Philip Weir Email & Phone Number

Ireland

Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

Key responsibilities: - Create and develop scripts, storyboards, mock-ups, and any other relevant documentation required for projects- Adhere to in-house processes and procedures for the lifecycle of projects by assisting in the planning, developing, and delivery of high-quality products within agreed time schedules- Read technical specifications and translate complex concepts into easy-to-understand content- Ability to work within cross-functional teams and verbally communicate instructional design ideas and information- Mentor new team members and conduct peer reviews as required- Assist in troubleshooting issues- Continually ensure that the level of content produced is instructionally sound- Participate in team meetings and daily scrums- Support the project managers in daily scrums to discuss any problems and deadlines that may occur with existing projects- Meet professional obligations through efficient work habits such as meeting deadlines, honouring schedules, and demonstrating respect for others

Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

Key responsibilities:- Work with sales and marketing team to develop courses to appeal to the needs of our clients- Coach and mentor the sales and marketing team to give them more knowledge of academic content of our programmes to increase sales productivity- Develop and maintain our LMS (Google classroom) for our teacher training programmes- Induct new teachers and ensuring they have operational knowledge of Atlas’ processes and procedures- Support the academic manager in managing the Recognition and Development programme and developing the following year’s CPD plan for the academic department- Prepare, deliver, and promote developmental workshops and other in-house teacher support sessions - Develop prototypes to be used as part of online blended courses using Articulate 360- Lead the design and delivery of range of blended, face to face, or asynchronous only teacher training programmes and courses for PRESET or overseas teachers and professionals, i.e. CertTESOL and Erasmus for teachers- Creation of assessment tools and rubrics to assess learner or trainee performance- Take a leading role in developing the range of teacher training programmes that Atlas Language School offers, e.g. blended, face to face, or asynchronous only courses courses for overseas teachers and professionals- Contribute to the development of Atlas’ teacher training website and other digital teaching and learning communications as resources for teachers- Play a significant role in quality assurance through monitoring and termly reporting to improve teacher training and development activitiesKey achievements: - Observe and give feedback to a team teachers to improve the schools's quality of teaching- The design and delivery of a wide range of input sessions for a teacher training course (CertTESOL)- Overall running and set up of a teacher training course- Found creative solutions to recruitment issues- Manage and support up to 30 teachers during busy summer periods

Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

Key responsibilities:- Take overall responsibility for the development of courses at the Atlas Junior summer courses in the UK and Ireland- Develop courses and the quality of teaching on mini-stay programmes- Ensure that suitably qualified, experienced, and motivated teaching staff are recruited for the Atlas Junior summer courses- Manage the weekly academic administrative procedures at Atlas Junior Dublin and Atlas Groups, including preparing the weekly class schedule and teacher timetable- Play a significant role in Quality Assurance through monitoring and improving teaching and learning activities on Atlas Junior and mini-stay coursesKey achievements:- Creation and running of policies and procedures to improve standards of teaching and learning to win accreditation by a widely recognised accreditor of language organisations- Design, delivery and/or maintenance of: - Successful materials that provided differentiated support for a range of courses - A range of asynchronous materials for learners to study autonomously - A course that fosters critical thinking for ELT learners using Miro to deliver the materials- Recruitment of a large team of competent teachers to work in summer programmes- Induction and training of new teachers to teach mini-stay and junior courses successfully- Change roles in different departments whenever needed with ease

Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

Key responsibilities:- Carry out teaching duties and making purposeful lesson plans at different language levels in line with the curriculum and course syllabus- Prepare, select, and use a variety of appropriate and stimulating teaching and learning materials for international students - Reflect on and assess the effectiveness of teaching strategies against student progress and performance- Assess students and provide both formative and summative evaluations through on-going in-class feedback, written feedback on weekly writing homework tasks and end of week progress assessmentsproviding academic support for students as appropriate through tutorials- Carry out administrative and record-keeping tasks associated with teaching and learningKey achievements:- Develop a series of blog posts to inform students of autonomous learning techniques- Promotion to school coordinator after a year of working in the institution

Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Key responsibilities:- Design and delivery of input sessions and materials used as part of the CELTA teacher training course- Provide constructive feedback in order to advance teacher's knowledge and profession in an efficient manner- Carry out teaching duties and making purposeful lesson plans at different language levels in line with the curriculum and course syllabus- Prepare, select, and use of a variety of appropriate and stimulating teaching and learning materials for international students - Reflect on and assess the effectiveness of your teaching strategies against student progress and performance assessing students and providing both formative and summative evaluations through on-going in-class feedback, written feedback on weekly writing homework tasks, and end of week progress assessments- Provide academic support for students as appropriate through tutorials- Carry out administrative and record-keeping tasks associated with teaching and learningKey achievements:- Design and delivery of external training sessions for major conferences (IATEFL, TESOL-Spain)- Become a teacher trainer for the Cambridge CELTA (Certificate of English Language Teacher to Adults)- Completing the Cambridge Delta (Diploma in English Language Teaching to Adults)

Cadiz, Andalusia, Spain

Key responsibilities- Carry out teaching duties and making purposeful lesson plans at different language levels in line with the curriculum and course syllabus- Prepare, select, and use a variety of appropriate and stimulating teaching and learning materials for monolingual classes- Organisation of digital resources, updating their web page and developed a newsletter per trimester.Key achievements- Continue my professional development and begin the Cambridge Delta (Diploma in English Language Teaching to Adults)

Key responsibilities- Carry out teaching duties and making purposeful lesson plans at different language levels in line with the curriculum and course syllabus- Prepare, select, and use a variety of appropriate and stimulating teaching and learning materials for monolingual classes- Induction of new teachers and providing support throughout the academic year- Coordinate weekly meetings to improve the teaching and learning of the academic team- Recruit teachers for each academic year- Curation of the syllabus and materials for two junior summer camps- Act as community manager and updating all social mediasKey achievements- Improve my Spanish to communicate with staff, parents and students- Prove my competence as an ELT professional and becoming the main coordinator of the school

Murcia

Key responsibilities- Carry out teaching duties and making purposeful lesson plans at different language levels in line with the curriculum and course syllabus- Prepare, select, and use of a variety of appropriate and stimulating teaching and learning materials for monolingual classesKey achievements- Learn how to create materials based on language outcomes- Accept every challenge that was offered in my first year as an ELT professional

Diploma (Qqi Level 6), Digital Learning Design

Course content: Digital learning design fundamentals and principles, course analysis, multimedia elearning, virtual classroom, videos.

Master'S Degree, Professional Development In Language Education, First - Distinction

Masters (QQI Level 9) based on 3 modules + dissertation in partnership with NILE (Norwich institute of language education) Dissertation.

Diploma (Qqi Level 9), Delta (Diploma In Teaching English To Speakers Of Other Languages), Pass

3 module QQI level 9 certificate. Module one - Understanding language, methodology and resources for teaching. Module two - Developing.

Diploma Of Education, Diploma In Multimedia Web Authoring And Multimedia Design With E-Business

(Formerly Senior College Dun Laoghaire) Web Authoring Multimedia Authoring Media Analysis Multimedia Project Development Computer.