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INTRODUCTION

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PUPIL WORKSHOPS

Effective Thinking Challenge

Exploring Thinking Maps

Maximise Your Memory

M.I. Kidz

Powerhouse Poetry

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STAFF TRAINING

Thinking Skills

Thinking Maps

Memory Techniques

Multiple Intelligences

Learning Styles

Kinaesthetic Learning

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JOHN FEWINGS

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WHAT YOU SAY

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LEARNING STYLES

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Not only is John�s exposition of Learning Styles theories engaging and fascinating, he also suggests a wealth of ways to tailor teaching and training so that it accommodates the personalised needs of individual learners.

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V - A - K

This workshop is designed to develop participants� ability to recognise students' learning preferences and to explore a range of teaching and learning activities appropriate to �visual learners�, �auditory learners� and �kinaesthetic learners�.

• What are �Learning Styles?�

• Difference and diversity - The importance of understanding learning styles.

• �How to tell who�s what.�

• Learning Styles questionnaire.

• "What do we do now?" - Classroom activity analysis.

• Teaching and learning activities to suit VISUAL learners

• Teaching and learning activities to suit AUDITORY learners

• Teaching and learning activities to suit KINAESTHETIC learners

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HONEY & MUMFORD

Honey and Mumford's Learning Styles model is more frequently encountered in post-16 training but is nevertheless useful when dealing with KS3 & KS4 pupils.� This workshop investigates the popular theory and explores its implications for the teacher and trainer in respect of course design and lesson planning.

• Honey & Mumford's Learning Styles theory.

• Traits and characteristics of each style.

• The "squiggle game" - have fun whilst developing in-depth understanding.

• Identifying students' styles - using Learning Styles questionnaires.

• Teaching and learning activities to suit each learning style.

• Designing a learning programme to suit all types of learner.

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Each of the above (VAK / Honey & Mumford) can be delivered as a full day (or abbreviated half-day) workshop - or combined together as a full day.

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LEARNING STYLES and GENDER

A workshop to consider the impact of gender on Learning Styles preferences.

• Equal Opportunities & "political correctness" - avoiding the minefield of gender stereotyping.

• Left & right brain thinking.

• The various Learning Styles theories and their implications.

• "What suits whom" - learning activity analysis.

• Relating to female-oriented learners.

• Motivating male-oriented learners.

• Bridging the gender divide - how to organise learning to suit both male and female learning preferences.

• The single-sex classroom - the pro's and con's.

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See also: Multiple Intelligences

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