Course Dates and Fees
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| 19 Jul 09 |
01 Aug 09 |
TMI30 |
€1067 |
£790 |
Who is this course for?
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Native and non-native speaking teachers
of all levels - from secondary to adult. |
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Participants should have an upper intermediate to advanced 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.
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Topics include: |
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Applying the theory of Multiple Intelligences
to the classroom |
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Identifying and adapting your teaching for different
learning styles |
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Sensory awareness and empowerment |
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An evaluation of the place of suggestopaedia in
a school curriculum |
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Contacting and using the brain’s potential
more fully. |
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The concept of ‘understanding’ and
how we can teach for ‘understanding’ |
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Autonomy in the classroom through Co-operative
Learning |
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Raising student self-esteem |
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The artful use of the metaphor |
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Portfolio evaluation as a means of testing genuine
understanding |
Is this the right course for me?
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Yes, if you want to participate in a course that
provides you with a wide range of new approaches
to teaching and learning. |
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Yes, if you feel that “traditional”
approaches to teaching need to be improved through
creativity and innovation. |
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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:
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NLP for Teachers
if you want to focus more specifically on this exciting
and challenge "study of excellence". |
What do I do next?
If this is the right course for you, please complete the
Registration
Form online. Our courses have limited places,
so avoid disappointment by completing your reservation
as soon as possible.
If this course does not match your needs, please contact
Pilgrims Sales (details below) or browse the website for
information on other courses.
To request more information or to register, please contact
Sales at Pilgrims. Alternatively, you can register online
by clicking here.
Recommended reading: Please note it is not necessary to buy or bring these books to the course.
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“Intelligences Reframed:Intelligences for the 21 st Century.” Howard Gardner (Basic Books, New York) 2001 |
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“Multiple Intelligences in EFL” H. Puchta & M. Rinvolucri (Helbling Languages) 2005 |
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“Outsmarting IQ: The Emerging Science of Learnable Intelligence” D. Perkins. ( Free Press) 1995
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