The Responsive Teacher Course

"Brain works" maps the working of our holographic brain. Understanding how our brain absorbs, processes, stores and expresses our learning experiences is vital if we are to encourage optimal learning in our students. Skilled educators need to possess a working knowledge of neuroscience which will enable them to create educational programmes which harness the dynamic energy of their students' minds.

Day 2 introduces the Synergistic Learning Model which enables teachers to create effective, individualised learning programme for students.

This seminar experience provides a practical application of 'whole brain' accelerative learning strategies. Over the two days, teachers will develop an understanding of the techniques which create successful multi sensory learning programmes.

Teachers will learn how to utilise the natural rhythms of the brain to ensure that student concentration and focus are in peak condition. When students are in a "flow" state, learning is rapid and enjoyable.

The key to student achievement is to create a comprehensive learning programme which develops all aspects of learning, ranging from skills and knowledge building to thinking skills elaboration.

This seminar demonstrates the most effective way to create balanced programmes which ensure full coverage and successful learning outcomes.

Specific learning difficulties may not be overt. Many students experience difficulty at a sub-clinical level which nevertheless impedes their progress academically, socially and emotionally. Other students experience co-morbidity; two or more co-existing conditions.

Teachers require considerable skill in identifying students and in creating effective intervention programmes for such students. This seminar teaches those skills.

This seminar introduces the first of the three major whole brain learning tools. Every culture, in every age, has given primacy to musical expression. Music has been described as the " Royal Highway " to learning and memory because it engages the whole brain in cognitive processing, emotional response and physiological function.

Music has enormous power to transform mood, change behaviour, revitalise memory function, clarify thinking and release creativity. The skilled educator, who has detailed knowledge of musical pieces which match the brain's optimal learning frequencies, is able to assist students in expressing their creativity and inventiveness.

E.K. is Educational Kinesiology, often referred to by its trade name, Brain Gym. During the last 30 years, E.K. has been used extensively to create learning readiness and to release the stress which accompanies learning blocks. It is unsurpassed as a learning readiness tool.

Carla Hanniford in her book "Smart Moves" provides an explanation of the neuroscience which underpins E.K. In order to use E.K. effectively, teachers need to be able to match particular movements to the resolution of specific problems. By the end of this seminar experience, teachers will be able to use E.K. for personal stress reduction, the creation of learning readiness in their students and the lessening of the effect of learning blocks in their 'at risk' students. E.K. is also an enjoyable experience. Come prepared for action on Day 2

This seminar experience completes knowledge of the triad of 'whole brain' learning tools. Without an adequate expression of EQ all learning is compromised. The emotional brain (also known as the mid brain) houses the three "gatekeepers" of the information highway.

All sensory information must pass through these gates in order to access the neo cortex which is the thinking part of our brain. How we perceive and interpret information decides our attitudes, our learning capacity and our behavioural response to any given stimulus.

Developing emotional literacy is vital if our students are to take their rightful place in the world. Without sufficiently developed EQ even the most gifted student will founder.

Developing EQ in our students is perhaps the greatest challenge which teachers face but it is also the most rewarding area of development because it allows our students to become skilled in the art of living.

The Leadership and Management Seminars are for Senior Management and School Trustees. "Leading The Way" provides effective tools for clarifying your school ethos, planning your school programmes and expressing your vision in ways which are meaningful and productive. The key areas of communication and presentation are also covered.

Day 2 - "Transformational Management" is devoted to the "making it happen" aspect of school leadership. It shows Managers how to create effective change, manage time effectively, anticipate and negotiate potential "road blocks" and create productive, co-operative teams which work in a synergistic manner.