PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS
"Brilliant, thank you. I wish all my class parents had been here
and I am very much looking forward to your next talk"
Ingrid, Denmark, WA. 2013
ONE HOUR WORKSHOPS TO FIT INTO YOUR SCHOOL'S BUSY SCHEDULE
Wonderful English
Active Listening and Sharper Speech
Listening and speaking skills underpin all higher functions in literacy.
This workshop is a hands-on introduction to Sean's new book, Wonderful English: A Treasury of English Pronunciation. It is highly recommended for ESL teachers and will also be useful for teachers in early primary classes. Sean takes participants through the use of the Book and shares tips and tricks for improving students' speech skills, which are crucial to their ongoing language development.
Listening and speaking skills underpin all higher functions in literacy.
This workshop is a hands-on introduction to Sean's new book, Wonderful English: A Treasury of English Pronunciation. It is highly recommended for ESL teachers and will also be useful for teachers in early primary classes. Sean takes participants through the use of the Book and shares tips and tricks for improving students' speech skills, which are crucial to their ongoing language development.
Who is Hiding Today?
Improving Engagement
Who is hiding today? Sean investigates the idea that each classroom is a web of interdependent relationships. He takes participants through a simple and effective tool for identifying disengagement, and shares some ideas for approaching the problem. Useful research in the field is also covered, including the Pipeline Project by Edith Cowan University.
Who is hiding today? Sean investigates the idea that each classroom is a web of interdependent relationships. He takes participants through a simple and effective tool for identifying disengagement, and shares some ideas for approaching the problem. Useful research in the field is also covered, including the Pipeline Project by Edith Cowan University.
| pipeline_project_execsummary.pdf |
Juggling for Teachers
Improving Basic Skills
Being able to move an object proficiently through the six directions of space is a basic skill. All teachers have an interest in uncovering obstacles in their students' basic skills development. Sean will take a staff group through simple basic exercises which they can then use in their classes to good effect. Videos are provided to consolidate learning and assist teaching.
Being able to move an object proficiently through the six directions of space is a basic skill. All teachers have an interest in uncovering obstacles in their students' basic skills development. Sean will take a staff group through simple basic exercises which they can then use in their classes to good effect. Videos are provided to consolidate learning and assist teaching.
Keeping the Beat
Rhythm and Learning
This workshop follows chapter nine of Sean's book, Lighting the Literacy Fire: Creative Ideas for Teachers and Parents. It covers the different rhythms available to teachers, from the daily to the annual, and describes ways in which these natural rhythms can assist and deepen teaching and learning.
This workshop follows chapter nine of Sean's book, Lighting the Literacy Fire: Creative Ideas for Teachers and Parents. It covers the different rhythms available to teachers, from the daily to the annual, and describes ways in which these natural rhythms can assist and deepen teaching and learning.
A Window into Waldorf
Alternative Approaches
This one hour workshop focuses on lectures given to teachers in England by Rudolf Steiner in 1923, collected as A Modern Art of Education. Teachers are taken through the lecture series, with links made to current practice and a commentary provided to interpret the wisdom shared by Steiner at a seminal moment in the development of Waldorf Education. The workshop will be of particular interest to teachers in Steiner/Waldorf schools and is also available for teachers in other schools who are curious about this alternative approach to education. Notes are available, follow the link below.
This one hour workshop focuses on lectures given to teachers in England by Rudolf Steiner in 1923, collected as A Modern Art of Education. Teachers are taken through the lecture series, with links made to current practice and a commentary provided to interpret the wisdom shared by Steiner at a seminal moment in the development of Waldorf Education. The workshop will be of particular interest to teachers in Steiner/Waldorf schools and is also available for teachers in other schools who are curious about this alternative approach to education. Notes are available, follow the link below.
| education_for_the_21st_century.pdf |
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