MODULE 3 Task 3 Creating a Training Course Outline

You can choose from a variety of formats when creating your training course outline
below is only one example. However, your outline should include these main parts:

 course description  list of topics

 course goals  assessment plan
 course objectives
Optionally, you can include more detail in your course outline and also include
objectives, activities, and assessment tasks for each topic. You can also include a list of
materials, readings, videos or other resources.

SAMPLE Training Course Outline

Ready, Set, Engage! A Teacher-Training Program on Student-centered Methodology

Trainer: John LastName Length: 6 weeks Training Sessions: 3 hours

Course Description and Goal Statement:

This course is designed to prepare English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teachers working in secondary
education (high school) with knowledge and skills in student-centered teaching methodology. The
overall goal of this course is for the participants to be able to use student-centered teaching concepts in
their teaching context.

Course Objectives:
 define characteristics of student-centered teaching
 plan needs analysis strategies for understanding student needs and interests
 identify student-centered characteristics in a lesson plan
 create student-centered activities and lesson plans for their teaching context

Assessment:
Participants will be assessed on presentations of lesson plans and other teaching tools throughout the
course. At the end of the course, participants will submit a final lesson plan. The final lesson plan will be
graded using a rubric to measure how well the plan meets criteria based on the course topics.

© 2017 by Arizona Board of Regents. Sample Training Course Outline for the AE E-Teacher Program, sponsored by the U.S.
Department of State and administered by FHI 360. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License, except where
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The AE E-Teacher Program is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, administered by FHI 360, and delivered by ASU.

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 Week 1: Introductions

Objectives: Activities: Assessment:

By the end of this week, Ps introduce themselves/community In groups Ps write their
participants will be able to: building, review course syllabus and definition of student-
 name the topics in outline, read and discuss article on centered teaching.
the course and student-centered teaching Ps complete a chart
anticipate future comparing two lesson
assignments plans with examples of
 describe the general teacher-centered and
concept of student- student-centered
centered teaching teaching.

Week 2: Student-centered Curriculum and Lesson Design

Objectives: Activities: Assessment:

By the end of this week, Ps review examples of needs analysis Ps design a needs
participants will be able to: tools, write objectives based on needs analysis tool for their
 create needs analysis analysis results, read and discuss article teaching context
tools to identify on student-centered curriculum design, Ps evaluate an activity
student needs and review sample lesson plans using student-centered
interests criteria
 give examples of how
to involve students in
curriculum decisions
 define characteristics
of a student-centered
activity

Week 3: Reading and Writing Tasks

Objectives: Activities: Assessment:

By the end of this week, Ps discuss challenges in teaching reading Ps present lesson plans
participants will be able to: and writing (RW) skills, watch teaching to Jigsaw groups
 solve challenges to video of RW activity, lesson plan jigsaw highlighting student-
teaching reading and centered characteristics.
writing (RW) using Ps submit a RW lesson
student-centered plan
strategies
 Plan a student-
centered RW lesson

The AE E-Teacher Program is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, administered by FHI 360, and delivered by ASU.

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 Week 4: Listening and Speaking Tasks

Objectives: Activities: Assessment:

By the end of this week, Ps discuss challenges in teaching listening Ps present lesson plans
participants will be able to: and speaking (LS) skills, watch teaching to Jigsaw groups
 solve challenges to video of LS activity, lesson plan jigsaw highlighting student-
teaching listening and centered characteristics.
speaking (LS) using Ps submit a LS lesson
student-centered plan
strategies
 plan a student-
centered LS lesson

Week 5: Using Technology

Objectives: Activities: Assessment:

By the end of this week, Ps discuss using technology in teaching, In groups Ps present a
participants will be able to: read articles on 3 tech tools, adapt an tech tool with an
 build knowledge of activity to integrate technology example student-
using technology in centered activity using
teaching the tool
 evaluate technology
tools
 plan lesson activities
using a new
technology

Week 6: Student-centered Assessment

Objectives: Activities: Assessment:

By the end of this week, Ps share assessment tasks used in their Ps submit a final student-
participants will be able to: teaching, define formative and centered lesson plan
 design assessment summative assessment, select an (either LS or RW),
tasks based on their objective and design assessment task, integrating technology,
objectives evaluate a partner’s assessment task and including assessment
 evaluate assessments make revisions. tasks.
using student-
centered criteria

The AE E-Teacher Program is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, administered by FHI 360, and delivered by ASU.