Keep Going. Keep Growing.
Orient BlackSwan Centre for Professional Development is a digital hub for the upskilling and enrichment of teachers with courses that are current and relevant.
Courses
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The active classroom: Foundational literacy the NEP way
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Empowering your professional development through digital resources
Bundle • 6 learning productsHow to access, curate, design and share digital resources skillfully to augment your teaching
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ChatGPT in the classroom (with e-book)
Bundle • 7 learning productsHow to use the power of ChatGPT and other AI tools for teaching-learning materials, assessments, lesson planning and research
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Teaching the whole person: Humanistic teaching
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Integrating arts in teaching: Essential features
Bundle • 5 learning productsPractical and engaging classroom strategies to integrate art with core curriculum
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Speaking to learn
Bundle • 4 learning productsA practical guide to teaching the speaking skill by way of awareness raising and meaningful tasks for effective communication
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Updating grammar teaching strategies
Bundle • 4 learning productsThe challenges, a few teaching strategies, lesson planning and assessment
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Student-centred Approach to Mathematics in the Primary Classroom
Bundle • 5 learning productsTeaching basic operations: Classroom ideas for mathematical thinking and problem-solving
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How to teach vocabulary
Bundle • 4 learning productsPrinciples and strategies for the teaching of vocabulary
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Grammar and communication
Bundle • 6 learning productsVaried and practical strategies for the teaching of grammar in communication
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21st century skills
Bundle • 5 learning productsAn action plan to implement the 4Cs in class
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Leadership for teachers
Bundle • 5 learning productsStrategies for ‘leaderly’ teaching in your context
Why courses from Orient BlackSwan for Professional Development?
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Self-paced, short courses with videos, lesson materials, activities, and self-evaluation
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Renowned course instructors—International and Indian
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Flexible options to purchase entire courses or individual modules within a course
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Module-completion certificates to support career growth
Access to the finest instructors the world over
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| Scott Thornbury | Hania Kryszewska (Pilgrims) |
Mercedes Perez Berbain (Pilgrims) |
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| Sonie Thakkar |
Swati Sircar |
Meera Ravishankar |
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Rajendran Thamarapura |
Hema Ramanathan |
Nik Peachey |
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Eleanor Watts |
Orient BlackSwan Teachers' Portal
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Testimonials
“It's a wonderful experience to learn and know about different and useful strategies of teaching leadership. Thank you, Orient BlackSwan!”
“I liked the topic critical thinking. Will implement it in my classroom teaching”
“Excellent course. Of course, it has to be when it is taught by Scott Thornbury.”
“Excited to share that I have added one more experience to my lifelong learner's hat "Leaderly Teaching" course from Orient BlackSwan Centre for Professional Development. Gained new insights to stay relevant, improve my performance, and grow into a better leader in teaching.”
Wahidha Mohideen
“Innovative methods with many suggestions.”
“Good you have given at less price, appreciable. I need to grow and be energized. So, provide as many as possible courses, especially on Leadership and Management.”
“It was an interesting module. Loved the idea of 'Matherials'!”
“It's a wonderful experience to learn and know about different and useful strategies of teaching leadership. Thank you, Orient BlackSwan!”
“I liked the topic critical thinking. Will implement it in my classroom teaching”
“Excellent course. Of course, it has to be when it is taught by Scott Thornbury.”
“Excited to share that I have added one more experience to my lifelong learner's hat "Leaderly Teaching" course from Orient BlackSwan Centre for Professional Development. Gained new insights to stay relevant, improve my performance, and grow into a better leader in teaching.”
Wahidha Mohideen
“Innovative methods with many suggestions.”
“Good you have given at less price, appreciable. I need to grow and be energized. So, provide as many as possible courses, especially on Leadership and Management.”
“It was an interesting module. Loved the idea of 'Matherials'!”
“It's a wonderful experience to learn and know about different and useful strategies of teaching leadership. Thank you, Orient BlackSwan!”
FAQs
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Will I need to attend classes at specific times?
All our courses can be taken at your leisure and at your own pace. You will have sufficiently long periods of access to the courses, typically 90 days, to complete them.
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Are these courses only for users of Orient BlackSwan books?
No, these courses are for all educators.
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Do I need any special materials or devices to take these courses?
No, all courses are self-contained. You can take these courses from any device including desktops, laptops, tablets and smart phones.