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2. Agenda Day One9:00 9:10Welcome, introductions, and housekeeping9:10 9:45 Group activator9:45 12:30l Learning, and the Brain12:30- 1:00 Lunch Break1:00- 2:00 Planning for learning2:00 - 2:30 Presentation 1- Introduction, Openers, Orientation- Essential Skills- Learning a New Skill2:30- 2:45 Break2:45- 4:00 Presentation 2-What is Family Literacy and BuildingBlocks-Learning Styles-Brain and Early Childhood Development2 3. Agenda Day Two9:00 9:20 Group activator9:20 10:30 Prep for Presentations10:45- 12:00 Presentation 3 Working with Families-About Families-Goal Setting-First Visits12:00- 12:30 Lunch12:30- 2:00 Presentation 4 Learning-Strategies for Learning-Factors That Impact Learning-Resources for Learning2-00- 2:30 Presentation 5-Games2:30- 2:45 Break2:45- 3:30 Preparing for your workshop3:30- 4:00 Evaluation3 4. Group Activator1. Draw a map of a route from your house to a near-by store.-Note all the places children would be able to see adultsmodeling literacy activities.2. Create a bumper sticker encouraging parents to read totheir children.3. Record the strengths that you bring to the Building Blocksprogram.4. Prepare a short anecdote about a positive (or negative)learning experience that you can share with your partner.5. Draw a web with the word literacy at the centre.-Add key words and ideas to your web.4 5. EffectiveTeaching andTrainingContentHow peoplelearn.5 6. Write about a time you had areally positive learningexperience. Write down as manydetails about the experience asyou can remember.What made it so positive?6 7. Adult Learners7 8. Knowles listThey feel the need to learn.They have some input into what, why andhow they learn.The content and processes have a meaningfulrelationship to the learners past experience.The experience is used as a learning resource.What is to be learned relates to theindividuals current life situation and tasks.They have as much autonomy as possible.The learning climate minimizes anxiety andencourages freedom to experimen.There is a cooperative learning climate.There are mechanisms for mutual planning.Accountability- how do they know theyknow?How many didyou identify?Is the listcomplete?8 9. Hurt, J. (2012)Insight trumps knowledge.9 10. http://www.2learnabc.ca/aboutMe.aspxqrcode.kaywa.com10 11. Knowledge Understanding Doing11 12. Images trump words.Hurt, J. (2012)12 13. 13 14. White space trumpsinformation dumps.Hurt, J. (2012)14 15. 15 16. Hurt, J. (2012)Shorter trumps longer.16 17. 17John Medina on attentionspans.http://www.brainrules.net/attention 18. Hurt, J. (2012)Brain science trumpstraditional education.18 19. The Brainhttps://www.google.ca/search?as_st=y&tbm=isch&hl=en&as_q=brain&as_epq=&as_oq=&as_eq=&cr=&as_sitesearch=&safe=images&tbs=sur:f&tbo=d&biw=1522&bih=672&sei=8l0LUZC1INDFtAbTooDADQ#imgrc=j1md71CnQoMBkM%3A%3B1ZY-jPQoG-UF1M%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Ffarm3.staticflickr.com%252F2801%252F4097561067_16cf6986ec.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.flickr.com%252Fphotos%252F44568283%2540N02%252F4097561067%252F%3B450%3B34719 20. Shawn Abbate (2010)Brain 10120 21. Communication of NeuronsShawn Abbate (2010)Dendritesgrow when wethink. Newpathwaysincreaseintelligence.DendritesnucleusNeuron21 22. 22 23. NGOKGBSINCWFFBICMALOL23 24. 24 25. CWFKGBSINCMANGOLOLFBI25 26. 26 27. Emotions trump facts.27 28. -and now a test!!!!28 29. Hurt, J. (2012)Movement trumps sitting.29 30. Movement30 31. Hurt, J. (2012)Talking trumps listening.The person doing the most talkingduring an education session is theone doing the most learning.31 32. Socialization32 33. Hurt, J. (2012)Different trumps same.33 34. MentalStimulationThe brain benefits from a noveland complex environment34 35. 35 36. Shawn Abbate (2010)Novelty in Your Workshop Think about one aspect of Building Blocks List 3 choices you could offer participants fornovelty.1.2.3. Turn to the person next to you and share yourideas.BrainSnack!Slide36 37. Hurt, J. (2012)Writing trumps reading(and listening).37 38. Strategies that takeadvantage of how the brainlearns best.Read Worksheets Dont Grow Dendrites20 Instructional Strategies that Engage the Brainby Dr. Marcia L. Tate38 39. These strategies- Provide Motivation- Meets the needs of differentlearning styles- Provide brain based learningstrategies39 40. Test Time40 41. Neuron41 42. Feedback42 43. Planning for Learning.43 44. Introductions, Openers and OrientationEssential SkillsLearning a New SkillPresentation 144 45. Building Blocks TrainingPresentersNames45 46. Agenda OverviewDay One9:00- 10:00 Introductions and Housekeeping (scenario)Manual Handout OrientationLearning Something NewWhat is Family Literacy?What are essential skills?10:00- 10:30 What is Building Blocks?10:30- 10:45 Break10:45- 12:00 Learning Styles and Adult Learning12:00- 1:00 Lunch1:00- 1:30 Child Development- Why is it important in familyliteracy?1:30- 2:00 Family dynamicsPlanning for learning2:00- 2:15 Break2:15- 4:00 The first visit 46 47. 9:00- 10:15 Are you ready to learn? Movement and Positive Learning10:15- 10:30 Break10:30- 10:45 Safety in the home10:45- 12:00 Factors that impact learning!12:00- 1:15 Lunch Field trip as part of lunch1:00- 1:30 Environmental print- using within the home1:30- 2:15 Check in- questions about home visitation2:15- 2:30 Break2:30- 3:45 Game3:45- 4:00 Evaluation and certificatesDay Two47 48. 48Introductions 49. Manual: Section 1 Worksheets Section 2 Theory Section 3 Preparing for your first visit Section 4 Activities and Strategies Section 5 Table of contents1. Handouts for Families2. Flash Drive Handouts3. Resources Page 6-1449 50. A smile is the universal welcome.Max EastmanIn the work you do with literacy what makes you smile? (in one word)50 51. Why is LiteracyIs Like Velcro?51 52. 52 53. Lets Compare:Literacy & Learning Activity53 54. Lets CompareLiteracy and Learning Skill ie. JugglingNeed the basics before going to thewholeNeed the basics before going to thewholeNeed to practice Need to practiceRepetition RepetitionEye-hand coordination Eye-hand coordinationUse of body and all senses- The bestway to learnUse of body and all senses- The bestway to learnChanges the brain Increases white matter in the brainNeed to take risks Need to take risksShould be fun, hard to if stressed Should be fun, hard to if stressedNeed positive reinforcement tocontinueNeed positive reinforcement tocontinue 54 55. What is Family Literacy and Building BlocksLearning StylesBrains and Early Childhood DevelopmentPresentation 255 56. What is familyliteracy?56 57. What is Building Blocks?57 58. 58 59. The Animal School59 60. Once upon a time 61. The animalsdecidedthey must dosomethingheroic tomeet theproblems ofa new world. 62. So theyorganized aschool. 63. They adoptedan activitycurriculumconsisting ofrunning,climbing,swimming,and flying. 64. To make iteasier toadminister thecurriculum, allthe animalstook all thesubjects. 65. The duck wasexcellent inswimming better, in fact,than hisinstructor.65 66. But he madeonly passinggrades in flyingand was verypoor inrunning.66 67. Since he wasslow in running,he had to stayafter school andalso dropswimming inorder topracticerunning.67 68. This was kept up untilhis webbed feet werebadly worn and he wasonly average inswimming.But average wasacceptable in school, sonobodyworried about thatexcept the duck.68 69. The rabbitstarted at the topof the class inrunning but hada nervousbreakdownbecause of somuch make-upwork inswimming.69 70. The squirrel wasexcellentin climbing until hedevelopedfrustration inthe flying class,where his teachermade him start fromthe ground upinstead of thetreetop down.70 71. He alsodevelopeda charley horsefromoverexertionand then gota C in climbingand a D inrunning.71 72. The eagle wasa problemchild and wasdisciplinedseverely.72 73. In the climbingclass he beatall the othersto the top ofthe tree butinsisted onusing his ownway to getthere.73 74. At the end of theyear, anabnormal eelthat could swimexceedingly well,and also run,climb,and fly a little,had the highestaverage,74 75. andhe wasvaledictorian.75 76. The prairie dogsstayed out ofschool andfought the taxlevy because theadministrationwould not adddigging andburrowing to thecurriculum.76 77. They apprenticedtheir children to abadger and laterjoined the groundhogs and gophersto start asuccessful privateschool.77 78. Does this fable have a moral?78 79. Remember:There is no one correct way to teach all children,but there is a correct way to teach each child:79 80. one at a time.80 81. 81 82. CharacteristicsLogicalLinearSymbolicSequentialVerbalReality basedFactsTemporal (time)AbstractCreativity is inimplementationPart to wholeWhats theBottom Line?CharacteristicsIntuitionHolisticConcreteRandomNonverbalFantasy- orientatedCommon senseNon-temporalAbsurdCreativity AHA!SpontaneousWhole to partHave a Heart!Skills-Handwriting-Symbols-Language-Phonics-Locating factsand details-Talking andreciting-Followingdirections andlisteningSkills-Haptic awareness-Spatial awareness-Math computation-Color sensitivity-Music and singing-Art expression-Creativity-Visualization-Emotion andfeelingsLeftAnalyticalRightGlobal82 83. Learning StylesMultiple Intelligences83 84. Key Factors That Influence Early BrainDevelopment and Academic Achievement.Brain84 85. BrainSafe physicalenvironmentRelationshipsPrenatalExerciseExperience andexposure tolanguageGenesNutritionKey Factors That Influence Early BrainDevelopment and Academic Achievementhttp://www.healthybabyhealthybrain.ca/85 86. Early Childhood Development86 87. Touch Non-Verbal Play RepetitionLearning Happenswith-inRelationships87 88. Agenda Day Two9:00 9:20 Group activator9:20 10:00 Prep for Presentations10:00- 12:00 Presentation 3 Working with Families-About Families-Goal Setting-First Visits12:00- 12:30 Lunch12:30- 2:00 Presentation 4 Learning-Strategies for Learning-Factors That Impact Learning-Resources for Learning2-00- 2:30 Presentation 5-Games2:30- 2:45 Break2:45- 3:30 Preparing for your workshop3:30- 4:00 Evaluation88 89. ActivatorWhats the story behind thepicture?89 90. About FamiliesFirst VisitsGoal SettingPresentation 3Working with Families90 91. 91 92. First Visits92 93. 93 94. We all have goals!94 95. SMART GOALSS = SpecificM = MeasurableA = AttainableR = RealisticT = TimelyLogic Model Building Blocks Short term outcome mid and long term impact95 96. Measurement Did the parent meet their Goal? Change in behaviour or attitude? Help them to see the changes or re-evaluategoals!Outcome Goal 1 Parents increase their understanding of the role ofliteracy in child development. Parents and children improve their dailycommunication and interaction through literacy and learning.Outcome Goal 2 Parents increase their own literacy and parentingskills.Outcome Goal 3 Childrens language, literacy and social interactionskills are enhanced so that they are better able to achieve success inevery day literacy activities and in school.Program Goals96 97. Be determined in achieving yourgoals...97 98. Plan YourFirst Visit98 99. Working with Families in the Home!1. On the first visit how do I enter the house and introduce my self? Where do westart the activities?2. The activity I planned didnt work the child refused to do it. What do I do?3. The parent disappeared and left me with the child. What do I do?4. The family has 4 children under the age of 6 how do I handle that?5. The TV is on the whole visit. It is loud and distracting. What do I do?6. A friend with a child is visiting when I come to the home for the visit. What do Ido?7. The parent is in the room however she does not seem engaged and looks like sheif going to go to sleep. What do I do?8. The parent starts to share information that is outside my scope of practise.What do I do?9. The child is developmentally delayed however the parent does not see thatthere is a problem. What do I do?10. You do not feel safe in the home. Not sure why? What do I do?Do not expect to come up with definitive answers.99 100. Strategies for LearningFactors that Impact LearningResources for LearningPresentation 4Learning100 101. Children learnbest throughactiveinvolvementSpatialOrientation isnecessary forletteridentification andorientation ofsymbols on apage.Activelyexperiencing therhythm of wordsand sentences helpschildren find therhythm necessaryfor reading andwriting.Early Learning and Movement10 reasons to Promote Emergent Literacy throughMovement and Active Learning(Rae Pica, www.movingandlearning.com)http://biertijd.com/mediaplayer/?itemid=38469#.UMZgrZGst5k.gmail101 102. When childrendemonstrate themeaning ofwords physically,theirunderstanding ofthe words isimmediate andlong lasting.Adverbs andadjectivesbecome muchmore thanabstract .Playing togetherprovidesopportunities forchildren to speakand listen to oneanother.102 103. Stringing actionstogether to formsequences issimilar to linkingwords to formsentences andeventuallyparagraphs.When childrenact out the wordsof a poem, theplot of a story, orthe lyrics of asong they mustponder themeanings ofwords.Movementactivitiesprovideopportunitiesto cross thebodiesmidline.103 104. Confucius said it best:What I hear, I forget.What I see, I remember,What I do, I know.104 105. Which one are you?Are you ready to learn?105 106. Go and have fun in themeadows...106 107. Successful Safe In Home Visits107 108. Factors that ImpactLearningIrlen108 109. Role of Parent Early Literacy andSchool Success LD OnLine :: Fighting For Your Child90% of children with reading difficulties willachieve grade level in reading if they receivehelp by the first grade.If help is given in fourth grade, rather than latein kindergarten, it takes four times as long toimprove the same skills by the same amount.109 110. Talk and Print110 111. GamesPresentation 5111 112. Games112 113. Resourceshttp://drpaulasprescriptions4pd.wikispaces.com/file/view/anima+school.ppt.TheAnimal School,Slide show by George H. Reavishttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLiP4b-TPCA Video on childdevelopmenthttp://www. brainrules.nethttp://www.thesneakychef.com/book4_the_sneaky_chef.phpBook and activities Sneaky FitnessRae Picahttp://www.movingandlearning.com/http://developingchild.harvard.edu/library/briefs/inbrief_series/http://canadiansportforlife.ca/active-start/activity-milestones-first-three-years-0 - physical literacy - milestonesEarly Childhood DevelopmentBrain Hero -http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s31HdBeBgg4&feature=relmfu113 114. Resources http://www.pre2three.org/ - newsletter forexpectant parents http://www.livesinthebalance.org/ Ross Greene Collaborative Problem Solving http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=richard+lavoie+motivation+breakthrough&oq=richard+lavoie+&aq=2&aqi=g7&aql=&gs_sm=c&gs_upl=29978l34406l0l37300l15l15l0l2l2l0l226l1795l5.5.3l13l0 Richard Lavoie Motivation http://www.healthybabyhealthybrain.ca/ - braindevelopment114 115. Dont stop yourself from learning...115 116. Preparing for your workshop116 117. Evaluation117