Mr Michael J Cooper
has more than 35 years experience in
education, including 11 years in International Schools. After many years
as
head of History, Geography and/or Humanities in the UK, he has held
headships in two
accredited international secondary schools and was previously head of
Pastoral/Student Welfare in a third. Since returning to UK in 2007,
Michael
has been supervising British and American Student Teachers, for
Educators
Abroad (EA), in a wide variety of UK
and international primary/secondary schools and sixth forms. He has his
own online course for international Teaching Assistants operating
through EA, and has also
undertaken educational work for CfBT and NST. Michael is an Honours Graduate in
Humanities/Education and has qualifications in education counselling within the
International Baccalaureate community of schools. He also has experience
in Further Education, including teaching the guitar to primary school teachers
on in-service courses at Edge
Hill University.
He has worked on educational materials,
and also has extensive practical experience in the creative use of music and
drama in educational contexts.
MMCEd is currently offering the following
services, either in person, or if appropriate, on-line (via email,
voice-over-i.p. or webcam video conferencing):
· Supervision
and mentoring of student teachers, TA's and NQTs, in a formal or informal context.
· Advisory
visits and consultations with schools on any mutually agreed manifesto and
schedule.
· Preparation,
or customisation, of educational materials and study programmes, in Humanities.
· Tuition,
at all levels, in History, Geography and Citizenship.
A range of musical services are also offered, in specific
educational contexts, including:
· Workshops
on mutually agreed areas,
· Music
for presentations,
· The
use of computers to create and record music for schools
· The
integration of music, drama and humanities for mixed media performances
or recordings.