The Active Workshop: Practical Strategies for Facilitating Professional Learning, Oct/2010
| Author(s) | Ron Nash |
| ISBN10 | 1412989019 |
| ISBN13 | 9781412989015 |
| Format | Paperback |
| Pages | 152 |
| Year Publish | 2010 October |
Synopsis
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.
About The Author:
Ron Nash is the author of the Corwin bestseller The Active Classroom (2008), along with The Active Teacher (2009), and The Active Mentor (2010). Nash’s professional career in education has included teaching social studies at the middle and high school levels. He also served as an instructional coordinator and organizational development specialist for the Virginia Beach City Public Schools for 13 years. In that capacity, Nash conducted workshops and seminars for thousands of teachers, administrators, substitute teachers, and teacher assistants. In 2007, he founded Ron Nash and Associates, Inc., a company dedicated to helping teachers shift students from passive observers to active participants.
