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Teacher Training
The Teaching Programme
The teaching sub-committee have developed a comprehensive syllabus to become a qualified bridge teacher. Full details of the modules required are available at the link below. Teachers chould ask their clubs to sponsor their participation in the teacher training course. Ultimately it is the clubs which benefit from teachers work, with the inflow of new members. For a minimal investment clubs can reap big dividends and over a long period of time too. A number of clubs in different parts of the country have already done just that and their initiative and foresight is to be lauded.
We request that all qualified teachers provide us with details of their classes for inclusion on the CBAI web site.
Complete Syllabus For CBAI Teacher Training Course
(Not all elements of the Syllabus are active. Please contact the CBAI directly to see what is required)
Teaching Certificate:
The CBAI is in the process of finalising a distance learning course to facilitate the training of potential bridge teachers all around the country. This will allow prospective teachers to complete the syllabus in a self paced, self instructional way. The course is divided into modules and through either snail mail or email correspondeance worksheets and assignments can be submitted for feedback on a continuing basis.
Trainee teachers will receive course materials.
Final Assessment for all modules shall take place at a weekend seminar to be held annually. Assessment will include written examinations in Bridge Bidding theory, Card Play theory and matchpointing in addition to practical demonstrations of teaching practice and public speaking.
Before attending the seminar trainees will be expected to prepare a body of work based on the guidelines detailed in course materials. Full details of the body of work are detailed in the Complete Syllabus
OVERVIEW
The CBAI is currently developing the necessary support materials for this course but encourage any interested parties to commence work on the recommended texts.
Qualified teachers running classes are expected to either provide pupils with suitable local clubs for them to join, (ideally that partake in our monitor programme), or run a novice club for their pupils themselves. We request that all qualified teachers provide us with details of their classes for inclusion on the CBAI web site.
Monitor Programme
Monitors are special assistants for people just out of classes. The CBAI last ran a one day monitor training programme in Dublin on 5th September 2004, this was a tremendous success. If you or members of your club would like to partake in Teacher Training or Monitor Programmes please contact us directly.
Qualified School Teachers
With the recent inclusion of Bridge into the Transition Year programme, the necessity to organise in service training has arisen.
Please email the CBAI if you would like to participate and indicate what time of the year you would find suitable.
