Successful Schools Seminars

• Its purpose as the development centre of the school.
• What current research says about this.
• Making these meetings vibrant.
• A conversion toolkit.
• What goes in and what stays out; the consequences.

• Making them work for us.
• The language and purpose of contemporary curricula.
• How current terminology can sharpen our focus.
• Integrating Educational Technology into the curriculum.
• The teaching context - a practice lesson revolution.

• Policy matters - cutting out the arguing; a template.
• One stop documents for planning, recording work covered and student exposure to our content.
• Easy documentation for recording specific learning outcomes.
• Replacing annual student reports; a template and a new idea.

• A method for moving lessons out of the lecturing mode; ideas for the Secondary School - and for the Primary School.
• Use of 'generative impulses' and the application of strong verbs to learning experiences.

• A revolutionary concept for judging a productive learning experience.
• How to recognise it.
• How to encourage it.
• Why older models for judging lessons are inadequate.
• 'On task' behaviour and its weaknesses.

• What is it?
• Why is it vital?
• Gaining acceptance; how to promote a development ethos amongst the colleagues.
• The tension between development and retraining.
• Policies, mandates and documentation.
• Development organ.

• Timetable: making or breaking your innovative teaching strategies.
• Lining up the boundaries of thematic lessons.
• The end of lesson exhibition.
• Ideas governing basic proficiency lessons.

• Teacher observation tools; timed events.
• Recognising common errors in teaching.
• The circle of competence/confidence.
• Onwards and upwards.

• Clarity - teacher knows; students does; student retains.
• Overview - curriculum summaries; techniques; planning.
• Demand - expecting more.
• Enthusiasm - rest; creativity; conditions of employment; class size.

• Recognising them; a simple diagram.
• The benefits of using them in terms of classroom management.
• A model maths lesson, using all four styles.

• Why it is necessary.
• The results of treating all learners as equal.
• An easy way to expedite.
• The love connection.

• What is a mentor?
• Techniques for successful mentoring.
• Mentor documentation.
• Mentors and the future of teacher training.

Co-operative Learning

• Why is it important?
• What is its relationship to Health and Physical Education?
• How do you encourage it?

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