Outline of Certificate of Teaching Mastery Teachers Without Borders' Certificate of Teaching Mastery program is made up of 5 distinct online courses that are practical, interactive, and oriented for educators who teach children ages 5 to 18. They are as follows: Course 1 : Education for the New Millennium Course 2: Teaching Methods Course 3: Assessment Practices Course 4: Culture for Understanding Course 5: Educating for Civil Societies These courses can be taken in any order, and upon successful completion of all 5 courses, a teacher earns a Teachers Without Borders Certificate of Teaching Mastery.

Courses COURSE 1 - EDUCATION FOR THE NEW MILLENNIUM: Bringing New Thinking in Education into Classroom Practice In this course, you'll be introduced to educational theories and approaches to learning and how to apply them to your classroom; aspects of effective teaching; and contemporary issues in education. The material reflects a pattern of inclusive, discovery-oriented, culturally-attuned, and globally-aware teaching.COURSE 2: TEACHING METHODS - Looking at Theory, Planning, and Management In this course, you'll be introduced to thematic learning and cooperative learning and you'll have a chance to develop lesson plans with these ideas in mind. You are given practical tools for classroom management and ways in which you can guide students to think about their own process of learning. Course 3: ASSESSMENT PRACTICES – Improving Student Performance In this course, you'll discover a new way of designing curriculum so that you get the results you want. This course includes an introduction to student portfolios, problem-based learning, and rubrics that assess different aspects of student work such as mastery of the material, or the ability to apply what one has learned to real-life experiences. COURSE 4: CULTURE FOR UNDERSTANDING: Understanding Our Students In this course, you'll explore your own cultural competence in the classroom; apply multiculturalism to problem-solving; receive training on service learning; and discuss how to create and sustain connections with classrooms around the world. COURSE 5: EDUCATION FOR CIVIL SOCIETIES: Teaching as Research and Action This course is a culminating experience with two outcomes: 1) The creation of an electronic Teaching Portfolio (E-Portfolio) that showcases your work from Courses 1 - 4 of the Certificate of Teaching Mastery; and 2) A Service Project - a professional gift to your community that applies what you have learned in the previous four courses to address a local, national, or global need in one of the following areas: Early Childhood Education Literacy and Numeracy for Adult Learners Environmental Education Education through the Arts Girls' Education Conflict Mediation Special Education Community Teaching and Learning Centers