Items related to IMPROVING CLASSROOM PERFORMANCE
Synopsis
Dragonfly Training was founded in 1999 and has established an excellent reputation internationally for providing inspiring, realistic and practical training courses for teachers. In this, their first book, three of their top trainers provide some of the very best hands-on approaches to teaching. Dragonfly s six key principles are: Effective starters and plenaries;Constant reinforcement as a means of embedding knowledge and provide on-going revision; A variety of ideas; Do first, teach after whenever possible; Encouraging students to create teaching materials themselves; Demonstrating and articulating success by modelling the desired outcomes. This book provides practical strategies that can be used by most teachers, in most subjects, most of the time and offers insights and ideas to engage, inspire and motivate including: How you present yourself in the classroom; Rules, routines and rituals for establishing effective learning patterns; Making your classroom the one every student wants to be in; Using ICT to the maximum
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Review
This book is full of hands-on and immediately practical ideas that can really help improve learning suitable for a teacher straight out of college or the experienced old hand. The best thing is that you can see these ideas working in almost any classroom and for different age groups. Teachers will love it because they can use these the very next day. If I was still a head at a school I would make sure all my teachers had a copy in their classroom! --Andrew Wigford, Director, Teachers International Consultancy
With experience as teachers, observers and trainers, Stephen Chapman, Steve Garnett and Alan Jervis of Dragonfly Training have produced a timely treasure chest of a book which will inspire new teachers as well as reinvigorate more experienced ones who are looking for fresh ideas free of jargon. This is a handbook for bringing the best out of teachers and learners alike. With strategies that apply across most subjects, along with insights into educational research that directly impacts on classrooms, the prime beneficiaries from every idea on every page will be the learners. Divided into four parts, the book looks first at six key principles of effective teaching, offering practical advice on how to keep lessons consistently successful. There is discussion of effective lesson structures, including Dragonfly s famous da Vinci moment . Time-tried methods that work are reinforced, while other less effective strategies are put under the microscope. Inevitable daily difficulties are tackled honestly on a can do premise: with sound principles in place the learning conversation has a much improved chance of success. Part 2, At the Chalkface , takes a careful look at the details of daily classroom teaching, including the basics that a new teacher is working on to become second nature (eyes, voice, body language, behaviour management, etc.), but providing a list for more experienced teachers to check back to key principles. With sections on making your teaching life easier (the teacher doing less so the learner does more), marking, rewards and using ICT to the maximum, there is good up-to-date advice on a mixture of lasting favourites and newer questions: Are there different ways of marking? Am I praising students in the best possible way? How else could I arrange the classroom? Is my room a classroom for learning ? Tools of the Trade presents forty-five teaching ideas to improve learning dramatically. Clear descriptions, helpful illustrations and a summary enhance a new toolkit for today s teachers. The essential spirit of conversation between teacher and learner is retained, but learners are actively involved and drawn into creative ideas. There are suggestions here for every teacher to pick from: the tools will easily suit different teaching styles. The final part, The A to Z of Teaching , contains twenty-six topics to help teachers. Brief discussions are followed by useful web links for further research. From Assessment for Learning to ZZZZZZ (toxic sleep), from Virtual Learning Environments to Discipline, the topics and links are many and varied and will sit comfortably for reference alongside any teacher s computer. This is a very welcome addition to modern books on teaching techniques. An Aladdin s Cave of practical ideas that work, it will be of interest to anyone who is dedicated to successful classrooms where learners are inspired to learn more and teachers are supported to reflect on and develop their skills. Open Sesame! --Andrew Brown, Director of Professional Development, Marlborough College, Wiltshire
... does what it says on the tin, all school departments should have a copy. --Hilary Keens, Assistant Head, Regents Park Community College, Southampton
About the Author
Stephen Chapman is the Managing Director of Dragonfly Training Ltd and has delivered CPD at hundreds of schools in the UK and Internationally. He has been a highly innovative history teacher and has a proven track record of success at not only his school in London but at schools in Nairobi and The Bahamas. Steve Garnett delivers innovative, exciting and inspirational learning and teaching focused INSET. Such is the demand for his work that it not only involves working across the UK but regularly involves International commitments in Europe, the Middle East and South East Asia too. Alan Jervis taught in seven different High schools for more than 28 years. He has delivered over 600 courses to teachers in Britain on Brian based learning, delivering outstanding lessons, thinking skills, emotional intelligence and Assessment for Learning. Alan has also delivered over 700 courses in Science, mathematics, technology, P.E., R.E., geography and Child Development. He has also trained teachers in Europe, the Middle East and the Far East
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