This online course for teachers focuses on developing coaching skills and emotional intelligence. You will learn how to use coaching and facilitation techniques and how to develop empathy in your work and everyday life.
In today's dynamic learning environment, the role of the teacher goes beyond teaching; it involves inspiring, guiding and nurturing the holistic development of students. This online course is designed to equip teachers with the essential coaching skills and emotional intelligence strategies needed to foster a positive and engaging learning environment.
Course Highlights:
There will be numerous discussions and opportunities to self-reflect on your teaching during the course. Participants will be asked to read one methodology book during the course. Each session will focus on the practical use of tools and activities in the classroom.
For all teachers of English and related subjects who want to refresh their knowledge, train their leadership skills and acquire new skills.
Andrea is currently the Director of Studies at the Bridge English Language Centre in Bratislava, Slovakia. She has presented at a number of ELT conferences and delivered a range of external training sessions to English teachers. Andrea holds a Trinity TESOL Diploma and has recently gained EMCC coaching accreditation. She believes that teachers can and do make a real difference to students‘ lives and that they can have a positive influence on students that resonates beyond the classroom. She also believes that teaching is a dynamic and evolving profession and that the best teachers believe in lifelong learning and continually strive for personal development. In her free time she enjoys sports incuding cycling, tennis, hiking and nature as well as good books and chatting with friends.
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The coaching techniques have helped me to listen better, not to give advice on hold, but to ask questions. Basically shifting my goal from "find a solution" to "find out what the problem actually is". They taught me to question, question and question. To not jump to conclusions because, well, I don't have time...
Suddenly I had more time, less stress, and the people around me were happier. I found that my head doesn't have to go to 200% when a colleague comes to me with a problem or a question. Many times all I had to do was ask a good question and it found a solution on its own. I discovered a new universe.
Now I see how little I was a good communicator, how much I can still improve and especially how important it is, if you work in an international environment, to educate yourself and acquire new skills in English. You can hardly do a good assessment interview in Slovak when you do it in English at work. You can hardly learn to present in Slovak when you are nervous in English and the overall impression of your speech is completely different.
I would highly recommend Mike as a professional coach. He helped me not only to improve my English coaching vocabulary, but also taught me several extremely helpful coaching methods and tools.
Mike is a great expert and a very kind person - he is enthusiastic, curious, creative, and does it all with a positive attitude. He treats clients like partners, trusts them and encourages their inputs. Mike also provides very useful resources and support which I appreciated greatly.
