Product Description

This work takes the principles of how to enhance learning, as established in many other books in this series, one step further. It applies these principles to staff, to staff development and finally to management and leadership. It seeks out, and applies, a coherence of approach to the whole learning community. Furthermore it explains how the American Critical Skills Programme incorporates all the key principles of learning in a comprehensive, practical and outstandingly effective teaching programme, which can also be used to promote staff and organizational development.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #83624 in Books
• Published on: 2000-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 190 pages

From the Back Cover
The main theme is that the effective leadership of true learning schools involves applying the principles of learning to all levels of educational management. The book consists of four sections that deal with: Learning P 13 key principles of learning are derived from a survey of up-to-date knowledge of the brain and learning. Teaching P how to use the key principles of learning to improve teachers professional knowledge and skills, make the learning environment more supportive and improve the design of learning activities. The text explains how the American Critical Skills Programme incorporates all these key principles of learning into a comprehensive, practical and outstandingly effective teaching programme which also promotes effective staff and organizational development. Staff Development P how the same principles that should underpin the design and teaching of learning activities for pupils should underpin the design and provision of development activities for teachers. Organizational Development - how a learning school should be consciously managed according to these same key principles of learning. The section proposes a radical new whole brain approach to Development Planning. The critical skills programme Teaching materials and training for this impressive teaching programme are available in the United Kingdom through Network Educational Press. The training was described by one Scottish teacher as TA wonderful experience; the first in-service training I have ever been on that I never wanted to stop.

About the Author
Colin Weatherley has been a secondary headteacher, and leader of the Lothian Quality Learning Programme. He is now an educational consultant who specialises in organizing seminars and conferences on effective educational management.