February 15 - 20, 2009
10:15am - 1:30pm and 3:30pm - 5:30pm
Mayapur Academy Classroom 1

This is a prerequisite for VTE Teacher Training Course 2 and VTE Bhakti-sastri Teacher Training Course.

In this course, students will learn what constitutes effective teaching and facilitation by learning:

• How to plan a lesson and write a corresponding lesson outline
• Different teaching styles and methods, specifically interactive and experiential learning methods
• How to understand the different categories learning, and how to select appropriate learning
• Methods for these categories
• The basic skills of delivery, facilitation and classroom management
• The various types of assessment and their purposes
• Oral-feedback skills
• Basic communication and interpersonal skills
• The importance of teaching by example
• The need for systematic training and education

Devotees will participate in group exercises, class discussions, experiential learning exercises, and group presentations; and they will learn how to utilize these teaching methods by their participation.

This course is suitable both for experienced and novice teachers. It is particularly appropriate for devotees involved in training other devotees. It is highly interactive, intensive, transformational, and fun.

Atul Krishna dasa joined ISKCON’s Melbourne Mahaprabhu Mandir in 1985. A disciple of Prabhavisnu Swami, he served as a book distributer and fundraiser in Melbourne from 1986 to 1996. He joined the Bangladesh Yatra in 1996 and preached village to village for 3 years, during which he learnt fluent Bengali. Since 1999 he has been residing in Sri Dhama Mayapur. He has been teaching Bhakti-sastri in Mayapur for the last 8 years and has been involved in teacher training for the last 5 years. He conducts teacher training and Bhakti-sastri seminars throughout India, Asia and Australia. He is currently supervising Bhakti-sastri and Bhaktivaibhava courses in Mayapur.

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