Course structure:
The summer course comprises an introductory session and five content modules delivered over a three-week period.
There will be two live tutor-led interactive workshops each week, as well as a number of engaging asynchronous tasks that you complete in your own time.
The asynchronous part of your course will allow you and your fellow participants to extend the learning from the live sessions. Typically, this will include follow up quizzes, extra readings and materials. You will also benefit from opportunities to discuss aspects of each session with your peers in pairs and in small groups, allowing you to reflect on how you might tailor the content of each session to your own teaching context.
We expect you to devote at least 5 hours each week to your course. Outside the scheduled live sessions, you can study at times that are most convenient for you.
Class sizes are kept small to maximise opportunities for interaction.
Workshops:
During your two weekly live workshops, you will be expected to participate actively in discussions and exchanges with your tutor and fellow participants. You will be encouraged to continue your discussions through additional online interaction throughout your course.
The first day of your course will begin with an introductory session to introduce you to the structure, expectations, and goals of an Oxford Teachers' Academy course. You then follow a series of five modules over three weeks.
All times are UK time (UTC+1).
Introductory Session - Monday 27 July 2.30pm-3.30pm
Module 1: An introduction to Global Skills - Thursday 30 July 2.30pm-3.30pm
- Context: from 21st Century Skills to Global Skills
- The five skills-clusters
- Relevance to ELT and strategies for classroom implementation
Module 2: Intercultural Competence and Citizenship - Monday 03 August 2.30pm-3.30pm
- From culture to cultural competence
- Citizenship: ideas for awareness-raising in a local context
- From topic to task: planning and developing activities for the classroom
Module 3: Emotional Self-regulation and Wellbeing - Thursday 06 August 2.30pm-3.30pm
- Defining emotional self-regulation and wellbeing, and identifying its relevance to the classroom context
- Developing classroom strategies to help students recognise and regulate states of mind and behaviours
- Strategies and activities to help teachers practise emotional self-regulation and safeguard their own wellbeing
Module 4: Digital Literacies - Monday 10 August 2.30pm-3.30pm
- Digital literacies: what they are and why they matter
- Best practices for developing these skills in the context of the ELT classroom
- Becoming aware of dangers and risks; encouraging healthy habits
Module 5: Creating a Global Skills Learning Environment - Thursday 13 August 2.30pm-3.30pm
- Recognising the impact of GS on learning skills and outcomes
- Knowledge, skills, and attitudes: the role of the teacher in creating a GS learning environment
- Double duty: designing tasks with both a language-skills component and a Global Skills component