Upcoming Workshops

Concept-based Curriculum and Instruction for the Thinking Classroom

Lynn Erickson expands our understanding of the conceptual level of knowledge, thinking, and understanding. In this highly interactive session.

October 20th 2017
Vancouver

Dr. Lynn Erickson

Inquiry as a mindset for teaching and learning A one day workshop for Elementary Teachers

For many years, inquiry as an approach has been associated with ‘units of study’. At times, inquiry is almost seen as a ‘subject area’ in itself…something we might ‘do’ on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons!

October 21st 2017
Vancouver

Kath Murdoch

Concept Based Curriculum and Instruction for the Thinking Classroom

Lynn Erickson expands our understanding of the conceptual level of knowledge, thinking, and understanding.

November 17th - 18th, 2017
Hong Kong

Dr Lynn Erickson

Teaching and Learning Through Inquiry

Kath Murdoch is an experienced teacher, author, university lecturer and popular consultant who has worked for many years in schools throughout Australia, New Zealand, Asia, America and Europe.

November 24th - 25th, 2017
Dubai

Kath Murdoch

Differentiating Instruction in Academically Diverse Classrooms

In every classroom, students have a significant range of learning needs. Some learn more rapidly, some more slowly. Some students are fluent in the language of the classroom, others are learning that language as they learn content.

December 1st - 2nd, 2017 DATE CHANGE
Bonn

Carol Ann Tomlinson

Concept-Based Mathematics: Teaching for Deep Understanding

Traditional curriculum focuses on rules and procedures with little attention paid to the conceptual relationships of mathematics and mathematics is a language of conceptual relationships.

January 13th - 14th, 2018
London

Jennifer Wathall

Having Hard Conversations

Jennifer Abrams is an educational consultant who specializes in new teacher and admin support, effective collaboration in a multigenerational workplace, and having hard conversations.

January 13th - 14th, 2018
London

Jennifer Abrams

Concept-Based Mathematics: Teaching for Deep Understanding

Jennifer Chang-Wathall is an independent educational consultant, author and honorary faculty adviser for the University of Hong Kong.

January 19th- 20th, 2018
Dubai

Jennifer Wathall

Concept Based Curriculum and Instruction for the Thinking Classroom

Lynn Erickson expands our understanding of the conceptual level of knowledge, thinking, and understanding.

January 19th - 20th, 2018
Dubai

Dr Lynn Erickson

The Writing Workshop

Ralph Fletcher has been a mentor to teachers and young writers everywhere. He frequently works with young writers in schools, and speaks at education conferences in the US and abroad, helping teachers find wiser ways of teaching writing.

January 27th – 28th, 2018
Zurich

Ralph Fletcher & Martha Horn

Having Hard Conversations

As teachers and colleagues, we often come up against situations where difficult topics must be addressed - with parents, colleagues, or students.

February 2nd - 3rd, 2018
Hong Kong

Jennifer Abrams

Innovative Mindset

Carol Dweck’s work has focused on the ideas of “fixed” and “growth” mindset, yet educators will need to go a step further with these notions to create the learning opportunities and that our students and schools deserve.

February 3rd – 4th, 2018
Luxembourg

George Couros

Teaching and Learning Through Inquiry

In this practical workshop, participants have the opportunity to clarify their understanding of what it really means to use an inquiry based approach to teaching and learning in the primary/elementary classroom.

February 3rd - 4th, 2018
Beijing

Kath Murdoch

Creating a Culture of Thinking Creating Places Where Thinking is Valued Visible and Actively Promoted

The Cultures of Thinking Project is a global initiative under the direction of Dr. Ron Ritchhart, a Principal Investigator and Senior Research Associate at Project Zero, Harvard Graduate School of Education.

February 9th - 10th, 2018
Hong Kong

Dr. Ron Ritchhart

From Disability to Possibility: The Power of Inclusive Classrooms

With the goal of building lifelong skills, Patrick offers authentic processes and supports that help educators plan lessons.

February 16th - 17th, 2018
Dubai

Patrick Schwarz

Re-thinking Early Years Learning Environments

The role of the learning environment is critical and can never be underestimated.

February 16th - 17th, 2018
Dubai

Fiona Zinn

Teaching and Learning Through Inquiry

Kath Murdoch

Assessment for Learning

There is now a large and growing evidence base that helping teachers develop their use of minute-to-minute and day-by-day assessment is one of, if not the most powerful ways to improve student learning.

March 9th - 10th, 2018
Dubai

Dylan Wiliam

Assessment for Learning

Dylan Wiliam

Reading is Thinking Comprehension, Collaboration and Inquiry

Kids' thinking matters! When our students begin to understand that their thinking matters, learning changes. They develop a passion for literacy.

March 16th - 17th, 2018
Dubai

Stephanie Harvey & Debbie Miller

Re-thinking Early Years Learning Environments

The role of the learning environment is critical and can never be underestimated.
Much attention has been given to the notion of the ‘environment as the third teacher’ (Malaguzzi) in recent years; shaping the design and construction of early childhood spaces all around the world.

April 21st - 22nd, 2018
The Hague

Fiona Zinn

Understanding and Designing Quality Differentiation: A Three-day Institute

This intensive three-day institute is designed to help teachers and other educators continue to develop the knowledge, understanding, and skill necessary to work competently

August, 2018
Perth

Carol Ann Tomlinson