Pearson Professional Development PEARSON PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL IS RUNNING A SELECTION OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SHORT COURSES IN THE COMING MONTHS. Please see below the courses on offer over the next couple of weeks:
Active Learning One day course which offers analysis and practice of student-centred approaches and equips teachers with strategies to involve students actively in their own learning. Classroom management One day Classroom Management course which teaches strategies to effectively mange a student centred classroom.
Building a Constructivist Classroom One day training course that introduces the concept of constructivism in learning and teaching. The course aims at encouraging students to learn by blending new information with existing knowledge. The course helps teachers capitalize on student knowledge and shift from product-orientated learning to process-orientated learning. Leading the way for successful Implementation of Common Core Assessments This one-day workshop offers a balanced view of assessment under the Common Core and provides a deep focus on how the standards will drive changes. It aims to effectively prepare students for these new assessments and to meet the ultimate goal of the Common Core - producing students who are truly thinkers ready for a robust career or college.
October 21st, 2012 Secondary School Teachers, Abu Dhabi November 5th, 2012 Primary School Teachers, Dubai
November 6th, 2012 Primary School Teachers, Dubai November 7th, 2012 Secondary School Teachers, Dubai November 27th, 2012 Primary School Teachers, Abu Dhabi November 8th, 2012 Primary School Teachers, Dubai
November 10th, 2012 Primary & Secondary Teachers, Dubai
*Please note: the Differentiated Instruction and Fundamentals of Interactive Arabic Teaching have similar course content, we therefore advise attendees to not sign up for the Differentiated Instruction course if they have previously attended the Fundamentals of Interactive Arabic Teaching*
Leading the way for Common Core State Standards Implementation in English Language Arts K-12
November 24th, 2012 Primary & Secondary Teachers, Dubai
This one-day workshop helps curriculum leaders and teachers explore the implications the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) have on English Language Arts (ELA) content and curriculum, classroom instruction and assessment. Differentiated Instruction One day course which introduces learning styles, multiple intelligences and differentiation strategies related to process, content and outcomes.
November 24th, 2012 Primary School Teachers (in Arabic) Dubai November 25th, 2012 Secondary School Teachers (in Arabic) Abu Dhabi November 26th, 2012 Secondary School Teachers (in English) Abu Dhabi
Balanced Assessment One day course which introduces the role of diagnostic, formative and summative assessments in effective teaching. The course addresses the learning-feedback cycle, assessment design and the role of constructive feedback to improve student outcomes and attitudes.
November 25th, 2012 Primary School Teachers, Abu Dhabi
Using the Common Core State Standards with English Language Learners One day training course where participants will examine what the CCSS mean for ELLs as mainstream classroom teachers implement the CCSS for ELA and Math in their classrooms. Participants also explore how to accommodate instruction for such students. Using the Common Core State Standards with Special Learning Needs This one day workshop ensures that teachers and school leaders are familiar with what implementing the CCSS will mean for students with special learning needs. They will also consider frameworks for implementing the CCSS for ELA and Math and explore how to accommodate instructional needs.
November 29th, 2012 Primary & Secondary School Teachers, Dubai (1/2 day course 9am - 12pm)
November 29th, 2012 Primary & Secondary School Teachers, Dubai (1/2 day course 1pm - 4pm)
To book your place
Email enquiries.middleeast@pearson.com or call Sasha Franicevic on +971(0)4 457 7329 *Please note: Primary/Secondary comments under the date indicate which level the courses are targeted towards. The courses are therefore adapted and use examples from the levels stated in order to allow teachers to best adapt the course content to their learning environments*