Habits of Mind Boot Camp & Leadership Challenge

We have combined the 2 workshops in a super sensational FOUR DAYS OF ANSWERS...

This is NOT a 4 day seminar where you will sit and listen to presenters. The Habits Of Mind Boot Camp is a hands-on experience of teaching in action.
Over four action-packed days you will:

• Acquire the tools every teacher must have
• Learn the processes to create, plan and teach powerful lessons
• Be mentored by an incredible group of successful teachers and presenters
• Be involved in the actual transformation of schools in the Habits Of Mind Challenge
  
• Witness the effect of the Habits of Mind in real-life situations
• Learn how to build your teaching capacity and students abilities
• Benefit from the opportunity to make important decisions about your teaching, away from your day-to-day classroom.
• Have more FUN than is allowed!
• plus you will learn more than you thought possible...

THE THINKING TOOLBOX
When you arrive, you will receive a comprehensive Manual, containing working templates in hard copy and soft copy that can be modified and used at the Habits Of Mind Boot Camp and in every lesson you teach.

These essential templates ensure you cover the bases and anticipate the opportunities and pitfalls that you will face in such areas as:

• Discovering & exploring the HOM
• Engaging & Activating the HOM
• Planning for deep understanding
• Evaluation & Reporting
• Implementing the HOM
• Exploring Meanings
• Expanding Capacities
• Increasing Alertness
• Extending Values
• Building Commitments
• Internalisation
• Habituation

In addition, you will have access to an invaluable resource base to accelerate your learning curve in the areas of:

• Thinking Maps
• Planning & Teaching for deep understanding
• Metacognition
• Listening
• Assessments
• Rubrics
• Matrices
• Leadership
• And heaps more!

THE HOM CHALLENGE 2011 IS AT THE CORE OF THE BOOTCAMP SCHEDULE
You will work over the four days on developing your understanding of the Habits Of Mind and leadership in your school, in your communication, and in yourself.
This personal & professional development will happen in team exercises throughout the event, or with a partner, and independently.

THE BOOTCAMP TEAM
The format of the Habits Of Mind Bootcamp will enable you to gain the most from Karen's Habits of Mind knowledge. Each member of the mentor panel is a leader in their area of expertise. Each will offer you invaluable mentoring to increase your success within the classroom.

The Habits Of Mind Bootcamp is facilitated by an expert team lead by Karen Boyes.

Karen Boyes is a highly skilled, enthusiastic and dynamic presenter with over 21 years experience in the education profession. The leading authority on effective learning and teaching in New Zealand, she is CEO of Spectrum Education and their head facilitator, working with teachers, parents, students and corporate clients; and

Graham Watts is currently studying for a PhD in gifted education and thinking skills in London, after being the Director of Advanced Learning at a Year 1-13 school in NZ. His role involved leading the Thinking Skills program, working closely with all Year-level teachers, helping them infuse the Habits into their classroom, curriculum planning and assessment.

Sandra Brace has been teaching at Waikiki Elementary School in Hawaii, using the Habits Of Mind, for many years and now is teaching in the far North of NZ. She brings a unique Arts perspective to the Habits and demonstrates not only how to use the Habits with in Arts, but how important the Arts are to the Habits of Mind.

Investment: $895pp / $795pp for groups of 3 or more
(Investment includes morning tea, lunch, afternoon tea each day)
Some or all of the above mentors will lead you on this journey through the Habits Of Mind & leadership

Those wishing to develop their Leadership skills further will be specifically mentored by skilled professionals during these 4 days.

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