Saturday-school teacher training

Teaching Persian to children of the diaspora in weekend and community schools.

Level

Practitioner

Who it is for

Current and future Saturday school teachers, volunteers and school coordinators.

Format

Blended: online modules and observed teaching practice.

About 30 hours. Hours are an estimate.

Before you start

• Fluent Persian.

What you will be able to do

• Plan lessons for mixed-age, mixed-level heritage classes.
• Teach reading using the script course materials.
• Keep children safe, following the host country's safeguarding rules.
• Work with parents to support language at home.

Modules

1. Heritage learners. How children who hear Persian at home learn differently.
2. Planning lessons. Goals, activities and mixed levels.
3. Teaching reading and writing. From letters to stories.
4. Play, song and story. Using culture to teach language.
5. Safeguarding and inclusion. Child protection law and classrooms open to every background.
6. Parents and community. Language at home and in the community.

Assessment

An observed lesson and a lesson plan portfolio, reviewed by a mentor teacher.

Status

Draft outline for scholarly review. The lessons, readings and questions are in preparation. Completion is recorded; nothing is accredited.

Course code: IDCDC-PER-08.