How to Teach Adults
Are you keen to teach adults? Join this hands-on course covering creating a learning climate, how adults learn, group interactions, course planning and evaluation - suitable both for those already tutoring adults or planning to start.
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Sat 26 Jun2 consecutive Saturdays 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Selwyn College, Auckland. Greg Smith
Bring your lunch on both days.
- $195.00 incl. GST
Sessions
Session 1
Sat 26 Jun 09:00 - Sat 26 Jun 17:00Selwyn College, Auckland.Session 2
Sat 03 Jul 09:00 - Sat 03 Jul 17:00Selwyn College, Auckland.
Description
Members of CLASS are entitled to a course fee discount. Please contact your school to arrange registration and the discount.
- 2 Saturdays - 20 & 27 March 2021 9am - 5pm on both days. Held at Rutherford College, 18 - 20 Kotuku St, Te Atatu, Auckland Ph 09 834 4099
- 2 Saturdays - 26 June and 3 July 2021 9am - 5pm both days. Held at Selwyn College, 203 - 241 Kohimaramara Rd, Kohimaramara Ph 09 521 9623
Tea and coffee will be provided. Bring your lunch. Students will have a homework assignment between the two Saturdays.
Adult learners bring a diverse range of skills, knowledge, cultural backgrounds, literacy and numeracy competence, learning styles and personality types to our classes. Our challenge as tutors is to create a learning environment which meets these needs and extends our learners' abilities.
Join this hands-on course covering creating a learning climate, how adults learn, group interactions, course planning and evaluation - suitable both for those already tutoring adults or planning to start.
- explored how to promote a collaborative, inclusive and supportive teaching and learning environment
- developed and demonstrated understanding of how learners learn and how to plan for a range of learning styles
- considered the 'adult' learner in particular
- unpacked, practised and demonstrated a lesson planning model
- explored, practised and demonstrated facilitation skills
