Dragonfly Teacher Training Teaching English as an Additional Language using IT and an interactive whiteboard

Dubai
Tue 3rd February 2009
Session 1: 9.30am - 3pm
or Session 2: 4pm - 9pm

Create inspiring history lessons using your interactive whiteboard

The course that gives you everything you need to use your whiteboard to its full potential

Aims of the programme:
1.To provide the ideas and software you need to create engaging class activities that can be used with any brand of board.
2.To equip teachers with ready-made lesson materials for the whiteboard. The course CD-Rom contains a wealth of digital resources to take back to your school:
• A selection of history lessons for the interactive whiteboard
• A collection of essential utilities
• Links to the best history websites in the world
• Images and backgrounds to use in your whiteboard lessons
• Follow up tutorials to remind delegates of all the activities learnt on the day

COURSE OUTLINE

	Coffee, registration and introduction
	Session 1 • How to use an interactive whiteboard in the classroom • Specific lessons that can be created on a whiteboard • Hands-on session 1: Getting familiar with the tools at your disposal for creating interactive lessons
	Coffee
	Session 2 • Lesson ideas and activities to add interactivity to your history lessons: Here Laurence demonstrates the numerous ways in which the whiteboard can be used to inject colour, movement, sound and greater interaction into your history lessons. Many examples covering different curriculum areas are provided • Using specialist history software with the whiteboard: Guidelines to help you choose software that works well with the whiteboard • Hands-on session 2: Creating these lessons yourselves to develop experience in the use of an interactive whiteboard through practical exercises including starters, puzzles, quizzes and games
	Lunch
	Session 3 • The Internet and how to use it effectively • Going through the course CD and the materials you will be taking back with you • The use of video and television footage • Practical resource workshop (bring a memory stick)

All courses are totally suitable for International schools. Suitable for teachers who teach pupils aged 8 - 18.

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