Pilgrims Teacher Training Summer Programme 2007

Skills of Teacher Training 2 Week course

Starting: 5 August

Course Location University of Kent at Canterbury

Course Tuition Fee €1,110 Euro

Accommodation

Who is this course for?

• Native speakers and non-native speakers with an upper-intermediate and above level of English.

• Experienced language teachers who want to become Teacher Trainers

• Those new to teacher training, including Directors of Studies, who want to develop their skills further.

Course Summary

The course focuses on ways of helping and training teachers. The content will be practically orientated. You will examine the major differences between language teaching and teacher training, investigate different ways of planning and presenting sessions and enhance your "people skills." By the end of the course you will have covered those key areas necessary to feel more confident either to take up a training position or to develop further in your current role.

At the beginning of your course you will also be given a free copy of "The Teacher Trainer," a Pilgrims resource magazine for teacher trainers.

What are the key course contents?

Materials will be partly customised for the group by the main trainer, supplemented by published materials. The trainer will hold a "needs and wants" session on the first day to ensure the group has a central part to play in negotiating course content.

On this course you will focus on how to:

• Plan training sessions that value different learning styles.

• Heighten your observation skills and provide valuable feedback on teaching.

• Acknowledge and respond to feedback given to you by others.

• Listen to people respectfully and communicate sensitively and effectively

• Deal with "difficult people."

• Relate to and manage teachers on an individual and team basis.

• Develop "teacher autonomy," which encourages continuous, self-determined professional development.

• Maintain and expand your own development as a trainer.

• Incorporate core elements from "feeder fields," such as NLP, into your training.

Is this the right course for me?

• Yes, if you want to become a teacher trainer or a mentor.

• Yes, if you have recently become a teacher trainer, Senior Teacher or a Director of Studies and wish to develop your skills further and become more confident in your role.

Participants receive a complimentary 1 year free subscription to our journal The Teacher Trainer.

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

• NLP for Teachers - if you are interested in exploring NLP and learning styles in more depth.

• Creative Methodology for the Classroom - if your needs and interests relate more generally to methodology in the classroom.

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!