Course aims Key dates The Amnesty Teacher programme will enable you to: Application process Gain the knowledge, skills and resources to deliver Friday 6 October 2017: applications due by 5pm effective human rights education in your subject. Monday 9 October 2017: participants informed of Learn how to use methods and tools to tackle acceptance controversial issues. Course Try out new ways to inspire students and a more open, engaging and respectful learning environment. Develop the skills and knowledge to deliver continuing professional development (CPD) by sharing your learning with other teachers. Gain access to a network of like-minded teachers and Details contacts. Course activities Three days of face-to-face training (on Saturdays) delivered by Amnesty staff members and associates from partner organisations. Online and telephone tutorials tailored to your needs. Support to implement an exciting peer-training project to share your learning with other teachers in your own Amnesty’s teacher training record and surrounding schools. Amnesty has an excellent track record in teacher training: Resources 100 per cent of participants on our 2015-16 Amnesty Curriculum-linked educational resources, including Teacher Programme evaluated all elements of the films, images, lesson plans, case studies, schemes of training as or useful’. ‘useful’ ‘very work, extracurricular activities and cross-curricular In evaluations teachers commented on our 2015-16 resources. Amnesty Teacher Programme as follows: invaluable ‘an Access to experts in rights education and experience’; me with new teaching strategies ‘provided campaigns. and ideas’; me to meet like-minded people’; ‘allowed Relevant, up-to-date information about human rights high standard of professional dialogue’; ‘fantastic’; ‘a across the world. broadened my understanding’, and activities ‘vastly ‘my Access to new human rights education methodologies with students have become more ambitious and that are specifically relevant to UK schools. exciting’. All training hand-outs and resources. More information Telephone and support. Call 020 7033 1597 or email Opportunities to work closely with Amnesty once the hayle.davies@amnesty.org.uk course has ended.
Course aims The Amnesty Teacher programme will enable you to: Gain the knowledge, skills and resources to deliver effective human rights education in your subject. Learn how to use methods and tools to tackle controversial issues. Try out new ways to inspire students and a more open, engaging and respectful learning environment. Develop the skills and knowledge to deliver continuing professional development (CPD) by sharing your learning with other teachers. Gain access to a network of like-minded teachers and contacts. Course activities Three days of face-to-face training (on Saturdays) delivered by Amnesty staff members and associates from partner organisations. Online and telephone tutorials tailored to your needs. Support to implement an exciting peer-training project to share your learning with other teachers in your own and surrounding schools. Resources Curriculum-linked educational resources, including films, images, lesson plans, case studies, schemes of work, extracurricular activities and cross-curricular resources. Access to experts in rights education and campaigns. Relevant, up-to-date information about human rights across the world. Access to new human rights education methodologies that are specifically relevant to UK schools. All training hand-outs and resources. Telephone and support. Opportunities to work closely with Amnesty once the course has ended. Key dates Application process Friday 6 October 2017: applications due by 5pm Monday 9 October 2017: participants informed of acceptance Course Details Amnesty’s teacher training record Amnesty has an excellent track record in teacher training: 100 per cent of participants on our 2015-16 Amnesty Teacher Programme evaluated all elements of the training as ‘useful’ or ‘very useful’. In evaluations teachers commented on our 2015-16 Amnesty Teacher Programme as follows: ‘an invaluable experience’; ‘provided me with new teaching strategies and ideas’; ‘allowed me to meet like-minded people’; ‘fantastic’; ‘a high standard of professional dialogue’; ‘vastly broadened my understanding’, and ‘my activities with students have become more ambitious and exciting’. More information Call 020 7033 1597 or email hayle.davies@amnesty.org.uk
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