Profil

Maria Grüner is an educational consultant & teacher development specialist based in Berlin. She has worked in education management for 15 years in a wide variety of contexts with the International House in Kiev, Goethe Institut, DAS Akademie and various organisations. She holds a Diploma in Applied Linguistics, an MA in Deutsch als Fremdsprache as well as a PGCE (primary), CELTA and DELTA. Her special interest is alternative methods in teaching, teacher education, particularly the areas of educational psychology, effective learning and empowering teachers in low resource contexts. Her work includes materials development, course writing, teacher training, educational reform and developing bespoke professional learning programmes. She’s a TELC trainer & assessor with in-depth experience of training teachers in challenging context worldwide. Maria regularly delivers professional learning and development for teachers in private and public sectors, both face to face and online.