Times Two Training

Super Strategies for Successful Learning

Tried and tested techniques fo teachers of any subject to make learning more effective and enjoyable.

A one day course on using accelerated learning and critical thinking approaches to improve student achievement, motivation, and the climate for learning.

Target audience: Teachers, Gifted & Talented Co-ordinators, Enterprise Co-ordinators, Heads of Department; in secondary schools and FE colleges.

Previous praise from teachers

“A gifted presenter. I would recommend this event.” CLC manager, Burnley, 2006

“An excellent, informative course that I will be able to disseminate with my own department.” Surrey teacher, 2006

“I had an epiphany and everything started to come clear about how I could meet the needs of G&T students in normal lessons!” Lincolnshire teacher, 2006

Course Outcomes

This course will give participants techniques and strategies to use in their teaching with immediate effect.
Participants will learn how to:

Apply effective models of learning in their own teaching.
Effectively set targets during and between lessons.
Use strategies for active learning to improve students’ understanding and retention.
Use effective reviewing techniques and methods of feedback to embed learning and work towards personalised learning.
Apply the accelerated learning cycle to their teaching.
Apply the techniques to Gifted & Talented programmes and Enterprise activities.

Outline Course Programme

9.15 Registration. Tea and coffee will be available.

9.45 Introduction: Motivating learners through challenge.

10.15 Exploring practical models of learning that are easy to adapt and apply.

10.45 Developing questioning styles and techniques for active
learning.

11.30 Break.

11.45 Constructing effective problem-solving activities to
develop thinking skills.

12.45 Lunch

13.30 Mixing it up - balancing group work and individual
challenge.

14.00 Structuring opportunities for pupils to demonstrate their learning.

14.30 Consolidating learning - planning for meta-cognition.

15.00 Designing teaching and learning experiences for
individual and whole school use.

16.00 Plenary.

16.15 Finish.

Course Leader

Matthew Hackett delivers his inspiring classroom activities to more than fifty schools every year, from the UK to mainland Europe, and has even taken his programme for Gifted and Talented pupils as far afield as Hong Kong. One hundred percent of these schools recommend the events. He finds the delivery of in-school pupil events particularly rewarding and is passionate about creating an inspiring environment in which pupils can excel.

Matthew founded Aspire.more able in 2001, in order to provide resources, training and pupil events for Gifted & Talented and Accelerated Learning programmes. As an experienced teacher and GT co-ordinator, he implemented departmental and whole-school initiatives that are now being used nationally and internationally. He is the author/co-author of a number of highly regarded resources and delivers presentations at numerous conferences about the approaches proven to work.