Active Learning Teacher Training Curriculum
Are you looking to develop training programmes for PAL? Here you can find an evidence-based European PAL curriculum for both student teachers and qualified teachers.
The ACTivate physically active learning teacher training curriculum (PAL-TTC) guides those who wish to develop training programmes specifically for (PAL). We have provided, for the first time, an evidence-based European PAL curriculum for (i) student teachers and (ii) qualified teachers. The curriculum is designed to inform and guide the development of high-quality PAL across Europe and facilitate transparency, mobility and adoption of PAL as a method of learning (a learning strategy) that teachers can use in all subjects (e.g. maths, language).
The curriculum uses a behaviour change approach to develop the capability of teachers, increase their motivation for PAL and capitalize on opportunities available for PAL delivery within an educational setting. The PALTTC adopts an output-based approach and is built around the notion of learning outcomes, units of learning and credits, that reflects a general education trend in Europe. Two separate curriculum templates are presented, one for initial teacher training (ITT) and the other for continuing professional development (CPD) for qualified teachers. This facilitates education providers (e.g., Higher Education institutes or private providers) to adopt and embed the curriculum within their current course provision. The content may be delivered as a stand-alone PAL module or, embedded into a range of curriculum modules.
The Activate PAL-TTC curriculum is free to access and use. Please can we ask that you acknowledge the curriculum in the design of your courses using the suggested reference at the end of this document. We would also appreciate if you could fill in a short survey by clicking on the below link. Completing this survey will help the ACTivate team to track the impact of the PAL-TTC curriculum and provide support for our work moving forward.
The ACTivate physically active learning teacher training curriculum (PAL-TTC) guides those who wish to develop training programmes specifically for (PAL). We have provided, for the first time, an evidence-based European PAL curriculum for (i) student teachers and (ii) qualified teachers. The curriculum is designed to inform and guide the development of high-quality PAL across Europe and facilitate transparency, mobility and adoption of PAL as a method of learning (a learning strategy) that teachers can use in all subjects (e.g. maths, language).
The curriculum uses a behaviour change approach to develop the capability of teachers, increase their motivation for PAL and capitalize on opportunities available for PAL delivery within an educational setting. The PALTTC adopts an output-based approach and is built around the notion of learning outcomes, units of learning and credits, that reflects a general education trend in Europe. Two separate curriculum templates are presented, one for initial teacher training (ITT) and the other for continuing professional development (CPD) for qualified teachers. This facilitates education providers (e.g., Higher Education institutes or private providers) to adopt and embed the curriculum within their current course provision. The content may be delivered as a stand-alone PAL module or, embedded into a range of curriculum modules.
The Activate PAL-TTC curriculum is free to access and use. Please can we ask that you acknowledge the curriculum in the design of your courses using the suggested reference at the end of this document. We would also appreciate if you could fill in a short survey by clicking on the below link. Completing this survey will help the ACTivate team to track the impact of the PAL-TTC curriculum and provide support for our work moving forward.
