Not many:
You should be interested improving our teaching about teaching and have a growth mindset.
You should have at least B2 level of English to be able to actively participate in the discussions and understand the videos.
You should be able to study for about 20 minutes for 4 days.
Perhaps, one of the best answers what it is and why we need it was giving by the Smiling Mind experts. In short, it gives you:
- Improved sleep
- Enhanced student & parent engagement
- More workplace satisfaction
Is it safe? Mindfulness is a natural human capacity that is based on being present, focusing on your breath and bodily sensations. It’s generally safe and useful, as long as it is practiced correctly. Anyway, if you have any significant concerns about your mental health (like depression, severe anxiety, psychosis, etc.), you may wish to seek professional advice and support.
The “Is mindfulness safe?” article by Oxford Mindfulness Centre discusses the research behind adverse events arising from mindfulness practice. It distinguishes between temporary discomfort and lasting harm, and provides hints about how to practise to ensure these risks are minimised.
The course is based on CELTA materials used world-wide – the quality of content is secured. Its presentation though might be even more effective than in CELTA and the kind due to science-based 6 learning strategies incorporated in the course to help trainees learn.
The course consists of real video-recorded (of mistakes in speaking tasks) and written (of mistakes in writing tasks) techniques of corrections to analyse and draw conclusions from, tasks for practice of all of the techniques, plus questions for reflection– and is available for 2 weeks. That’s more than enough to finish the course because the recommended and expected time on the course is 4 days.
To get a general idea of what my courses look like and of the way we work, follow this link.
The course is evaluated via completed tasks – your answers can be seen only by me, so you can study in privacy and comfort.
Anyway, if you want to chat with colleagues and me, you’ll be able to do it on Google Classroom or in Gentle Support Chat (available with Gold and Premium access).
Let me know if you aren’t satisfied with the course within first 24 hours, and I’ll immediately press “refund” button. I mean it, no questions asked unless you want to leave constructive feedback.
Why did I decide to set time limits for the course?
The thing is that many of us need some external motivation to go in hand with their internal desire to teach better, so having time limits can be of help. But they are not supposed to oppress us at any rate, so it’s ok if one day you can’t study something and finish it on the next day. But make sure you don’t postpone it until the last day because binge-watching everything at one go is much less effective and memorable than gradual regular immersion with spaced practice.
Anyway, I know that life can suddenly get hard at times. That’s why there is still 1 extra week after the course to complete it.
A safe environment where you can ask for help and socialise (available with Gold and Premium access).
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