23
Sep

COMPLEX BEHAVIOUR : Simple Interventions…for the classroom (Wellington)

A one-day workshop unpacking the neuroscience around complex behaviour.
Across Aotearoa, there are a growing number of children who display increasingly complex behaviours.  This can get overwhelming for those working in any profession where there is interaction with children and youth. Within schools, the issue is amplified due to the amount of contact time you have.  This means those of you working in schools can have an increased impact, but conversely, you can feel more overwhelmed. For some of our children, they have such complex needs, it is incredibly difficult to know where to begin…This one-day workshop will begin by unpacking the neuroscience of trauma. 
  • Presented by
    Kathryn Berkett
  • Location:
    Copthorne Oriental Parade
  • Date:
    23 Sep 2022
  • Time:
    09:30 AM - 03:00 PM
27
Oct

LEARNERSHIP-James Anderson

Learnership is the skill of learning. It represents how students engage in the learning process. Like all skills it is developed over time through the deliberate use of practice and dedicated strategies. It results in the learning gaining more from every learning opportunity. Learnership describes how well a learner engages with 5 key elements of learning: Challenge. Habits of Mind. Mistakes. Feedback, and Effort. Based on a learners relationship with these elements, we identify six different types of learners. 

In this flagship full day workshop, James Anderson will cover the key elements to understanding and developing Learnership in your students. You’ll learn how to help your students become comfortable with this discomfort of challenge, how to develop their Habits of Mind, understand and use the six different types of mistakes effectively, and to tailor their feedback. You’ll be introduced to the Learnership Diagnostic Tool that allows you to accurately measure how skilfully your students engage with learning, and design next steps to improve that! 
  • Presented by
    James Anderson
  • Location:
    Learning Network NZ
  • Date:
    27 Oct 2022
  • Time:
    09:30 AM - 03:30 PM
28
Oct

LEARNER AGENCY – a practical school based approach -James Anderson

Learner Agency is fast becoming the latest educational buzzword. It is appearing in educational policy documents around the world, including the New Zealand Key Competencies.
 
But what is “Learner Agency”? Why should school leaders care? How do we support teachers to increase Learner Agency in students, and what tools can we use to guide and measure the impact of our work?
 
It is important for school leaders to understand that agency is not something we can simply give to students. Learner Agency is a capability that needs to be developed by, and within, the learner. Ultimately, learners must carry and continually build their agency throughout their life. And in order to do that, we need a clear school based definition and a set of practical tools and strategies to enable teachers to work meaningfully with these ideas. 
  
  • Presented by
    James Anderson
  • Location:
    Learning Network NZ
  • Date:
    28 Oct 2022
  • Time:
    09:30 AM - 03:30 PM
02
Feb

Challenge All Learners – James Nottingham

It is through challenge that we are able to move students out of their comfort zone and into their learning zone (or zone of proximal development)

And yet, so many students actively avoid challenge for fear of getting something wrong, falling behind, or simply because they don’t see the point in putting any effort in. Added to this is the need for differentiation to ensure all students are challenged appropriately – not so much that they can’t access the learning and not so little that they end up repeating things they already know how to do. That is why we created this very company in 1999 and named it Challenging Learning – because of the difficulties we all face in challenging all students appropriately.

Suitable for teachers, leaders and support staff working with students between the ages of 3-19
  • Presented by
    James Nottingham
  • Location:
    TBA
  • Date:
    02 Feb 2023
  • Time:
    09:00 AM - 03:00 PM
22
Mar

COMPLEX BEHAVIOUR : Simple Interventions for the classroom

A one-day workshop unpacking the neuroscience around complex behaviour.
Across Aotearoa, there are a growing number of children who display increasingly complex behaviours.  This can get overwhelming for those working in any profession where there is interaction with children and youth. Within schools, the issue is amplified due to the amount of contact time you have.  This means those of you working in schools can have an increased impact, but conversely, you can feel more overwhelmed. For some of our children, they have such complex needs, it is incredibly difficult to know where to begin…This one-day workshop will begin by unpacking the neuroscience of trauma. 
  • Presented by
    Kathryn Berkett
  • Location:
    Learning Network NZ
  • Date:
    22 Mar 2023
  • Time:
    09:30 AM - 03:00 PM
22
May

LEARNERSHIP-James Anderson 2023

Learnership is the skill of learning. It represents how students engage in the learning process. Like all skills it is developed over time through the deliberate use of practice and dedicated strategies. It results in the learning gaining more from every learning opportunity. Learnership describes how well a learner engages with 5 key elements of learning: Challenge. Habits of Mind. Mistakes. Feedback, and Effort. Based on a learners relationship with these elements, we identify six different types of learners. 

In this flagship full day workshop, James Anderson will cover the key elements to understanding and developing Learnership in your students. You’ll learn how to help your students become comfortable with this discomfort of challenge, how to develop their Habits of Mind, understand and use the six different types of mistakes effectively, and to tailor their feedback. You’ll be introduced to the Learnership Diagnostic Tool that allows you to accurately measure how skilfully your students engage with learning, and design next steps to improve that! 
  • Presented by
    James Anderson
  • Location:
    Learning Network NZ
  • Date:
    22 May 2023
  • Time:
    09:30 AM - 03:30 PM
23
May

LEARNER AGENCY – a practical school based approach -James Anderson

Learner Agency is fast becoming the latest educational buzzword. It is appearing in educational policy documents around the world, including the New Zealand Key Competencies.
 
But what is “Learner Agency”? Why should school leaders care? How do we support teachers to increase Learner Agency in students, and what tools can we use to guide and measure the impact of our work?
 
It is important for school leaders to understand that agency is not something we can simply give to students. Learner Agency is a capability that needs to be developed by, and within, the learner. Ultimately, learners must carry and continually build their agency throughout their life. And in order to do that, we need a clear school based definition and a set of practical tools and strategies to enable teachers to work meaningfully with these ideas. 
  
  • Presented by
    James Anderson
  • Location:
    Learning Network NZ
  • Date:
    23 May 2023
  • Time:
    09:30 AM - 03:30 PM
24
May

ANXIETY & RESILIENCE – Kathryn Berkett

This workshop will unpack the biological and neurological basis of anxiety, how it impacts our thinking and behaviour. Then, we will unpack what it looks like to increase resilience.  The fantastic news is that you create resilient-building moments in your classrooms all the time.  You just may not be aware of what magic you are doing. 

This training will inform you about working to build resilience in those you influence, therefore reducing the impact of anxiety.  It will also help you understand yourself a little bit more, always a bonus! Come along and be informed.
  • Presented by
    Kathryn Berkett
  • Location:
    Learning Network NZ
  • Date:
    24 May 2023
  • Time:
    09:30 AM - 03:00 PM
16
Aug

TRAUMA – DEEP DIVE Kathryn Berkett

This workshop will cover some of the more technical areas of intergenerational trauma and what this can mean for our ongoing sense of safety and engagement. We will talk about how trauma can be transmitted through generations, genetically and environmentally. We will understand the impact that can occur for our babies in-utero and what that means for learning and behaviour throughout life.

If we want to move forward in a way that is more biologically responsive, and effect true change, we need to understand the full impact trauma can have. This session will be useful for those who support anyone who has experienced high levels of trauma in their lives, especially those who have lived intergenerationally through trauma.
  • Presented by
    Kathryn Berkett
  • Location:
    Learning Network NZ
  • Date:
    16 Aug 2023
  • Time:
    09:30 AM - 03:00 PM
15
Nov

ADOLESCENCE – Kathryn Berkett

Adolescence is a period of development from dependent child to protective parent.  There are so many changes and ‘upgrades’ that need to happen during this time. This workshop will work through what is happening, the reason for it, and how this can impact behaviour and mental health.

Once we understand that this transition changes how the brain perceives, processes and manages incoming information, we will become more informed around why we are seeing the behaviours we often see in adolescence.

Through understanding what is going on, we can become more forgiving and supportive, two factors that will significantly improve the transition for them

You will learn enough to take back specific strategies to your schools.  These strategies may even be helpful in your own whanau (and even for ourselves…)
  • Presented by
    Kathryn Berkett
  • Location:
    Learning Network NZ
  • Date:
    15 Nov 2023
  • Time:
    09:30 AM - 03:00 PM