W5 is hosting a week of teacher training from Monday 15th August.
Come along, have a tour of our new facilities, learn about Minecraft and win some prizes for your school.
The training will include:
- Minecraft: Education Edition training - These sessions will outline how to use Minecraft: Education Edition in the classroom (Minecraft is free to use for every student and teacher throughout Northern Ireland through their C2K account.)
- Technology in the Classroom - Teaching you how to get the most out of your Surface Pro laptop and interactive teaching boards.
- Wellbeing in the Classroom - Fuses science with arts for pupils and teachers to explore the power of the human mind and brain.
- Nerve Centre - A variety of STEM training, including sessions on coding and multimedia.
Minecraft: Education Edition Training
You can register your interest for Minecraft: Education Edition Training for the following sessions*:
Tuesday 16 August 2022
13:30 - 15:30 - Using Minecraft EE for collaboration and assessment
Wednesday 17 August 2022
10:30 - 12:30 - Minecraft EE for beginners
Thursday 18 August 2022
10:30 - 12:30 - Minecraft EE for beginners
Thursday 18 August 2022
13:30 - 15:30 - Using Minecraft EE for collaboration and assessment
Technology in the Classroom
You can register your interest for Technology in the Classroom for the following sessions*:
Wednesday 17 August 2022
14:00 - 15:00 - How to get the best out of your Surface Pro device
Wednesday 17 August 2022
15:00 - 16:00 - Promethean Interactive Screen for Education Training
Wellbeing in the Classroom
You can register your interest for Wellbeing in the Classroom for the following session*:
Wednesday 17 August 2022
13:00 - 14:00 - Dream Machine TPL
The Nerve Centre
The Nerve Centre are also running multiple training sessions for primary and post-primary schools.
Tuesday 16 August 2022
10:00 - 12:30 Nerve - Digital Art and Design at KS2 (Primary)
Tuesday 16 August 2022
13:00 - 15:00 Nerve - Sound for Film (Post-Primary)
Wednesday 17 August 2022
13:00 - 15:00 Nerve - MIA Ideas Development & Script Writing (Post-Primary)
Thursday 18 August 2022
10:00 - 12:30 Nerve - Creating Podcasts in Garageband (Primary)
Thursday 18 August 2022
13:00 - 15:00 Nerve - Creative Camera and Cinematography (Post-Primary)
Friday 19 August 2022
10:00 - 12:30 Nerve - Stop Motion Animation Techniques (Primary)
CLICK HERE to register for primary sessions.
CLICK HERE to register for post-primary sessions.
*By attending any of the training events you will also be given early access to book into any of the Free Dream Space activities during term 1 of the 2022/23 academic year.
Attendees at the Minecraft Training will also be entered into a draw to winning a few prizes:
- A family pass to W5
- A full day of outreach delivered in your school by our Minecraft Expert Matty Davidson
- A voucher from Belfast Bus company to transport your class to our new facilities
If you cannot attend the training but are interested in Minecraft Education or any of the training, please do sign up and we can keep you updated on any future training events.