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Train The ’In-School’ Kagan Trainer With Laurie Kagan 4 Day

Sat, 24 November 2012 16:13:00 GMT

Train The ’In-School’ Kagan Trainer
Places on this course are awarded strictly by successful application.
If you would welcome the chance to be trained by Laurie Kagan as an ‘In-School’ Kagan Cooperative Learning Trainer this is the workshop you have been waiting for.

With regard to your application if we can answer any of your questions please do not hesitate to contact us at mail@T2TUK.co.uk or call our office 01625 406414.

Spring Term Academy 2013

Fri, 23 November 2012 18:05:00 GMT

Workshop:
For colleagues eager to learn more Kagan Cooperative Learning Structures, it is a prerequisite that you have completed the first two day workshop before attending this workshop. This workshop extends your knowledge of the basic Kagan Structures through the 6 domains of usefulness, as well as demonstrating the powerful effect on student’s social skills.

Do you want to engage all students? Do you want to raise test scores? Do you want to learn simple teacher-friendly strategies that you can implement tomorrow? This 2 DayT2TUK/Kagan-UK workshop is for you! You’ll experience cutting edge teaching structures to create classroom success now and forever! In addition, you’ll learn management tips, how to form effective teams, strategies for creating a cooperative class through teambuilding and classbuilding, and why cooperative learning produces gains and why group work often fails. Finally, a workshop that has practical, hands-on ideas grounded in sound research and theory.

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Targets Software

Mon, 20 July 2009 21:59:00 GMT

Targets™ Software Do you find that despite your best efforts to enthuse students with praise, stickers and rewards it can often lead to ‘motivation-to-learn’ decreasing? Are the very same students who need the most motivation the first to ‘check out’ of your reward scheme?
Celebrating successes and encouraging your class and individuals just got a whole lot more interesting and effective with 'Targets' interactive visual tool. 'Targets' displays in vibrant colours helping students to visualise progress towards goals. Teachers and students report clear changes in their motivation as they chart individual or group learning successes, everyone can see at a glance where the group stands and where they are going. No-one feels left out, confidence and motivation are maintained over time and students perform substantially better.“We can see now that the harder we work, the more our ability will grow - even geniuses have to work hard for their accomplishments!”
‘Targets’ is fun and easy to use for teachers and pupils of all ages. Boost enjoyment and see individual and class performance skyrocket! Download ‘Targets’ for your free 60 day trial and say goodbye to marble jars and stickers! For PC and Mac.

Targets™ is now available for free:
Targets Free Software

Kagan Structures Altered the Way I Teach Forever

Wed, 01 Apr 2009 20:05:00 GMT

Have you ever had a turning point in your life that forever changed your life’s direction? I did. And that turning point was learning about Kagan Structures for the first time. In this article I document my first hand experience learning Kagan Structures and putting them into action in my own classroom with great, immediate success.

Win-Win Discipline

Sat, 24 November 2012 16:24:00 GMT

Win-Win Discipline Strategies for All Discipline Problems Spencer Kagan, Patricia Kyle and Sally Scott (All Grades) Win-Win Discipline is the single most comprehensive and effective classroom discipline program available. Period. Never before has there been a more practical and powerful step-by-step approach to discipline. Win-Win seeks a higher goal than other discipline programs: The goal is not merely to end disruptions; the goal is to teach students to meet their unmet needs so they no longer need to be disruptive. Watch disruptive behaviour disappear as Win-Win… , Turns anger into rational decision-making, Replaces boredom with active engagement, Channels excess energy into productive learning, Ends control-seeking via learned self-efficacy, Transforms attention seeking into self-validation, Converts avoidance of failure into self-confidence. If we end a disruption, we improve our classroom for a while. If instead we foster autonomous responsibility, we prevent future disruptions and empower our students or a lifetime. Win-Win provides proven step-by-step strategies and structures to prevent disruptions, for the moment-of-disruption, and follow-ups. Go beyond manipulative tricks to end disruptions. Use Win-Win’s proven approach to prevent disruptions by teaching learned responsibility. With Win-Win, you create a safe, comfortable learning environment for you and your students — A place where students are excited to come and where you don’t feel stressed by the end of the day. Win the freedom to focus on learning and growing, not on disruptions. With Win-Win your students win skills for a lifetime and you win the freedom to do what you do best — teach without distractive disruptions. 620 pages.

Silly Sports and Goofy Games

Sat, 24 November 2012 16:24:00 GMT

Silly Sports and Goofy Games Spencer Kagan (All Grades) Illustrated by Celso Rodriguez In a matter of moments you can convert any class into a focused, high-energy community. Boost energy. Boost achievement. Release joy with the world’s most comprehensive collection of indoor and outdoor, sport and game activities. Includes over 200, step-by-step, fun, and involving sports and games in nine categories, including: Terrific Tag, Happy Helpers, Beautiful Balances, Creative Coordination, Meaningful Movements, Crazy Challenges, Ridiculous Relays, Silly Sports and Goofy Games. Use ‘em for classroom brain breaks. Use ‘em for rainy-day fun. Use ‘em for physical education. You will promote classroom community - with these games everyone wins!

Kagan Cooperative Learning

Mon, 06 Apr 2009 10:05:00 GMT

Dr. Spencer Kagan & Miguel Kagan (All Grades) The book that started it all—is all NEW!
Why would the Kagans completely revise and revamp a classic that has sold nearly half a million copies? The answer: So much has changed! Cooperative Learning today is different. This new book presents today’s most successful cooperative learning methods. The Kagans make it easier than ever to boost engagement and achievement. You’ll still find all the practical and proven Kagan Structures, including Numbered Heads Together, RoundTable, and Three-Step Interview — direct from the man who invented cooperative learning structures. And there is still plenty of ready-to-do teambuilding and classbuilding activities to make your class click. But in this expanded edition, you will find new step-by-step structures, hundreds of helpful management tips, many more teacher-friendly activities and forms, and up-to-date research on proven methods. You hear how schools have used Kagan Cooperative Learning to boost academics, close the achiement gap, improve student relations, and create a more kind and caring school community. After decades of training and working with hundreds of thousands of teachers, the Kagans have refined and perfected the most widely used and respected form of cooperative learning ever. The Kagans make it easy for you to dramatically increase engagement and achievement in your class! 450 pages.

Team Work Tools

Sat, 28 Mar 2009 21:05:00 GMT

Teamwork Tools A Revolutionary Approach for Managers and Trainers Wendy C. Horikoshi & Yael Schy.
With skyrocketing interdependence and teamwork in the workplace, managers and trainers are clamouring for effective teamwork strategies. This book offers exactly that: tools for successful teamwork. If you’re a corporate trainer or executive, you will find powerful teamwork tools for teambuilding, enhancing communication skills, knowledge-building, skill-building, creative thinking, problem solving, making decisions as a group, and exchanging information. Ideas and case scenarios will clarify how you can use these teamwork tools with specific training groups including: administration, customer service, finance, human resources, manufacturing, operations, research and development, sales and marketing, and information technology. Make teamwork work with Teamwork Tools! 248 pages.

Dynamic Visuals

Sat, 28 Mar 2009 21:05:00 GMT

Dynamic Visuals for Dynamic Trainers Book and CD-Rom. Laurie Kagan, Illustrated by Erin Kant (All Grades).
Spice up your presentations with this collection of visuals designed with the dynamic trainer in mind. Includes visuals for all your training needs. Tell your participants when break is over with, “See you later alligator, be back at…” Draw attention to important details with, “Let’s take a closer look!” Attractive and humorous illustrations bring famous quotations to life. Artwork is available in black and white for handouts and in full colour, ready to drop into your PowerPoint® presentation. You’ll also find numerous pre-made PowerPoint® slides. Make your presentations sizzle with these dynamic visuals.