The Black Belt Program
Our Signature Program
Explore our distinctive offering designed for groups and individuals. The self-paced online segment integrates gamification best practices for engagement and optimal knowledge retention among participating teachers. While digital, the program is structured for functionality with minimal technological devices and limited internet access.
Program Features
1MT’s work is designed to go beyond the practical skills and inspire lifelong learners who feel confident and satisfied in their teaching profession.
Delivered online, available to any part of the world
Self-paced to work with your schedule
Access to an online community of other learners
Designed to work with limited internet connection and older devices
Free lifetime access to the 1 Million Teachers training platform.
Program completion unlocks access to ongoing professional development opportunities, including an immersive boot camp facilitated by our partner university, Queen's University.
Program Highlights
Designed for Maximum Flexibility, Engagement and Retention
The Black Belt Program is designed to be the most accessible pathway into the teaching profession possible. This includes being self-paced, and recognizing our trainees are often working other jobs and/or caring for family at the same time as completing the program. We use gamification best practices to make learning fun and rewarding. As trainees complete the modules, they progress from White Belt (cotton) to Black Belt (silk), acquiring badges are they achieve each milestone.
Universality and Adaptability of the Blackbelt Program
The Blackbelt program is designed to provide universally applicable foundational knowledge while empowering teachers to adapt this knowledge to their unique contexts. Courses, offered in English, follow a structured progression from White Belt to Black Belt, covering essential teaching principles. However, recognizing the diversity of classroom environments, the program emphasizes contextual adaptation. Teachers are part of a global community of practice, sharing experiences and insights, which fosters a dynamic and evolving learning environment. This approach ensures that while the core principles remain consistent, teachers are encouraged to tailor their strategies to meet the specific needs of their students, thereby maximizing their impact and effectiveness.
Online Delivery That Works With Limited Technology
Long before COVID-19, our programs have been designed around online delivery. This is because it allows our programs to reach the most remote areas of the world, which also tend to be the areas most in need. Despite being digital, we have taken careful consideration to build modules on a platform that works on almost any internet connection or device.
The Trainees Become The Trainers
Giving back is not only an important value we aim to instill in all future teachers, but it’s a core part of the professional development strategy as well. Successful trainees are equipped to mentor others, becoming resource persons themselves and sharing their knowledge as adjunct members of the 1MT faculty. This supplies trainees with what is often their first paid teaching role or with a supplementary teaching opportunity to their regular income, making them more satisfied with their jobs and building a stronger peer-to-peer community.
Program Completion Unlocks Further Opportunities
Upon completing The Black Belt Program, trainees qualify for an immersive boot camp as well as several ongoing workshops facilitated in partnership with our partners Queen’s University, Girl Rising, and HP.
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