Create, Evaluate and Adapt Materials Based on the Needs of
your Students AND Gain The Trinity Certificate for Practising Teachers (Cert PT)
What is Materials Development with Trinity Cert?
The Trinity Cert PT qualification is an optional add-on to Materials Development.
Materials Development
Who is Materials Development for?
This course is for teachers who want to make great lesson materials for their students or to share with other teachers and the wider ELT community. Get ready to be creative!
Please note, Materials Development is a face to face one-week course (20 hours) that can also be taken without Trinity Cert PT.
By the end of the course, course participants will:
-Assess and evaluate materials and understand what makes good teaching and learning materials
-Design materials around texts to develop receptive skills
-Design materials for developing productive skills
-Design materials for teaching specific language items
-Evaluate the effectiveness of your own materials and adapt them to suit the needs of different learners
-Understand effective materials design and layout
-Write effective instructions
Trinity Cert PT
Who is the Cert PT suitable for?
The Trinity Certificate for Practising Teachers (Cert PT) builds on the knowledge and classroom teaching experience of working English language teachers. This level 6 qualification sits between an initial Level 5 teaching certificate (such as the CELTA) and an advanced Level 7 diploma qualification (such as the DELTA).
It is for teachers who are already qualified to teach in their country and wishing to improve their specialist knowledge and skills. The Cert PT will also be of interest to schools wishing to maintain best practice and continual professional development for their teaching staff.
Entry Requirements
To apply for Materials Development with Trinity Cert, applicants must have:
-A level 5 teaching qualification, e.g a Trinity CertTESOL, or CELTA, or Teaching Qualification from your country, plus equivalent to a minimum of 6 months full-time teaching experience.
OR
– At least 2 years full-time teaching experience, so that assessments can be completed to the required standard.
Entry is by application form.
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Learning Outcomes
Taking Materials Development will allow you to learn how to make great lesson materials for your students.
By taking the Trinity Cert Qualification, you will also demonstrate your ability to:
-Evaluate teaching/training resources, making suggestions that will help meet the needs of a specified learner/learner group
-Adapt teaching/training resources to meet the needs of a specified learner/learner group
-Create teaching/training resources to meet the needs of a specified learner/learner group
-Justify pedagogical decisions for teaching/training of a specified learner/learner group
-Reflect on pedagogical decisions made to meet the needs of a specified learner/learner group
-Demonstrate an awareness of formative assessment on a specified learner/learner group
-Use academic referencing to meet the needs of ILOs 1–6 above
Course Assessment
The CertPT is assessed through a portfolio of work with four written assignments. The assignments are marked internally, and the final grade is awarded after moderation by Trinity.
-Task 1 – evaluate a resource
-Task 2 – adapt a resource
-Task 3 – create a resource
-Task 4 – reflect on the use of a teaching resource
The assignments are practical and you will work with teaching resources that are relevant to you and your teaching context. You will try your new materials in the classroom and gather feedback/data from peers or students and write and research the essays. There are scheduled tutorials to support you with the assignments.
Course Delivery
Materials Development is a face to face one-week course (20 hours) at International House London. After completing this course, you will then undertake Trinity Cert PT.
Trinity Cert PT is hosted online on the IH London Teacher Portal, a learning platform for teacher professional development.
-Duration of online course (12 weeks, supported)
-3 tutorials (on Zoom or by email depending on your time zone)
There are five online units of self-study materials to complete at your own pace. These will lead you through creating the four assignments which you submit during the course.
The materials are easy to access and include quizzes, readings, samples of assignments, recommended reading and clear guidelines for each assignment. You are supported through contact with the tutor at key points before you write your assignments.
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