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 Amity Trainings and Workshops
It is a wonderful feeling when you help people realize
their dreams. As your students show progress in their
English ability, largely due to your teaching and inspiration,
you will share in their feeling of accomplishment. Our
teachers play an essential role in the development and
creation of students' lessons, and your feeling of satisfaction
is well deserved.
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Amity has
earned a strong reputation for quality lessons, and the
surest way to protect and enhance that reputation is through
the efficient and effective training of our teachers.
After all, a school can only be as good as its teachers.
Amity's excellent training system and educational support
staff of experienced and professional teachers successfully
help new teachers to adapt and develop rapidly. Teachers
receive a week of Initial Training upon their arrival
in Japan at our AEON Education Development and Training
Center in Okayama.
Initial Training: Opening the Door to Amity
Topics to be covered
- Amity English School
- Amity
Classroom
- Curriculum
- Teacher/Manager
Relations
- Model
Lessons
- Cultural
Information
- Lesson
Planning & Preparation
- Education
as a Business
- Amity
Classroom Breakdown
- Counseling
& Motivating Students
- Teaching
Kids/Classroom Management
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During
Initial Training, teachers have the opportunity to teach
demonstration lessons to actual Amity students with
the support and feedback of their trainers and fellow
trainees. For those individuals with limited teaching
experience, Amity provides an excellent support team.
The Amity training staff is comprised of experienced
and professional teachers who are dedicated to staff
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| Once at their schools, our teachers receive additional on-the-job training. Observing the lessons of the outgoing teacher and apprentice-instructing classes continues the training process one step further. At the branch school, teachers will also attend informational meetings with the manager and receive an orientation to the school and its procedures. All of this is part of a new teacher's first few weeks on the job. |
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time, Amity also does its very best to help insure the
teachers' transition to their life outside of Amity
is as smooth as possible, providing support in all aspects
of settling into a teacher's life. The staff at the
school will assist teachers in registering with City Hall
and opening a bank account, and will even provide instruction
on how to use the appliances in the apartment. This high
level of care does not end at the close of the formal
training period. Once teachers begin their own teaching
schedule there is always a web of support beginning at
their branch school and continuing on through the faithful
assistance of our educational training staff. |
| To enhance
the skills they acquired during Initial Training and in
the classroom, teachers attend Follow-Up Training a few
months after they have been teaching at their branch schools.
At this time, they are given an opportunity to share ideas
and teaching techniques with other teachers. In addition,
various Area Trainings with useful workshops are held
throughout the year to help teachers further develop their
teaching skills and share teaching ideas. Finally, teachers
are encouraged to maintain contact with members of the
training staff, who provide personalized attention through
phone calls and school visits. |
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