Creating an Accelerated Learning School - Softcover

Wise, Derek

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1741013771 ISBN 13: 9781741013771

Publisher: Hawker Brownlow Education Pty Ltd

Synopsis

This book describes how an ordinary high school set about incorporating accelerated learning into its teaching practices and policies. Headteacher Derek Wise provides a macro view of the process, discussing the changes made across the whole school. Head of Science, Mark Lovatt, provides a micro view, looking at ways to use accelerated learning in the classroom.Their experiences provide useful reading for any school wishing to improve the learning quality of its students. Several case studies are included to show how accelerated learning techniques can be applied to different subjects.This book describes how an ordinary high school set about incorporating accelerated learning into its teaching practices and policies. Headteacher Derek Wise provides a macro view of the process, discussing the changes made across the whole school. Head of Science, Mark Lovatt, provides a micro view, looking at ways to use accelerated learning in the classroom.Their experiences provide useful reading for any school wishing to improve the learning quality of its students. Several case studies are included to show how accelerated learning techniques can be applied to different subjects.

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About the Author

Mark Lovatt is Head of Science and Learning Co-ordinator at Cramlington Community High School in Northumberland, England. He has spent considerable time and energy researching, adapting and applying the ideas of accelerated learning to his subject. Mark's energy and enthusiasm is evident from the plaudits his training events receive. Derek Wise is Headteacher of Cramlington Community High School in Northumberland, England. Derek has been a Deputy Headteacher in two inner city schools and has been the director of an Education Action Zone. He is well respected locally and nationally for his energy and interest in learning innovation and for his championingof comprehensive education.

Edition details

• Publisher: Hawker Brownlow Education Pty Ltd
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1741013771
• ISBN 13: 9781741013771
• Binding: Paperback