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SELC 102 - Teaching Essentials
Course Description: (Stand-Alone Course) Content and language teachers require professional development to enable them to master the demanding job of teaching and learning and build their confidence. Additionally, they need to focus on specific skills and a number of high-impact competencies. To ensure this, participants will engage in carefully selected learning strategies in this specifically tailored course for educators in general. This self-paced virtual course enables participants to learn about matching their teaching skills with essential 21 st century professional development pedagogy, techniques and literacies. Focus is on the needs of teachers who teach both content and/or language skills in a variety of contexts, seeking excellence within their classes. Participants will go beyond learning about the competencies needed to apply to their specific learning contexts, as they will also be able to develop the ability to innovate and judge when, how, and with which students to use such proposed techniques, abilities and tools targeted in this course. This course consists of four-learning modules (with instructor facilitation) and one assessment end of the course module. Participants will be expected to dedicate five hours per week for optimal engagement with the content material. Upon completion of this instructor-led, online course an assessment module will be administered prior to the issuing the AUC certificate from the School of Continuing Education. Learning Outcomes: 1. More skills for Teachers to understand his role 2. Introduce teachers to the practice of self - assessing own teaching. The goals of engaging in professional development will be outlined and various models and components of professional development tasks will be introduced 3. More training on reflective practice 4. Introduce teachers to the practice of becoming a reflective teacher. The goals of why and how to reflect will be outlined and various models and components of reflective teaching tasks 5. More skills on managing classroom 6. Introduces teachers to the practice of skill and content integration. The goals of creating interactive, engaging classes and various models for student participation (individualization versus collaboration) 7. More skills on how to manage learners experience 8. Introduces teachers to the practice of observing and monitoring your learners. The goals of motivating, engaging, and encouraging participation, Various models for giving feedback, and peer learning Admission Requirements for the above certificate(s): 1. Applicants must already be teaching in any institution. 2. Applicants must pass the Standardized English Proficiency Test (SEPT/OEPT) and score level ENGG B1A. 3.Applicants must have basic Computer Literacy. Mode of delivery: Self-Paced/Instructor-led Assessments and Attendance: Learners are assessed throughout the term by case studies, quizzes, assignments, activities, discussions, reflection essays, projects, or other means of evaluation. End-of-term achievement tests measure learners’ overall performance in the course. The final grade in each course is based on learners’ performance on continual assessment measures and the final project or test. All assessments must be submitted as per the scheduled deadline announced in each course. 3.000 Continuing Education Units 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Continuing Education Schedule Types: Lecture SCE Career Development Department Course Attributes: SCE-BSD Online Courses Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: Teaching Essentials Prerequisites: SCE Test-Online Eng.Placement 5 or SCE Standrdzd Engl Prof.Test 52 or SCE Day Stand Engl Prof. Test 52 or Continuing Education level ENGG A2D Minimum Grade of D

SELC 102 - Teaching Essentials

Course Description: (Stand-Alone Course)
Content and language teachers require professional development to enable them to master the demanding job of teaching and learning and build their confidence. Additionally, they need to focus on specific skills and a number of high-impact competencies. To ensure this, participants will engage in carefully selected learning strategies in this specifically tailored course for educators in general. This self-paced virtual course enables participants to learn about matching their teaching skills with essential 21 st century professional development pedagogy, techniques and literacies. Focus is on the needs of teachers who teach both content and/or language skills in a variety of contexts, seeking excellence within their classes. Participants will go beyond learning about the competencies needed to apply to their specific learning contexts, as they will also be able to develop the ability to innovate and judge when, how, and with which students to use such proposed techniques, abilities and tools targeted in this course. This course consists of four-learning modules (with instructor facilitation) and one assessment end of the course module. Participants will be expected to dedicate five hours per week for optimal engagement with the content material. Upon completion of this instructor-led, online course an assessment module will be administered prior to the issuing the AUC certificate from the School of Continuing Education.

Learning Outcomes:
1. More skills for Teachers to understand his role
2. Introduce teachers to the practice of self - assessing own teaching. The goals of engaging in professional development will be outlined and various models and components of professional development tasks will be introduced
3. More training on reflective practice
4. Introduce teachers to the practice of becoming a reflective teacher. The goals of why and how to reflect will be outlined and various models and components of reflective teaching tasks
5. More skills on managing classroom
6. Introduces teachers to the practice of skill and content integration. The goals of creating interactive, engaging classes and various models for student participation (individualization versus collaboration)
7. More skills on how to manage learners experience
8. Introduces teachers to the practice of observing and monitoring your learners. The goals of motivating, engaging, and encouraging participation, Various models for giving feedback, and peer learning

Admission Requirements for the above certificate(s):
1. Applicants must already be teaching in any institution.
2. Applicants must pass the Standardized English Proficiency Test (SEPT/OEPT) and score level ENGG B1A.
3.Applicants must have basic Computer Literacy.

Mode of delivery:
Self-Paced/Instructor-led

Assessments and Attendance:
Learners are assessed throughout the term by case studies, quizzes, assignments, activities, discussions, reflection essays, projects, or other means of evaluation. End-of-term achievement tests measure learners’ overall performance in the course. The final grade in each course is based on learners’ performance on continual assessment measures and the final project or test. All assessments must be submitted as per the scheduled deadline announced in each course.

3.000 Continuing Education Units
3.000 Lecture hours

Levels: Continuing Education
Schedule Types: Lecture

SCE Career Development Department

Course Attributes:
SCE-BSD Online Courses

Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Programs:
Teaching Essentials

Prerequisites:
SCE Test-Online Eng.Placement 5 or SCE Standrdzd Engl Prof.Test 52 or SCE Day Stand Engl Prof. Test 52 or Continuing Education level ENGG A2D Minimum Grade of D

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