The overriding responsibility of every classroom teacher is to do their utmost to engage in good teaching practice so that students can develop their full potential as learners.

There are many positions and theories about what makes good teaching practice. IWBNet believes that Productive Pedagogies promoted by Education Queensland and the Model of Pedagogy promoted by the NSW Department of Education and Training provide comprehensive accounts of what good teaching practice is about. This course is structured around elements of good teaching practice as defined by these two models.

Good teaching practice also encourages in students forms of thinking such as creating, evaluating, analysing, applying, understanding, and remembering. These forms of thinking are built in to all of the sessions of the course.

Of course good teaching practice does and should occur without IWBs. However this course is focussed on IWBs and how IWBs can powerfully support and extend good teaching practice.

Resources

When you enrol in the LIFT Online IWB Training Course you will receive the following resources:

• Access to a secure Moodle site that contains all of your courseware
• Courseware created in Activstudio, ActivInspire, SMART Notebook™ and third party software* (* third party software can be used on any IWB)
• Courseware starting with a lesson through to a completed IWB file
• The courseware includes step by step instructions, template sample files, completed lesson files, images, videos and tutorials
• Supplementary skills training covering Activstudio, ActivInspire and SMART Notebook ™
• An online forum to discuss any detail with your mentor and other teachers
• Email mentoring – send your questions and seek advice
• Monthly Newsletter – this newsletter will keep you up-to-date, informed and on task to ensure you get the most out of your course
• Assessment of four (4) lessons (Flipchart/Notebook/File) by your course mentor
• Certificate of Completion awarded by IWBNet

Timing

The course is scheduled across 26 weeks beginning in the month we receive payment. We estimate that you would need to dedicate 3 to 4 hours per week to complete the course curriculum. Of course some of this time may be in class whilst developing your final lessons for assessment. You can defer your course for up to 4 weeks at any time should you have leave planned.

Who should enrol

Any classroom teacher, head teacher, professional development coordinator or teacher librarian in a primary school will benefit from completing the LIFT Online IWB Training Course. Teachers from any country throughout the world are welcome to participate. (The course is available in English only)