About this course: This course will help you consider how to develop appropriate learning goals for individual and groups of students. You will learn how to plan learning activities to engage your students in ways that will achieve these goals. Announcement for US based teachers: Coursera and its partners are proud to offer eligible teachers in the US free Course Certificates for this course and other high-quality teacher professional development courses, through the Connected effort announced by President Obama. To participate in this opportunity, US district leaders simply need to approve Coursera teacher professional development by completing a brief form at: www.coursera.org/tpd. US Teachers interested in this opportunity are also encouraged to follow the link to learn more and www.coursera.org/tpd. Once a district’s form has been verified, the district leader will be notified and teachers in the district will receive access to free verified certificates for Coursera professional development. Coursera and the Commonwealth Education Trust thank educators for the hard work they do every day and hope this opportunity will assist US teachers to continue developing their craft in a meaningful and flexible way.
Created by: Commonwealth Education Trust
Taught by: Judy Halbert, Co-director of the Centre for Innovative Educational Leadership
Vancouver Island University, British Columbia, Canada
Taught by: Linda Kaser, Co-director of the Centre for Innovative Educational Leadership
Vancouver Island University, British Columbia, Canada
Taught by: Professor John MacBeath, Professor Emeritus
University of Cambridge, UK
| Commitment | 4-6 hours/week |
| Language | English |
| How To Pass | Pass all graded assignments to complete the course. |
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Syllabus
WEEK 1
Mindsets for Learning and Teaching
This is our first week together and we are pleased you have decided to participate in this course focused on planning for teaching and learning. This week we will discuss developing a growth mindset and setting goals as a planning professional. We will also ex...
5 videos, 5 readings
Graded: Quiz 1
WEEK 2
What Do We Know About Teaching and Learning
In this week you will think about your planning from three perspectives: considering, reflecting, and understanding. You will use these three perspectives to better understand how you can use learning principles to incorporate different worldviews into your te...
5 videos, 1 reading
Graded: Quiz 2
Graded: Peer Assessment 1
WEEK 3
Four Key Questions and Why They Matter
In this week we introduce four key questions. The questions are diagnostic tools that can tell you how successful you are at giving your students clear expectations and providing them with good feedback. In this week’s lectures, readings and videos you will be...
4 videos, 1 reading
Graded: Quiz 3
WEEK 4
Spirals of Inquiry for Planning and Teaching
Week four follows the pattern we have set in the first three weeks. This week we explore how you can inform and deepen your planning for teaching and learning by engaging in a specific inquiry cycle. All of the lectures this week focus on the various phases or...
5 videos, 1 reading
Graded: Quiz 4
Graded: Peer Assessment 2
WEEK 5
Teacher Professional Learning
As teachers, we usually think about planning from the perspective of how we can better teach our students. This week we are going to focus on planning for the learning needs of the adults in our schools. One of the most important findings from the research on ...
4 videos, 1 reading
Graded: Quiz 5
WEEK 6
Innovation and Change
This is the final week of this course and we appreciate your perseverance! This week you are going to have the opportunity to think about designing more innovative learning environments for young people. You will see how teachers are planning intellectually an...
5 videos, 1 reading
Graded: Quiz 6
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