Student Seminars, Student Coaching, Techniques for Increasing Student Motivation and skills by Positively MAD

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Use the form on the right to ENQUIRE about this UPLIFTING course and discover how you can
MAKE A DIFFERENCE
to the aspirations of your students.

Selected comments from pupils in Key Stage 2

"Different location memory systems (Roman Room, Journey System, Memory Hooks, The PAL Method) Memorable note-making techniques (Portrait Summary Poster, Landscape Summary Poster, Mnemonic Notes) Information linking systems (Story Link/Meaningful Movements, Rhyming Song)"

"Thank you. Really enjoyable / memorable day!"

"Wow! A teacher training day was really fun, engaging and useful. Excellent ideas presented in an inspirational way."

"An inspirational day with many different, practical ideas to implement into the classroom. Also very enjoyable!"

"It was a really worthwhile day. I have been given so many ideas which I am buzzing to implement in my class. Thank you. A day well spent."

How to teach so students remember what you teach

OVERVIEW

The Teaching to Remember INSET is a wonderful opportunity for teachers to learn how to improve their own memories whilst experiencing the effectiveness of 14 powerful learning-to-learn techniques. This whole day, in-school training course is a multi-sensory, multi-media experience: highly interactive and packed with pupil-friendly, creative and hugely effective tools, tips, strategies, and methods.

Staff will be provided with a Teacher Reflective Journal, which allows them to reflect on their training in order to trial new ideas so that the ideas can be translated into long-term good practice. The Journal also has a reflection section so teachers can reflect on the process of keeping a journal.

In addition to being highly practical, this course is an entertaining, empowering and highly creative learning experience. Ideal for schools whose staff

need a creative boost
would like to incorporate memory-improvement techniques into their teaching.

During the course teachers will:

discover how powerful their own memories are
experience many practical ideas to make learning fun, rewarding and memorable
be empowered with a range of learning to learn techniques.

The course has two main aims:

to make teachers feel more confident in their own ability to remember things
to provide teachers with instantly usable techniques.

Value:

This course is not only informative, but highly entertaining and interactive
In addition to memory ideas, teachers will be shown a range of useful curriculum-specific strategies
This course encourages teachers to become more reflective
The course promotes the concept of teacher as researcher

Results:

This course encourages staff to remember, understand, apply, analyse, evaluate and create

Different location memory systems (Roman Room, Journey System, Memory Hooks, The PAL Method)
Memorable note-making techniques (Portrait Summary Poster, Landscape Summary Poster, Mnemonic Notes)
Information linking systems (Story Link/Meaningful Movements, Rhyming Song)

Endorsements:

"Different location memory systems (Roman Room, Journey System, Memory Hooks, The PAL Method) Memorable note-making techniques (Portrait Summary Poster, Landscape Summary Poster, Mnemonic Notes) Information linking systems (Story Link/Meaningful Movements, Rhyming Song)"

"Thank you. Really enjoyable / memorable day!"

"Wow! A teacher training day was really fun, engaging and useful. Excellent ideas presented in an inspirational way."

"An inspirational day with many different, practical ideas to implement into the classroom. Also very enjoyable!"

"It was a really worthwhile day. I have been given so many ideas which I am buzzing to implement in my class. Thank you. A day well spent."

Teachers, Sowe Valley Primary School

ENQUIRE

Fill in your details and receive your Free 2011 online school empowerment brochure and, if preferred, speak with a Positively Mad learning co-ordinator.

Who is this course for?

Primary Teachers and Support Staff

What is the content of this course?

Different location memory systems (Roman Room, Journey System, Memory Hooks, The PAL Method), Memorable note-making techniques (Portrait Summary Poster, Landscape Summary Poster, Mnemonic Notes), Information linking systems (Story Link/Meaningful Movements, Rhyming Song)