Better Teaching: Leading with Clarity and Confidence

Better teaching is an art form. We all know it when we see it – especially in the eyes of students who are motivated, inspired, and happy to be there. We can also see teachers glad to step into the classroom when things are going great. This state of teaching is never by accident…

For new teachers, this course offers an opportunity to get ahead of the curve and learn skills that will set your teaching on a successful path earlier than most of your peers. The first step towards better teaching is awareness of what works consistently and fits your personality and unique set of skills. Implementation of what you learn will be in your own way and on your own unique timeline.

For mid-career teachers with years in the classroom already under their belts, this course is designed to take your teaching to the next level of leading rather than following. Too many teachers have just 3 or 4 tools in their toolkit. They fall into a comfort zone that gets tired with time for them as well as their students. Becoming a master of your classroom is a lifelong challenge to learn more, which makes your teaching sustainable and more meaningful.

A vibrant and diverse international learning community built on trust, led by a veteran humanistic EFL teacher, is a key component to the success of this online course. “Whatever I can do, we can do better” is a cornerstone of the collaborative spirit set out for this course – six weeks of meeting, asking, sharing, and helping one another to make ourselves better.

Three core goals from this course include:

1. Define your teaching and learning beliefs for improved lesson clarity and impact.

2. Make better decisions before, during, and after lessons for more teaching success.

3. Understand leading vs following for greater confidence and job satisfaction.

Live session dates: July 5, 12, 19, 26 and August 2, 9

Time: 11:00-12:00 UTC Check your local time.

Recordings will be available for participants.

Cost: $240 USD*

*Receipts for research funds, etc., can be provided on request

Course Materials: PDFs and links will be provided as optional readings for weekly topics.

Registration includes: Six live sessions (plus recordings) and unlimited discussions each week in a private forum. Upon successful completion of the course, participants will have the option to receive a Certificate of Achievement.

Scholarships

iTDi believes that all teachers deserve the same opportunity to improve themselves. From our experience, teachers who pay something towards a course more often make greater effort and are more likely to complete the course. Therefore, we do encourage teachers to pay something toward the course if at all possible. We prioritize partial scholarships, but a limited number of full scholarships will also be available for this course. Please apply through our scholarship application. Scholarship will be awarded on June 7th (one month before the course begins).

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