Behaviour Management and Interactive Teaching and Learning Approaches

A CPD Masterclass for teachers in UK Schools, International Schools and FE Colleges

This Insight day has been designed for new and experienced teachers who want to embrace a more interactive way to improve student behaviour and learning.  A 'leading edge' course for all.

It is designed as a staff development course for overseas trained teachers, NQTs, registered graduate teachers, trainee teachers, returning teachers, supply teachers and established classroom teachers needing a refresher course.

The Masterclass

This course has been designed for teachers new to the profession and to this country. It is focused on classroom management and will tackle how to

The course will draw heavily on how to structure a good lesson with an emphasis on planning, starters, plenaries, interactive teaching, questioning, modeling, explaining and managing classroom behaviour. Each aspect of a good lesson will be covered in depth. Many practical tips will be built into the day on how to manage student

Insight Focus:

  • 77 tips for managing student behaviour
  • Lesson planning for behaviourand its crucial role
  • Classroom techniques to use with students
  • Questioning, feedback and how to intervene
  • Modeling and explaining
  • Dealing with difficult situations
  • Assessment for learning techniques
  • Knowing yourself and others patterns of behaviour

Programme


10.00 Session 1 Exploring Behaviour

· The importance of understanding behaviours in ourself and others
· Examples of patterns of behaviour which support learning
10.30 Session 2 Starting Lessons at Pace

  • Examples of starters and their benefits in managing behaviour
  • How learning objectives and success criteria can be used with students to motivate and improve behaviour

11.00 Session 2  Interactive Teaching Techniques that Involve Students

  • How to manage the classroom and stimulate positive behaviour

12.30 Session 4 Modeling and Explaining

  • Different subject examples of modeling with teacher as 'expert'
  • Developing modeling to manage behaviour

2.00 Session 5 Questioning and Self Reflection as Teaching Tools

  • planning and using assessment for learning techniques
  • the use of oral frames, wait time and plenaries

2.30 Session 6  Dealing with Difficult Students and Classes

  • Tips for the teachers to manage behaviour
  • Established techniques to improve student behaviour


3.30 Plenary

Target Audience
This is a 'leading edge' course for all, but might especially appeal to overseas trained teachers, NQTs, registered graduate teachers, trainee teachers, returning teachers. supply teachers and established classroom teachers wanting a refresher course.

Course Fee:
£245. 

Dates:
9 July 2008 London


Very popular in-house for £600


Trainer:
The course will be led by Chris Haines who is a full time trainer. His work is highly valued and he works closely with many schools and has a reputation for providing solutions that work. He is an expert on teaching, learning, assessment, skills development, and leadership for school and student improvement. He has recently been working with overseas teachers and new teachers on planning lessons for outcomes, pace, challenge and high expectations and structuring lessons that are more interactive with students.

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