Early Career
Becoming a relective practitioner;
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Critical refection is crucial to becoming a successful teacher. This free course, Becoming a refective practitioner, explains what is meant by refective practice and how to ensure that refection leads to learning. As a beginner teacher you will encounter many contradictions and challenges in school; you will learn to teach in a particular context but will need to be able to transfer your learning to new contexts. Critical refection will help you to do this. This free course explores the different models of critical refection, knowledge of which will help you to structure your practice and evaluate whether you are refecting and therefore learning effectively.
Learning to teach – introducing classroom research;
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Undertaking classroom research is seen as an effective form of CPD. This free course, An introduction to classroom research, provides a basic introduction to research design and illustrates two methodologies, case study and action research, by drawing on examples from the classroom. The activities in the course provide an opportunity for you to design and develop your own project.
Learning to teach – making sense of learning to teach;
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This programme draws on what we know about how people learn to become teachers. It explores the different approaches to teacher education and the different routes into teaching. It will help you to understand the philosophical and practical differences between the different approaches. It draws on research about students’ experiences of learning to teach and considers the implications of this in designing teacher education programmes.
Professional Development for ECT;
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The early stages of a career in teaching can be daunting. You’re regularly faced with new responsibilities and challenges. On this course you will get advice and support on improving your teaching skills as well as juggling your workload so you’re able to handle these challenges.
Critical refection is crucial to becoming a successful teacher. This free course, Becoming a refective practitioner, explains what is meant by refective practice and how to ensure that refection leads to learning. As a beginner teacher you will encounter many contradictions and challenges in school; you will learn to teach in a particular context but will need to be able to transfer your learning to new contexts. Critical refection will help you to do this. This free course explores the different models of critical refection, knowledge of which will help you to structure your practice and evaluate whether you are refecting and therefore learning effectively.
Learning to teach – introducing classroom research;
Open the website (https://www.open.edu/openlearn/education-development/learning-teach- introduction-classroom-research/content-section-0?active-tab=description-tab)
Undertaking classroom research is seen as an effective form of CPD. This free course, An introduction to classroom research, provides a basic introduction to research design and illustrates two methodologies, case study and action research, by drawing on examples from the classroom. The activities in the course provide an opportunity for you to design and develop your own project.
Learning to teach – making sense of learning to teach;
Open the website (https://www.open.edu/openlearn/education-development/learning-teach- making-sense-learning-teach/content-section-0?active-tab=description-tab)
This programme draws on what we know about how people learn to become teachers. It explores the different approaches to teacher education and the different routes into teaching. It will help you to understand the philosophical and practical differences between the different approaches. It draws on research about students’ experiences of learning to teach and considers the implications of this in designing teacher education programmes.
Professional Development for ECT;
Open the website (https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/early-career-teachers)
The early stages of a career in teaching can be daunting. You’re regularly faced with new responsibilities and challenges. On this course you will get advice and support on improving your teaching skills as well as juggling your workload so you’re able to handle these challenges.