Bag of Tricks online course.

Hi everyone!

Some have noticed that for the last couple of weeks my "Relief Teaching Quick Takes" Youtube show went dark.  Here's why!

I've been studiously working on my new course for Relief Teachers, "Creating a highly Effective Relief Teaching Bag of Tricks for F-6" and it is now live and kicking.  This course to some extent follows on from my "Intro to Relief" course taking a much closer look at the role of a relief teacher's Bag of Tricks. It explores not only the population of a bag of tricks but also it's classroom use to support the teaching and learning process as well as it's role in being less invisible in the classrooms we work in.

It also steps away from the professional awareness focus of my last course, "An Introduction to Relief Teaching for Graduates", and becomes the first in which I directly target some of the day-to-day classroom strategies that make me a highly effective and highly desirable relief teacher, a hit with the students and at the top of school priority lists.

It has been structured in a way that provides the surface learning that early career relief teachers may need while stepping through to more advanced concepts to provide a deep learning experience that those of us with a handle on the basics are looking for.

Duration: 2 hours + optional content.

Cost: $20.00 (AUD) - Free access for members of Classcover's Relief Teacher Association.

Addressed Standards: APST - Proficient Level:

3.4: Select and/or create and use a range of resources, including ICT, to engage students in their learning.

3.2: Plan and implement well-structured learning and teaching programs or lesson sequences that engage students and promote learning.

4.1: Establish and implement inclusive and positive interactions to engage and support all students in classroom activities.

Delivery Method: Self paced online MOOC - Video and text based content delivery.

Certificate upon completion: Yes.

Module 1: Bag of Tricks basics and organisation.

Module 2: Populating a bag of tricks.

Module 3: Finding Resources and insights into the Relief Teaching context.

Module 4: Lesson Planning for our Bag of Tricks.

Relevance: Primary Relief Teachers working in a Generalist Teacher capacity in mainstream classrooms from Prep to Grade 6. Also suitable for generalist relief teachers working in special development classrooms from Juniors through to VCAL (exact relevance will vary depending on the academic abilities of your students).

https://www.openlearning.com/classcover/courses/bagoftricks/HomePage

Note: While I do keep an eye on the courses I create and provide feedback when I can, this course is managed on an ongoing basis by Relief Teacher Association community staff and support officers.

I hope to see you there!

Regards,

Mel.