ART offers three teaching modules. You can do any of them, in any order − just choose the ones(s) that meets your needs and those of your band.
Module 1 provides you with the skills and techniques to take a ringer from their first lesson to having competent bell control.
Module 2F gives you the wherewithal to build a ringer’s foundation skills, necessary for them to become a competent change ringer.
Module 2C covers foundation skills and then moves on to helping a ringer ring changes in small, easily achievable steps.
A new Tower Captain explains how the ART Module 1 gave him the skills and confidence to start teaching his own recruits.
An experienced Tower Captain tells how the same module has introduced her to new skills and techniques which enhance her bell handling teaching.
The ART Training Scheme offers training, support and motivation to ringing teachers:
The scheme is based on best practice from the worlds of ringing, other hobbies and education; supplemented with university research findings into how best to coach practical skills.
The approach focuses on breaking down the process of bell ringing into its component parts, giving techniques and background for how to teach each part before adding the sections together to create the whole.
Most concepts are not revolutionary and experienced teachers are likely to have seen some of these learning techniques before. However when applied together with an understanding of skills development and coaching they provide a clear and structured process that all teachers can follow at their local practices.
The scheme is much more than a day course; it is the beginning of a learning journey. You will be paired up with another teacher or a mentor and work together as you develop and consolidate your skills. This process is supplemented by online resources for both you and those you are teaching. The module concludes with a teaching lesson observed by an ART Assessor; only after this can you become a Member of the Association of Ringing Teachers.
