Teaching Teens
Microcredential
Capture teenagers' attention and sustain their engagement
Teenagers engage most when they feel understood and can see why a lesson matters to them. This microcredential draws on research into brain development, identity and relationships to help you build lessons that teenagers want to be part of.
In this practical and research-informed course, you will learn how to create learning experiences that capture teenagers' attention and sustain their engagement, exploring the influence of brain development and identity formation alongside the role of relationships, rewards, and personal relevance, so you can make informed teaching decisions that build motivation and strengthen learner commitment.
This course is for you if:
By the end of this course, you'll be able to:
Explain how brain development and identity formation influence teenagers' motivation
Describe the role of relationships, rewards and personal relevance in motivating teenage learners
Design learning experiences that capture teenagers' attention and sustain their engagement
Make informed teaching decisions that encourage participation and strengthen learner commitment
Build on the motivation already present in your classroom
Our microcredentials are grouped into strands, each focused on a distinct area of teaching practice. Complete microcredentials within a strand to build depth in that area, or mix and match across strands to shape your own development path.
This course’s strand: Teaching Teens — build the skills to keep lessons calm, focused, and genuinely engaging for adolescents.
Teaching Teens
Learn how to create a learning environment where teenagers can thrive.
Microcredential · Teaching Teens
5 hours · 100% online and self-paced · Digital Microcredential Badge · £45.00 incl. UK VAT
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