All Aboard the Primary Classroom - Methodology for Primary Teachers – ETI-T7
Executive Training Institute

COURSE SUMMARY:
The aim of this course is for teachers and teacher trainers to experience a range of interesting activities linking methodology and learning theories to the Primary Classroom today. Sessions are practical, include a focus on multi-media and technology for teaching purposes, and help teachers reflect on their approach to teaching today’s pupils.

TARGET AUDIENCE:
Primary level and Kindergarten teachers who would like to refresh their teaching methods and techniques. Participants on this course need to be at a B1 level of English.

PREPARATION:
After registration, partcipants on this course programme will receive:
- A pre-course questionnaire which will enable trainers to learn about the participants' teaching backgrounds
- Information about the Europass Mobility Certificate
- A recommended reading list to prepare participants for various aspects of the course

OBJECTIVES:
- To enable a be.er understanding of Primary Teaching and expand & build on previous knowledge, using a range of praccal methodologies
- To introduce new areas of teaching methodologies and accompanying techniques, using hands-on experienal methods
- To help teachers reflect on their own teaching methods & contexts & develop teaching skills
- To introduce an awareness of technology and ICT in the classroom today
- To exchange pedagogical informaon & knowledge in a mul-cultural context
- To further develop parcipants’ own language skills
- To experience the cultural heritage of Malta with its bilingual linguisc environment

METHODOLOGY:
Sessions demonstrate current approaches, methodologies and techniques. An interactive communicative approach is applied, which provides participants with their own experiential learning of the activities and methodologies. Input sessions are in the form of hands-on workshops, and involve brainstorming, analysis, problem-solving, and role-play, both in pair work and group work. Teachers are asked to reflect on the activities, inviting discussion with regard to their own pedagogical knowledge and skills, teaching methods and contexts, and on adaptation of activities to their teaching and learning situations. Both teaching and learning are explored, analysed and discussed, further enabling the participants’ use of their communication skills in English. Participants are also introduced to websites related to the further development of their teaching skills and personal professional development

FOLLOW UP:
- The course ends with an evaluation session, where teachers are asked to reflect upon the value of the knowledge gained on the course.
- They are also encouraged in this session to come up with a Personal Development Action Plan, and select activities which they would like to try out in their own classes.
- They are invited to join our Teacher Training Facebook community, which allows networking and contact with the trainers and fellow colleagues, and with participants from other courses.
- Participants are also encouraged to join communities for the POOLS Projects and otherrelated EU Projects, such as METHODS (Communicative Language Teaching Methods), TOOLS, and CLIL4U.
- In addition, participants are given a post-course 3 month subscription to e-Learning online site to further develop their language knowledge and skills.

SAMPLE PROGRAMME:
1) Monday
- Warmers, Fillers and Coolers
- The Power of Video
- Stimulating Writing At Primary Level
2) Tuesday
- Intro to Wikis
- Designing Crosswords and Quizzes
- CLIL in the Classroom
3) Wednesday
- How to Stimulate Listening At Primary Level
- Creating Autonomy Through Project Work
- Social Programme
4) Thursday
- Drama and Role play In the Classroom
- Game Based Learning
- Language Development
5) Friday
- The Mixed Ability Classroom
- Dealing with Specific Learning Differences (SpLDs)
- The XYZ Factors in the Primary Classroom

PROGRAMME FEES INCLUDES:
- Tuition /Training (1 week) over 5 training days
- Social Programme including Half Day Guided Tours (to Malta’s Capital City Valletta / to the old Medieval City of Mdina)
- Airport Transfers : Shuttle Airport Transfers Arrival + Departure; from/to Malta Airport to /from Accommodation (when booked through our school only!)
- Mobility Euro Pass Certificate
- End-of-Course Certificate

OTHER INFORMATION:
- The School will be closed on public holidays. The schedule for the week including a public holiday will be adjusted to make up the lost training hours on the public holiday on that particular week.
- A social programme including weekly cultural guided tours will be confirmed every Monday. Participation on any activities is optional.
- Classes normally runs from 9:00-14:30 with two brakes. Number of lessons: 22,5 hours (1 lesson=60 min) + 2.5 hours of E learning self- study (5 homework on-line links; lessons about Malta, to cover the cultural aspects) + cultural tours. Therefore thw certificate lists 25 hours/week. If someone misses any lessons, eg 1.5h, it will show ‘ 23.5 hours out of 25 hours.