Preface

Teaching is a noble profession. Teachers change the world by educating and inspiring our young people. Well educated young people go on to live healthier lives and make their countries more prosperous and successful.

In 2016, I delivered a teacher training course for local teachers in Madagascar. The course was designed to introduce a variety of pedagogy that would improve educational outcomes in Madagascar. It was written for all teachers though most relevant to those teaching adults or children over the age of nine. I was asked to return, and wrote this book to support local teacher trainers and trainee teachers.

This book will help you improve your teaching. You’ll be inspired to engage your students more, learn how to teach thinking skills that are more than just knowledge and understanding, and learn how to improve exam results. You’ll be given tools and activities that make your teaching much more successful. You will also learn about many teaching theories. The activities in this book are designed to work with large classes (100+), as well as small classes. They assume that teachers have a blackboard and that students have paper and writing instruments.

In 2016, I delivered a teacher training course for local teachers in Madagascar. The course was designed to introduce a variety of pedagogy that would improve educational outcomes in Madagascar. It was written for all teachers though most relevant to those teaching adults or children over the age of nine. I was asked to return, and wrote this book to support local teacher trainers and trainee teachers.

This book will help you improve your teaching. You’ll be inspired to engage your students more, learn how to teach thinking skills that are more than just knowledge and understanding, and learn how to improve exam results. You’ll be given tools and activities that make your teaching much more successful. You will also learn about many teaching theories. The activities in this book are designed to work with large classes (100+), as well as small classes. They assume that teachers have a blackboard and that students have paper and writing instruments.