UDP Professional Services

The NEW learning community for teachers

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Raising standards for schools and teachersWith UDP Professional Services, schools in Spain can enjoy a new level of support in attaining accredited Bilingual status.

Practising English teachers can also develop their professional skills through a range of teacher training courses delivered exclusively online.

Each course is led by a qualified e-tutor who guides a virtual class of teachers through the materials.

Working together, teachers can exchange ideas and discuss key issues. They can try out new techniques in class and report back to their group through a variety of social media.

Plus, at the end of the course participants gain a Certificate of Bilingual Education.

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UDP Professional Services provides teachers with an experienced teacher trainer and an online community, dedicated to professional development.

Each module offers 30 hours of learning divided into three stages:

1. Explore

Participants use their own experience and knowledge to analyse the course content and identify their learning needs.

2. Think and Learn

Examples of best practice and theory give teachers opportunities to compare and contrast their initial ideas and beliefs.

3. Use

Participants apply new techniques in class and report back on the areas where they have improved most.

Online communities working together

Course modules*

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CLIL, Bilingualism and Multilingualism

This module focuses on understanding and implementing the basic methodological principles of bilingual teaching with a CLIL approach.

CLIL: How to Teach Science

In this module, teachers develop strategies and techniques for teaching Science in the primary classroom.

CLIL: How to Teach Arts and Crafts

In this module, teachers first experience and then reflect on practical activities for teaching Arts and Crafts in the primary classroom.

Children as Language Learners

This module offers participants a theoretical basis and practical insight into how children learn languages and how to support the learning process.

L2 Literacy

In this module, participants develop pedagogical principles for teaching literacy in another language.

Participants who complete all five modules successfully will be awarded a Certificate of Bilingual Education.

* Available in September 2011. More modules in development for 2012.

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Your online training experienceCollaborative learning delivered through the web is your route to accessible, affordable and effective teacher development.

With personalised feedback and support from your e-tutor, UDP Professional Services gives you the opportunity to explore best practice with your colleagues:

Forum: Join online group meetings.

Chat: Organise more focused sessions to discuss issues that are most important to you.

Quiz: Check your growing knowledge with regular tests.

Assignment: Upload your projects and receive detailed feedback.

Glossary: Keep track of key words, definitions and concepts that arise throughout the course.

Database: Collaborate with colleagues to produce glossaries, catalogues, activity banks, etc.

Journal: Maintain your own learning record, with comments from your e-tutor.

Wiki: Write texts collaboratively with your group and publish them online.

Choice: Share research data and conduct surveys to see what the group thinks.

Survey: Respond to the latest thinking in teaching to see how you compare with your peers.

Resources: Gain access to articles, videocasts, podcasts, learning objects and more.

Video: Add interactivity – SkypeTM, video-conferencing, online whiteboards and document-sharing.

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Forum: Join online group meetings.

Chat: Organise more focused sessions to discuss issues that are most important to you.

Quiz: Check your growing knowledge with regular tests.

Assignment: Upload your projects and receive detailed feedback.

Glossary: Keep track of key words, definitions and concepts that arise throughout the course.

Database: Collaborate with colleagues to produce glossaries, catalogues, activity banks, etc.

Journal: Maintain your own learning record, with comments from your e-tutor.

Wiki: Write texts collaboratively with your group and publish them online.

Choice: Share research data and conduct surveys to see what the group thinks.

Survey: Respond to the latest thinking in teaching to see how you compare with your peers.

Resources: Gain access to articles, videocasts, podcasts, learning objects and more.

Video: Add interactivity – SkypeTM, video-conferencing, online whiteboards and document-sharing.

Teachers working together Our courses are delivered online which gives teachers more flexibility to decide when they want to ‘attend their lessons.

The emphasis is also on building real communities of practising teachers who can help each other.

That’s why we recommend minimum entry requirements:

Professional:

✔ Language teaching experience and/or teaching experience in content areas using English as a medium of instruction.

✔ A recognised teaching qualification (Diplomatura, Licenciatura).

✔ An appropriate command of English (CEF B1, minimum).

Personal:

✔ Availability to devote a minimum of 30 hours to the course over a period of 3, 6 or 9 weeks.

✔ Commitment to the course (active participation in both group and independent activities, meeting deadlines).

✔ Willingness to share and learn (constant contribution, involvement and respectful interaction with colleagues).

Technical:

✔ A computer with a reliable internet connection.

Enter into meaningful discussion with experienced and motivated teachers.

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Additional services for schools and teachersUDP Professional Services offers a wide range of additional support for school managers and teachers:

✔ Consultancy services to help schools gain Bilingual status

✔ Educational consultants who can advise on curriculum design

✔ Intensive courses for teachers at the University of Dayton in the US

✔ Summer schools for teachers to develop English and methodology

✔ Continued Professional Development for in-service teachers

✔ Comprehensive post-adoption support with all UDP materials

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Join your colleagues online

Go to www.udaytonpublishing.com for teaching resources, plus the latest information about:

✔ UDP Professional Services

✔ Our catalogue and new publishing

✔ Courses at the University of Dayton

✔ News and events

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At University of Dayton Publishing our aim is to give pre-school, primary and secondary learners the best start in life by:

✔ publishing high-quality ELT and CLIL course materials

✔ providing teacher training through online and blended learning

✔ promoting social responsibility and global understanding

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