1st Edition

Becoming a Brilliant Trainer A Teacher’s Guide to Running Sessions and Engaging Learners

By Alan Denton, Simon Brownhill Copyright 2018
212 Pages 517 Color Illustrations
by Routledge

212 Pages 517 Color Illustrations
by Routledge

212 Pages 517 Color Illustrations
by Routledge

This essential guide provides both new and established trainers with accessible, innovative and engaging strategies to create an inspirational learning environment. This professional book is suitable for early years, primary and secondary teachers, school leaders and heads of department who are supporting their teaching colleagues in schools. It offers practical advice on planning and delivering... Read more

Introduction  Learning phase 1: preparing for successful training  1. Pre-course engagement  2. Getting to know you and getting ready to learn  3. Establishing existing knowledge  Learning phase 2: direct input of new ideas  4. Sharing new knowledge (with presentations)  5. Sharing new knowledge (without presentations)  Learning phase 3: embedding the learning and developing the participant  6. Talk  7. Engaging with texts  8. Doing  9. Independent learning  Learning phase 4: monitoring, evaluating and planning for the future  10. Providing feedback  11. Assessment  12. Making an impact  Glossary

Biography

Alan Denton is a science-specialist teacher trainer working for schools, universities, the Science Learning Network and the Institute of Physics, throughout East Anglia and further afield.

Simon Brownhill is Senior Teaching Associate in the Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge, UK.