ABSTRACT

This essential guide provides both new and established trainers with accessible, innovative and engaging strategies to create an inspirational learning environment. This professional book is suitable for early years, primary and secondary teachers, school leaders and heads of department who are supporting their teaching colleagues in schools. It offers practical advice on planning and delivering great training sessions, including suggestions on how best to share existing knowledge in a group and how to combine dialogue and written text to effectively develop ideas in the classroom.

The thinking behind each idea is not only clearly explained but is accompanied with a wealth of practical strategies that can be applied to a variety of training and teaching situations. This accessible resource is designed to help busy teaching professionals motivate their colleagues and deliver effective training. Generously illustrated throughout, the book is separated into four learning phases:

  • preparing for successful training;
  • offering direct input through new ideas;
  • embedding participant learning; and
  • monitoring, evaluating and planning for the future.

Becoming a Brilliant Trainer: A Teacher’s Guide to Running Sessions and Engaging Learners will be an invaluable text for both trainee and qualified teachers, school leaders and all those with an interest in delivering great training sessions.

chapter |4 pages

Introduction

part Learning phase 1|44 pages

Preparing for successful training

chapter Chapter 1|11 pages

Pre-course engagement

chapter |4 pages

Snapshot A: Learning spaces

chapter Chapter 2|12 pages

Getting to know you and getting ready to learn

chapter |2 pages

Snapshot B: Planning

chapter Chapter 3|10 pages

Establishing existing knowledge

chapter |4 pages

Snapshot C: Preparing resources

part Learning phase 2|34 pages

Direct input of new ideas

chapter Chapter 4|13 pages

Sharing new knowledge (with presentations)

chapter |3 pages

Snapshot D: Teaching chains

chapter Chapter 5|13 pages

Sharing new knowledge (without presentations)

chapter |4 pages

Snapshot E: Technologies

part Learning phase 3|64 pages

Embedding the learning and developing the participant

chapter Chapter 6|9 pages

Talk

chapter Chapter 7|15 pages

Engaging with texts

chapter |3 pages

Snapshot G: Handouts

chapter Chapter 8|15 pages

Doing

chapter |4 pages

Snapshot H: Motivating adult learners

chapter Chapter 9|12 pages

Independent learning

chapter |2 pages

Snapshot I: Inclusive training

part Learning phase 4|50 pages

Monitoring, evaluating and planning for the future

chapter Chapter 10|11 pages

Providing feedback

chapter |3 pages

Snapshot J: Demonstrating progress

chapter Chapter 11|15 pages

Assessment

chapter |4 pages

Snapshot K: Revision

chapter Chapter 12|10 pages

Making an impact