T2TUK Summer Academy Workshops Thursday 27th & Friday 28th May 2010

2 x 2 Day Workshops The Deanwater Hotel, Wilmslow Road, Woodford, Sk7 1RJ

Thursday 27th and Friday 28th May 2010

Only £270 + VAT

Want to enagage students? Want to raise test scores? Do you want teacher-friendly strategies to implement tomorrow? These workshops are for you! You will experience cutting edge teaching structures to create classroom success now and forever! In addition, you will learn management tips, how to form effective teams, stategies for creating a cooperative class through teambuilding and classbuilding, and why cooperative learning produces gains when group work often fails. Finally, a workshop that has practical, hands-on ideas grounded in sound research and theory.

Workshop 1 :

Kagan Cooperative Learning Structures for Active Engagement Day 1&2

For those colleagues who are new to Kagan Cooperative Learning Structures. This workshop introduces the basic (P.I.E.S.) principles of CL as well as 10 excellent Kagan Structures with rationale and help planning them into your own classroom practice.

Workshop 2 :

Kagan Cooperative Learning Structures for Active Engagement Day 3&4

For colleagues eager to learn more Kagan Cooperative Learning Structures, it is a prerequisite that you have completed the first two day workshop before attending this workshop. This workshop extends your knowledge of the basic Kagan Structures through the 10 domains of usefulness, as well as demonstrating the powerful effect on student’s social skills.

• Create a positive learning environment through fun and easy classbuilding activities.
• Experience why group work doesn't work.
• Create success for all by eliminating "hitchhiking".
• Save valuable time and energy with easy-to-use structures that make lesson planning a snap.
• Engage all students throughout each lesson with NEW cooperative learning.
• Keep students on task, and effectively manage disruptions with engaging structures.