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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 2010 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 18 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.
Georgette Jenson brings her wealth of knowledge and wisdom from her classroom in Gisborne. Having personally trained with some of the best thinkers in the world - Rita and Kenneth Dunn, David Hyerle and Art Costa - she puts her expertise of learning styles, Thinking Maps and Habits of Mind into practice in her own classroom.
Adrian Rennie is the Deputy Principal of Northcote School in Christchurch and lives the Habits Of Mind in both his personal life and his classroom. He shares simple yet very powerful techniques direct from his classroom that you will be able to use the very next day.
Matt Allen is the assistant Rector at Lindisfarne College. He is a passionate, innovative classroom teacher who continually strives for greater levels of student achievement through a range of creative teaching techniques. Matt has created many classroom strategies in association with fellow teaching colleague Barry Musson.
George Rogers is a physical education teacher with an interest in how closely the Key Competencies are connected to the Habits of Mind. He believes by infusing the Habits of Mind into his everyday teaching, he will be delivering the Key Competencies in physical education and beyond.
NZ PROGRAM SCHEDULE 2010
MON 12th April 9pm - 5pm
TUES 13th April 9am - 9pm
WEDS 14th April 9am - 7pm
THURS 15th April 9am - 1pm
Venue: Novotel Hotel, Lake End, Tutanekai Street, Rotorua
SYDNEY PROGRAM SCHEDULE 2010
TUES 3rd August 9pm - 5pm
WEDS 4th August 9am - 9pm
THURS 5th August 9am - 7pm
FRI 6th August 9am - 1pm
Venue: SMC Conference and Function Centre, 66 Goulburn Street, Sydney
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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