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Enhancing Learning
Do you sense that your learners can achieve more than they do at present? How can you best equip them for their lifelong learning journeys?
A teacher once told me that he expected to see rows of faces looking at him, his students listening to what he had to tell them about his subject. Many sixth formers dropped out of his class. With that approach to learning and teaching, how many in Years 7 to 11 would have done the same given the opportunity? He then utilised one aspect of effective learning – VAK – and reported no dropouts, better punctuality and all coursework in – for the first time ever!
Getting more from learners means understanding more about them and how they learn. Letting them in on this information can pay dividends, whether it’s in the classroom, at home, or later in the workplace. For parents wishing to be more supportive, or even wanting to know more about the learner in them, this kind of information is both interesting and useful.
We can no longer focus on subject knowledge alone. In a world where knowledge is available at the click of a mouse, learners need to develop the skills for learning and be aware of the processes so that they can be applied in a range of situations, over a number of years.
All of the courses can be tailored to suit the requirements of your school.
Learning for the Future
How can we maximise the learning that takes place in our classrooms? How can we as teachers help every student fulfill his/her potential? Tailor the training to meet your school’s needs. With practical ideas and tips throughout, it can include:
- The benefits of a ‘learning to learn’ programme
- Identifying and utilising learning styles
- Intelligence: how it can work for and esteem all our learners
- Memory and revision
Full days, part days, interactive presentation or workshops.
Revision: Revealed
Help your Key Stage 4 and 5 students understand how they can revise more effectively with this interactive package. The session includes:
- The three stages of memory
- How we can all succeed... if we want to
- Creating the optimum revision conditions
- Practical ideas throughout and opportunities to test the theories
- An optional, published guide to practical revision
Tailor its delivery through full or part days, in one hit or throughout the year. We can also design your revision conferences for you.
Some comments from students:
- It was excellent – I found the memory stuff really interesting
- I now know where my strengths are
- Very good – I am now one step ahead…Thank you!
- I tried some of the approaches in a Psychology test – it definitely worked!
Home Help
This interactive presentation for parents will help them understand more about learning and how it can be supported in the home. Whether they want to encourage effective revision or, more generally, offer strategies to help their children approach learning in a different way, this course will help. It can be booked as a pre-prepared package or tailored to support the work of the school, from:
- Starting from a positive place…and staying there
- How your child is intelligent
- Looking, listening and doing – what’s best for your child?
- Memory – how it works and how to improve it
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