Preparing for Teaching
Discover practical techniques that will help you become a good teacher and begin your teaching journey with this free online course from the University of Manchester.
Duration
3 weeks
Weekly study
2 hours
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Discover the world of teaching and learn how to be a good teacher
A great teacher can totally transform a subject and inspire a classroom of students to succeed. But, learning the most effective teaching strategies doesn’t happen overnight.
This course is an ideal starting point before beginning a formal teacher training course. It will give you a sense of the most important teaching skills and help you explore your own preconceptions of teaching.
On the course, you’ll learn about all the different qualities that make a great teacher and what knowledge and teaching skills you might need when you enter the classroom.
Week 1
What makes teaching exciting?
What makes a good teacher?
The purpose of the course and how it will help those who complete it
What makes good teaching?
What makes outstanding teaching and learning and some of the controversy around defining such a concept
What does learning sound like?
Start to transfer your thinking to an actual classroom environment by listening to a conversation between a teacher and pupils
Developing your view
What makes a good teacher
Reflections on Week 1
Reflect on the weeks learning
Week 2
How to 'see' in the classroom
Welcome to Week 2
An introduction to the week, how teachers interact with pupils and the terminology used
Observing and discussing teaching as a professional
Professionalism within education and good practice in educational research around ethical issues
The professional language of teaching
The use of labels and terminology in observing lessons
Classroom management in schools
Lesson observation and the importance of behaviour management
What would you do? How beginning teachers can already think about classroom management
Think about different ways of viewing classroom interaction, and classroom management
Planning for positive classrooms
Start to develop further your ability to move from observations to thinking about practice.
Reflections on Week 2
Reflect on the weeks learning
Week 3
Developing your philosophy of education
Welcome to Week 3
The philosophy of education and becoming a successful teacher
How are different schools structured?
Reflect on your own educational experience and consider different approaches and structures to schools.
What is the purpose of school?
The origins of school and how the structures have developed
What subjects are taught in schools?
Subject knowledge
How to apply for teacher training
Applying for teacher training
Final Reflection
Final thoughts on your learning and preparedness for applying to train as a teacher
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