Trian the trainer.

Dear Educator,
Over a decade ago, whilst a young trainer, I once confessed to myself that I had failed as a trainer. I had met with a group of teachers who were physically present for my training, yet ‘absent’. I observed that they were simply humouring me and would probably not change their practice.  This contradicted the reason for which I had been invited to their school and I knew that there would be no change in that school.

Unknown to me at the time, I had encountered a well-researched and documented phenomenon called  ‘teacher resistance’. I did not know at the time that it existed, nor did I know how to deal with it.  Months later, during my M Ed in Trainer Development (teacher training) I learned about it and the causes of its deep roots within a school.

In this Train-the-trainer course, I will be addressing teacher resistance; its causes and how to deal with it. All school heads, proprietors, school consultants and senior teachers need to understand this if school improvement and achievement are to be pursued.  Indeed, the quality of our interactions with our teachers is as important as the curriculum that they are asked to implement.

Pedagogy and andragogy are two distinct areas of education we must appreciate. While the former describes how to teach children, the latter deals with how to teach adults. Treating adult learners (teachers) as children learners is a no, no. If we want our schools to change, school leaders need to change their approach to teachers.

In this course, you will be learning the following:
• Introduction to Teacher Education (PRE-SET versus INSET)
• Perspectives on teacher education (training versus teacher
        development)
• Models of Teaching (Apprenticeship; Applied Science; Reflective
        Practice)
• Pedagogy versus Andragogy
• Teacher Observation versus Teacher Supervision (types and
        practice)
• Skills for teacher development
• Strategies for teacher development
• Planning a Training Session
• Change Management

A workbook will be given to every participant for on going self-study during the 3 month period of mentoring after the course. This 3-month period will include peer review of at least one of your own training after the course. Only successful participants will be awarded our certificates.

Two streams of training are planned for two different dates. Both trainings are the same with a slightly different focus for the two distinct groups of participants please  call 08063633166 for further details or visit www.vickyweck.org. .