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Our Dream Space Learning Specialists will run both in-person and virtual teacher training throughout the year. This also includes visits to your school to deliver training for all staff. Take a look at some of our upcoming opportunities below.
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Join the Dream Space team at W5 LIFE for FREE teacher training sessions. Coming up we have:
26th September 2025 (In person at W5 LIFE, Belfast)
Minecraft Education Teacher Training for Beginners - 10am-2:30pm
This session will be an introduction for beginners or users who have some experience with Minecraft Education. During this session, you will discover what makes Minecraft Education different from the regular game, why you would want to use it in the classroom and some of the features designed to aid your lessons.
Discover some of the ways Minecraft Education can be used to promote collaboration and teamwork in your classroom. Plus, learn how to create lessons and use the built-in tools for assessment.
By the end of the training session, you should be able to:
- Know the difference between Minecraft and Minecraft Education
- Log in to Minecraft Education
- Create a world
- Move and build within the game
- Complete the Pixel Art lesson in your classroom
- Use the pre-made lessons
- Use the in-built assessment tools such as Camera, Portfolio, Book & Quill and NPC’s
- Allow your students to export their work for assessment
- Know how to manage teamwork and collaborative building in Multiplayer
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5th November 2025 (Virtually via Microsoft Teams)
Minecraft Education Teacher Training for Beginners - 4-5:30pm
Are you entering a team into this year's Minecraft Education competition? Are you a Minecraft novice or want to brush up on your skills before you begin?
Join us for an introduction to Minecraft Education. Learn the basics of building a world as well as how the Education edition can benefit you in your classroom with some tips and tricks for classroom management. This training is open to all educators, whether you enter the competition or not.
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If you have any questions, please get in touch with our W5 LIFE team via emailing [email protected].
If you would like more information regarding hosting a session at your school, please e-mail [email protected]
