Teaching For Transformation

What result-driven and outstanding teachers know and do differently from regular teachers

What you'll learn

A mindset shift to see teaching not just as a job but as a calling, and a strong passion to see students transformed

Why traditional education fails and what needs to be done differently in classrooms that really prepare students for the future

What the core 21st Century Skills are and how they help students succeed beyond the classroom

What makes a great learning experience for students and how to develop these qualities as a teacher

An overview of STEM Education and how it contributes to developing 21st century skills

Practical tools for transformative teaching, including Inquiry-Based Learning, Project-Based Learning and Problem-Based Learning

How to utilize the power of questions and questioning as a tool for driving inquiry and learning

Requirements

No requirement

Description

Many classrooms worldwide are filled with teachers who see teaching as just a job or a career. Teachers go to class every day focused on helping their students acquire new knowledge, with the aim of passing exams and having good grades.What if our teaching was focused more on transformation than just knowledge acquisition? Teaching for Transformation is a personal development course for teachers, and is a great foundation for anyone seeking to build, switch into or advance their teaching profession or career. It is suitable for both beginners and experienced teachers in either K-12 or higher education. In this course, you'll discover and learn what outstanding and result-driven teachers know and do that regular teachers don't, and you'll find your motivation for teaching changing from being just a job to being a calling. You'll learn why traditional education fails, what 21st-century education requires, the ingredients of great learning experiences, and you'll learn how to use hands-on tools for transformative teaching.There are no prerequisites for taking the course. Whether you're just starting out as a teacher or you have decades of experience. Whether you teach in a physical, online or hybrid classroom, or whether you teach in a traditional or informal classroom, every teacher will find the lessons in Teaching for Transformation a very valuable resource.

Overview

Section 1: Knowledge, Transformation and the role of Teachers

Lecture 1 Introduction

Lecture 2 The Foundation for Transformation

Lecture 3 What makes our traditional education to fail

Section 2: Creating Transformative Learning Experiences

Lecture 4 What makes a great learning experience

Lecture 5 What makes a great teacher

Lecture 6 The right tools

Section 3: A Framework for Transformative Teaching

Lecture 7 The Global Achievement Gaps

Lecture 8 An Introduction to STEM Education

Section 4: Hands-On Tools for Transformative Teaching

Lecture 9 Inquiry-Based Learning

Lecture 10 Project-Based Learning

Lecture 11 Inquiry-Based Learning

Section 5: Embracing Continous Learning

Lecture 12 Embracing Continous Learning

Teaching for Transformation is for everyone who desires to build, switch into or advance their teaching career, especially teaching STEM based subjects for young learners.,Beginners into the teaching profession who need to start with the right foundation