Nicholas Drever

I love teaching. I love the process of engaging learners in their development. I believe quality teaching should be purposeful, dynamic and mutually rewarding. Teachers learn from students, and that is what makes the experience of education so valuable. Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of the fire; good teachers must find the way to motivate students in this process. For over twenty years, I have taught IGCSE English First and Second Language, IGCSE English literature, IB English A literature, and in these various levels, I have understood the need for active, human engagement in the process of teaching and learning, attending to student interests, identifying strengths and areas for growth. Apart from a passion for teaching English, I have also worked as IB TOK Coordinator for over 10 years. In this time, student results were consistently above the world average, with over 50% of students achieving A/B in this challenging subject, summarized here: https://bit.ly/3ykJPED

• Verified Certificate for The Path to Happiness: What Chinese Philosophy Teaches us about the Good Life (completed HarvardX Nov 2023) https://courses.edx.org/certificates/039bc3788711400dbde0a425f616f366
• ANEP: hacia una transformación curricular integral (docentes nivel 1 - completado Dec 2022) https://edux.ceibal.edu.uy/certificates/4b45bf9fd0104b91a057f0e4ae42f495
• Verified Certificate for Smithsonian Summer Sessions: Interdisciplinary Teaching with Museum Objects (completed Dec 2022) https://courses.edx.org/certificates/c6b6578cf1a649cc8e607c5bf62352de
• TOK: Helping students write strong essays and assessing their work - Category 3 IB workshop (completed March 2022)
• Verified Certificate for Leaders of Learning (completed Dec 2021) https://courses.edx.org/certificates/3c02c5c74989401e8a548aef78762d66
• English A: Literature - Category 2 IB workshop (completed March 2021)
• Verified Certificate for Global Shakespeares: Re-Creating the Merchant of Venice (completed Nov 2020) https://courses.edx.org/certificates/15d497d137604ed5a9df8eb6acb931ae
• Verified Certificate for Competency-Based Education: The Why, What, and How (completed March 2019) https://courses.edx.org/certificates/a7660bc8ee294f949296f6f86cc960a0
• Verified Certificate for Inclusive Leadership Training: Becoming a Successful Leader (completed Feb 2016) https://courses.edx.org/certificates/f4bd5937582a4711b32c27044eb2a44a
• Verified Certificate for The Einstein Revolution (completed May 2015) https://verify.edx.org/cert/883a8371dcbe42de90be4dee66d576f5
• Verified Certificate for Introduction to Philosophy: God, Knowledge and Consciousness (completed Jan 2014) https://verify.edx.org/cert/24d2222309644a5497eeb49263a80d4b