in 2 days ...

CONFIDENT
COMPETENT
EFFECTIVE
SUCCESSFUL!

The (iETC) INSTITUTE OF ENGLISH TEACHING TO CHILDREN
invites you to train with us.
You don't need a degree to learn how.
You don't need experience to know how.
Join this course and iETC will teach you how.

This 2-day intensive certificate course will…
help you understand how children learn
show you the skills and techniques you will need teaching children
teach you how to manage your class effectively
teach with less stress
never run out of steam or fresh ideas
never leave a deadly, dull impression on your students
make your job easier and have more fun at work!

Also expect to learn how…
start working immediately
learn where the jobs are!

PLUS, if you are applying for a teaching job this course will…
teach you how to prepare for an interview
advise you on what to do for your demo lesson.

ABOUT THE COURSE
A basic and general introduction to teaching English to children! This is NOT A LECTURE COURSE. It is an intensive HANDS-ON, INTERACTIVE program filled with practical sessions. Methodology is supported by theory, but the emphasis is on how to apply this theory in the classroom. Sessions are enthusiastic, dynamic, energetic, and filled with humor!

TOPICS COVERED
1. How do children learn?
2. Effective drilling: How it is done?
3. Communicative Approach to teaching children English.
4. Functional Approach to teaching children English.
5. Using Music and songs effectively in the classroom.
6. Phonics and Sight Words: Empowering children to read.
7. Classroom Management and Guidance.
8. Professionalism in the classroom.

WHY TRAIN WITH US?
Your trainer, Marco Brazil, is a well experienced teacher for children and teacher trainer who has been writing, presenting, and developing teaching materials for over 18 years. He has a master’s degree in Educational Psychology and a bachelor’s degree in Development Communication (DevCom). He is also a regular and popular teaching workshop presenter of OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS. Marco runs his own school -- SMARTKIDS CIRCLE. He is the director and founder of MABUHAY CLASSROOM and (IETC) INSTITUTE OF ENGLISH TEACHING TO CHILDREN. This course reflects his own 18-years experiences in teaching English to children here in Japan. Marco is a course associate of (iTDi) INTERNATIONAL TEACHER DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE.


When: Sunday (July 14) and Monday (July 15-holiday), 2013
Time: 9:30 am - 5:30 pm
Venue: Kita-Koiwa Community Center
             Kita-Koiwa 6-35-17, Edogawa-ku
             Tokyo



When:  Saturday (June 1st) and Sunday (June 2nd), 2013
Time:   9:30 am -5:30 pm
Venue: Yokohama Nakamura Chiku Center
             Yokohama City
             http://members2.jcom.home.ne.jp/2664wato/
            


When:  Sunday (May 5th) and Monday (May 6th), 2013
Time:   9:30 am - 5:30 pm
Venue: Tsukuba Science Information Center
            1-10-1 Azuma
            Tsukuba-shi, Ibaraki-ken 



When: Sunday (April 28th) and Monday (April 29th), 2013
Time: 9:30 am -5:30 pm
Venue: 2F, Heartful Square (East Wing, JR Gifu Station)
1-10-23 Hashimoto-cho
Gifu-shi, Gifu