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                                                              Photo by bruce mars on Unsplash I just got the good news that NILE have marked my MAPDLE Trainer Development module assignments. I worked extremely hard to finish these pieces of work two months before the deadline and was delighted to achieve an A Grade Distinction. I feel quite proud of this achievement, as I was new to teacher training at the beginning of this course. I feel that I learned so much, not only from the reading but also from my tutor and the other course participants. They all came from contexts that were very different from mine and our sharing of ideas and experiences really made the course come to life. The three assignments required a lot of reading and a considerable amount of time to research and write, but they were so i...

    Photo by  Chris Montgomery  on  Unsplash     The main assignment for my MAPDLE TD module was to design either a PRESET or an INSET  training course of at least fifty hours. It had to include all the details, starting from a needs analysis and ending with a description of how the course would be evaluated and the participants assessed. As well as establishing the learning objectives and learning outcomes for the course, a full outline had to be included, as well as the rationale behind all the decisions made. When I started this MA module, I was relatively new to teacher training, so this assignment seemed very daunting indeed, but in the end, it was my favourite of the three assignments.  In addition to the outline, timings, topics, and resources for each session, I was required to produce my own materials for one of the sessions. I have been working with a small group of teachers, who have been attending my sessions to increase their con...

  Do you have students who are interested in finding out more about famous women in history? and are you passionate about raising awareness of this issue? A teacher I know in Italy sent me a fun quiz that she had taken to find out ‘Which woman in Scottish history are you?’ She thought I might like it for my students. I saw a lot of potential in this quiz as a really great way not only to raise awareness of the place and importance of women in history but also to highlight and celebrate the contribution that Scottish women, in particular, have made to the fields of medicine, engineering, science and more, despite being often overlooked. The lesson idea that this quiz gave me would be very useful for anyone who wants to raise awareness of the contribution of women to society, whilst working on aspects of vocabulary and pronunciation, as well as fostering collaboration. As is always the case with my lessons there is a strong focus on promoting learner autonomy, and the lesson is...