Pilgrims Teacher Training Summer Programme 2007

Teaching Multiple Intelligences 2 Week course

Starting: 24 June; 22 July

Course Location University of Kent at Canterbury

Course Tuition Fee €1,110 Euro

Accommodation

Who is this course for?

• Native and non-native speaking teachers of all levels - from secondary to adult.

• Participants should have a good level of English.

Course Summary

This course is designed to help you understand more about how your students learn. The course will bring you into contact with recent thinking and approaches to teaching related to Multiple Intelligences and NLP.

During the course, you will become familiar with different learning styles and learn how to recognise them in yourself and your students and adapt your teaching to accommodate them. The course will also help you reflect on creating a successful climate for learning - which, in turn, will enhance your own enjoyment of teaching.

What are the key course contents?

Materials will be created for the group by the main trainer, supplemented by published materials and by work presented by the participants themselves.

Topics include:

• Applying the theory of Multiple Intelligences to the classroom

• Identifying and adapting your teaching for different learning styles

• Sensory awareness and empowerment

• An evaluation of the place of Suggestopaedia in a school curriculum

• Contacting and using the brain's potential more fully.

• The concept of 'understanding' and how we can teach for 'understanding'

• Autonomy in the classroom through Co-operative Learning

• Raising student self-esteem

• The artful use of the metaphor

• Portfolio evaluation as a means of testing genuine understanding

Is this the right course for me?

• Yes, if you want to participate in a course that provides you with a wide range of new approaches to teaching and learning.

• Yes, if you feel that "traditional" approaches to teaching need to be improved through creativity and innovation.

• Yes, if "learning how to learn" is an area that fascinates and excites you.

If this is not the right course for you, please consider one of the following:

• Methodology and Language for Primary Teachers if you teach children from the ages of 4 to 12.

• NLP for Teachers if you want to focus more specifically on this exciting and challenge "study of excellence".

Funding

• Participants may apply for an EU grant to fund tuition, travel, accommodation and subsistence. Applications for grants must be submitted by 30 March 2007.

• You need to reserve your place before applying for your grant. You do not pay anything if you are not awarded a grant. On registration we will send you more information about funding.

What do I do next?

• Register online today. We will then confirm your place and send you a grant application pack with guidance on how to apply.

• If you have any questions please contact us.

Your Pilgrims Training Day -

Only Pilgrims offers such a full day of Professional and free Personal Development activities:

09.00-10.30 Core Training Course

10.30-11.00 Courtyard coffee break

11.00-12.30 Core Training Course

12.30-14.00 Lunch break

14.00-15.30 Core Training Course

15.30-16.00 Courtyard coffee break

16.00-17.30 Evening workshop 1

20.00-21.30 Evening workshop 2

As well as your core training course there are many free workshops and activities to choose from such as Storytelling, NLP, British Culture, Salsa Dancing, Drama Techniques, Multiple Intelligences, T'ai Chi, Teaching Pronunciation and more… all included in your course fee!