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The Active Workshop
Practical Strategies for Facilitating Professional Learning
- Ron Nash - Ron Nash and Associates, LLC
October 2010 | 152 pages | Corwin
Today's students learn best by doing-as do most of us. The Active Workshop is designed for educators who need to "show" rather than "tell" in creating highly interactive workshops. Packed with anecdotes, brain-compatible strategies, and checklists, the book provides practical tools for engaging participants to talk, reflect, brainstorm, and stretch beyond their comfort zones. Highlights include:
- Techniques for shifting 80% of the workshop's workload to participants
- Keys to enhancing retention with storytelling and laughter
- Methods for analyzing and evaluating your presentations for ongoing improvement
- Tips for extending learning beyond the workshop
The Active Workshop is ideal for seminar trainers, seminar facilitators, headteachers, and teacher leaders-anyone who works with primary, secondary and further education educators in a training capacity.
Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Introduction
1. Set the Stage
2. Hit the Ground Running
3. Maximize Movement
4. Minimize Distractions
5. Facilitate Structured Conversations
6. Present With Confidence
7. Close the Deal
8. Extend the Learning
Appendix A: Preworkshop-Visit Checklist
Appendix B: Day-of-Workshop Checklist
Appendix C: Room Arrangements
References
Index