Iraq Teacher Training Network
Example of Designing Training Packages
Introduction
The Training Package for teacher trainers will contain:
1. A Preface
 The preface aims to welcome the trainers and introduce them to each other in order to
create a friendly atmosphere, and
 to provide them with a full picture on the training package contents such as objectives
and the plan to realize these objectives.
2. A Scientific Program
 The scientific program provides the trainers with the chance to develop their
information, becoming an active person in the society, and
 it allows the trainers to develop their skills and move forward.
In order to have knowledgeable and practical trainers, they should be equipped with
knowledge on the latest education, science and technological advancements. In addition, they
need to develop their problem solving skills. To do so, the trainers should be provided with
knowledge of how to access useful information and how to make defensible decisions.
Upon teaching any topic, the trainers should be introduced to objectives, concepts, skills,
attitudes and a methodology to solve any problem facing them.
Training Package Modules
1. Module One: training/instructional package
2. Module Two: package contents
3. Module Three: behavioral objectives, tests, methodologies, and illustrations
4. Module Four: package design models
Objective:
The training package aims to develop teacher skills whether at school or university, and to
educate them in modern techniques in the light of the latest educational research and
development. This can be done through reviewing and applying modern approaches to
teaching. In this respect, it is important to ensure that the trainer understands the topics in a
meaningful way (e.g. gathering some experience to realize the objective in a logical way).
Moreover, any training package aims to develop teacher-trainer decision making skills. The
objective is to learn how to handle any problem or issue in terms of risk-benefit analysis for
society. Also important is to help develop a positive character for participating in society.
Steps which should be made to reach the objective include:
1. encouraging students at all study levels to investigate questions on the current topic
2. empowering the students through using science and technology to research and apply
information for solving problems and issues
3. establishing the students’ predisposition to learn and to teach
4. equipping the students with the knowledge and ability to develop lifelong learning
5. increasing the students’ interest in science and technology
6. making the students accountable to play a constructive role in society
Note: Teachers should always develop themselves through reviewing the latest
developments in their discipline in order to best educate their students.
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Learning Outcomes
It is expected that the teacher trainers will be able to promote best practices such as:
1. Have better command of modern methodologies related to the current topic
2. Be able to utilize their skills in creating experiments using modern methods; e.g., by
searching for useful online websites and by linking theoretical and practical aspects
3. Use new scientific and technological techniques and analytical methods, and enhance
trainee skill on how to use such techniques
4. Reach a stage at which they can convey knowledge, skills and attitudes accurately and
successfully to the learner
5. Exchange information learned via modern techniques:
A. Plan for a research by using more than one electronic means
B. Select the appropriate means for research
C. Explain the advantages of selecting such research
D. Exchange the findings through delivering a workshop, a lecture or writing a report to
maximize their coverage
6. Find out about other means to reach the findings
7. Use different means to address the same topic
8. Evaluate the information using different techniques
9. Use systematic methods to reach the objective
10. Use modern techniques through research and inquiry
11. Use modern methods to solve problems
A. Use illustrations for result possibilities
B. Create new methods to solve problems, using some techniques to facilitate some steps
C. Use research methods to build personal knowledge
D. Use research methods to meet personal needs
E. Use different methods to explain the research (e.g. using computers)
12. Use illustrations to understand the nature of techniques used
A. Solve equations by experiment
B. Use computers to explain the topic
13. The trainee should be aware of how to apply techniques for personal and societal benefit
A. Use techniques outside classroom (e.g. labs)
B. Explain new information and disseminate it in the society
C. Deliver information and link it to societal events
14. Develop such information by creating advanced programs, using more skills
15. Use knowledge learnt in different applications
16. Exchange information with the other.
Readings
 Implement the training workshop by providing basic resources on the topic
 Divide trainees into groups and provide them with a list of websites on the topic, so that
they can discuss the topic and come up with results due to reviewing such resources and
websites.
Study Plan
To develop the study plan, it should include well considered pedagogic steps and rules, along
with practical experiments supporting the conceptual aspects. Accordingly, a set of sequential
steps should be created to reach the objective.
Rule 1 (situation): Urge the students to hold responsibility, to pay attention to the accuracy
of the science and to share information with the group using a literature-research mode.
Students should develop and apply their knowledge, taking into account technological
advancement for the personal and societal benefit.
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Rule 2 (knowledge): The teacher-learners organize their information in the form of
scaffolded steps leading them to reach meaningful learning. In addition, this rule focuses on
both practical and conceptual aspects and creating some explanation to understand the topic.
Rule 3 (science and technology): The teacher-learners understand the science under study,
develop scientific information, and link knowledge to the latest technologies.
Rule 4 (skill): The students develop their skill scientifically and technically through research,
answering questions, solving problems, and linking results with the science in order to take a
decision.
 It is possible to refer to previous pedagogic methodologies in order to review how
useful they are and achieve better results by the teacher using modern methods.
 It is important to set a future plan on development of knowledge on the topic. It is
possible to find scientific ways using sets to collect results and solve the issues in the
topic under study.
 Analyze and discuss the results to determine their applied benefit.
In addition, it is important define the student needs:
1. Teacher and methodology
2. Learning atmosphere
3. Illustrations
4. PowerPoint
5. Computer
6. Positive relationship between the student and teacher
7. Practical application
The study plan also addresses the problem solving method and motivates the trainer to solve
and discuss this problem, with the aim to do experiments in different ways. Trainees are
divided into groups, and discussions are held with other groups.
In addition, the plan includes modern presentation methods such as PowerPoint. It is also
possible to use illustrations to convey the material in a simplified way such as using pictures,
asking students to do some simple exercises in line with the study plan. The plan includes
giving trainees questions to answer through discussion. Explain some material-related
experiments and provide some resources and websites addressing ways of doing the
experiments in order to increase the understanding.
Summary
Provide a summary of the training workshop outcomes by the teacher.
Implementation
The trainer implements the plan according to the trainee needs, provides a future draft of the
topic study plan, trains the trainees on implementation, and makes the trainees aware of the
main supporting materials to implement the plan.
 Topic-related resources
 E-links
 Pre-prepared forms such as university theses which can be helpful for the learning
package.
Annex
Provide the trainees with addition resources and websites of useful scientific magazines in a
way that make them raise questions and discuss the topic.
-Science Education, A summary of Research, Theories, and Practice, A Canadian Perspective
Learing.comwww.explorePrepared by: Prof. Niran Jasim Moh'd Al Salhi, Faculty of Sciences, Basra -www.nelson.ca
University, Iraqi University, Coordinator for Chemistry and Life Sciences
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Example of Designing Training Packages
Chemistry
Subject: Chemistry
Topic: Analytical Chemistry
Introduction
This learning package includes the following:
1. Preface: This aims to welcome the trainees and introduce them to each other in order to
create a friendly atmosphere and provide them with a full picture on the learning package
contents such as objectives and plan to realize such objectives.
2. Simple definition of the topic: Analytical chemistry is defined as the science which
analyzes the material though qualitative analysis and the material size through
quantitative analysis. Also, simple definitions are presented in the chemistry, analytical
chemistry sections, and for the ways of advanced chemical analysis.
Training package includes the following modules:
Module One: Analytical Chemistry concept
Module Two: Analytical Chemistry sections
Module Three: Issues and experiments
Module Four: Resources and websites
Objective:
1. What is the definition of analytical chemistry?
2. Analytical chemistry sections
3. Section objective
4. Ways of subject analysis
5. Issues in analytical chemistry and how to solve them by trainers through discussion
6. Conduct experiments to support the theoretical aspect
7. Use resources
8. Log on to websites to provide more ideas and increase knowledge. This will help the
teacher apply and present the information to increase students' knowledge and interest on
the topic and follow up with their development.
Learning outcomes
At the end of training workshop, it is expected that the trainee will be able to achieve goods
results such as:
1. The trainee should be familiar with modern methodologies on analytical chemistry
2. The trainee should be able to use his skills in doing experiments using modern methods
by logging into useful websites and linking conceptual and practical aspects together
3. Use new analysis techniques and ways, and improve trainee skills in using such
techniques
4. The trainee should be able to deliver information in a correct and modern way to the
learner.
Readings
Conduct a training workshop to address issued related to the topic such as:
The art and chemical science of chemical analysis by Christie G.Enke
Divide the trainees into groups and provide them with websites related to the topic in order to
discuss the issues among themselves and come up with results based on reviewing the
resources and websites.
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There are many basic books on chemistry and analytical chemistry that can be provided to the
trainees.
Study plan:
This package is composed of:
1. Analytical chemistry sections
a. Weight analysis
b. Volumetric analysis
2. Volumetric analysis includes the following:
a. Neutralization reactions
b. Precipitation reactions
c. Compleximetric and chelometric reactions
d. Oxidation and redox reactions
1.a. Weight analysis: it includes measuring weight or difference in weight
Weight analysis includes formation of precipitants by adding a precipitating factor. The
resulting precipitant should be of low solubility/dissolution and high purity, so it can be
separated from the solution.
Example:
Ag+ (aq.) +Cl-(aq.) ←→Ag Cl(s)
Dissolution degree of s Ag Cl can be determined as follows: /
s Ag Cl = [Ag+ ] = Ksp/[ Cl- ]
When discussing this topic, it can be further explained through using modern presentation
methods such as PowerPoint and conducting experiments. In addition, some exercises can be
given, and some experiments can be assigned to the trainees to conduct them and discuss the
results.
2. Volumetric analysis: it depends on the volume of reaction with a special focus on the
standard material. Volumetric analysis consists of four types of reactions:
2.a. All types of neutralization reactions (e.g. acid and alkaline reaction):
HCl + NaOH→NaCl + H2O
2.b. Precipitation reactions (e.g. formation of a precipitant):
NaCl+ AgNO3→AgCl+NaNO3
2.c. Compleximetric and chelometric reactions:
Cd++(aq.) + Y 4-←→ Cd Y2-(aq.)
2.d. Oxidation and redox reactions:
Fe++(aq.) + Cd4+(aq.) ←→ Cd3+(aq.)+ Fe3+(aq.)
In all these reactions, it is important to describe and explain the basis of them, give a
definition of solution preparation methods, provide figures showing such reactions, assign
groups questions to answer in different ways in order to come up with results, and conduct
experiments to understand the empirical and theoretical concepts.
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Experiments should be conducted in fully equipped labs using modern techniques, computer,
and Internet. Next, experiment results should be discussed.
Experiments help discover student skills and how to link them to modern techniques to come
up with useful results. It is also possible to provide some useful resources and websites, as
well as university theses.
Modern analytical chemistry by David Harvey
Summary:
Provide a summary of the training workshop outcomes and acronyms of the topic by the
teacher. Give an idea about the experiments conducted, their modern resources, how to link
them to the conceptual aspects, and ways of solving problems/questions related to the topic.
Implementation:
1. Raise questions on the topic to be answered individually to increase student skills
2. Assign questions to be answered by the groups and discuss the results
3. Develop plans for experiments
4. Conduct topic-related experiments and link them to the theoretical aspects
5. Analyze results
6. Log on to some websites to review the latest technologies to be used in the experiments
7. Use some studies already developed by graduate students and some websites in writing
special reports on the experiments
Annex
Provide the trainees with addition resources and websites of useful scientific magazines in a
way that make them raise questions and discuss the topic.
- Analytical Chemistry by J.M.Mermet,M.otto,H.M.Widmer
Useful websites on chemistry; e.g., www.chem.ualberta.ca
Prepared by: Prof. Niran Jasim Moh'd Al Salhi, Faculty of Sciences, Basra University, Iraqi
University, Coordinator for Chemistry and Life Sciences
Note: It is important to hold other training workshops to develop both trainees and
consequently students. Many thanks.
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