Feeling the pressure to get your students moving but limited by a small space or large class size? This session is for you! Join us for a fun, interactive, and practical workshop where you'll experience a variety of ready-to-use physical activities that require minimal equipment and can be done in a medium-sized space, like a classroom or common area. You'll leave with a toolkit of new ideas, including: Cooperative games that promote teamwork and communication. Quick, energizing brain breaks perfect for transitioning between subjects. Creative movement challenges that encourage problem-solving and self-expression. Inclusivity-focused activities that ensure every student feels successful and engaged. This isn't a sit-and-listen session. Be prepared to get up, move around, and leave with practical strategies and a renewed sense of inspiration to get your students moving. Come discover how easy it can be to integrate dynamic physical activity into your daily routine!
Cognitive Science has uncovered numerous practices that have been proven to help with deep and durable learning in any subject and for learners of every age. Participants will explore these practices as they implement new curricula into their classrooms to maximize learning and will leave with numerous specific strategies for implementing them in their classrooms. Practices included are: retrieval practice, spacing, interleaving, feedback-driven metacognition, elaborative interrogation, concrete examples and dual coding.
