Group Training Courses
for professional development

This training supports teachers in formulating effective and motivating learning objectives for their lessons. Participants learn how to develop clear and verifiable learning objectives according to the SMART principle, how to create specific target tasks and how to use evaluation methods. Interactive methods, reflection and practical examples promote direct application in their own lessons.

Training objectives

• Formulating precise and motivating learning objectives
• Introduction to the SMART principle for effective goal setting
• Creating your own learning objectives and target tasks for the classroom
• Scrutinising your own teaching practice and discussing it with colleagues
• Use of AI to support the development of learning objectives

This training course is aimed at teachers who want to optimise their teaching materials. Participants will learn how to adapt existing materials and create their own motivating learning materials. In addition to evaluating teaching materials, the focus is on methods such as scaffolding, visual support and the targeted use of digital and analogue media. New ideas for their own lessons are gained through dialogue and practical tasks.

Training objectives

• Aims of the training programme
• Development of criteria for effective and appealing teaching materials
• Modification of existing materials and development of own teaching materials
• Adapting materials to the level of the pupils and the needs of young people
• Use of digital and analogue media
• Expanding the variety of methods

This training course supports teachers in actively involving their learners in the classroom. Participants learn about different methods and social forms that increase interaction and motivation in the classroom. Practical exercises and reflection will show ways in which learners can be more cognitively, emotionally and motorically integrated into the classroom.

Training objectives

• Familiarisation with the characteristics of learner activation
• Application of learner-activating forms of work
• Familiarisation with cooperative social forms
• Strengthening the focus on interaction
• Practical exchange with colleagues

This training course is aimed at teachers who wish to deepen their knowledge and skills in the area of assessment and progress in language teaching. The training provides a comprehensive introduction to different evaluation methods and the importance of constructive feedback for the learning process.

Training objectives

• Recognising the disadvantages of traditional assessment for learning processes
• Distinguishing between assessment and evaluation
• Understanding the importance of action-orientation and competence-orientation in evaluation
• Describing the characteristics of formative and summative evaluation
• Knowledge of the forms and methods of constructive assessment and feedback that promote learning

This training course supports teachers in getting young German learners excited about GFL lessons. Participants will gain valuable insights and practical tools to sustainably increase their students' motivation to learn. The training also teaches which factors influence motivation and how teachers can use creative concepts and current Goethe-Institut programmes to make lessons exciting and motivating.

Training objectives

• Identification of the various factors that influence the motivation of young people in GFL lessons
• Familiarisation with motivating concepts (culture-related projects, simulation games, job-oriented German learning and digital tools)
• Familiarisation with current motivational offers from the Goethe-Institut
• Planning a motivational event for pupils