261Waterloo Street, #3-14, Waterloo Centre, Singapore 180261, Fax No: 63374261, Phone: 63389201 ______________________________________________________________________________ Brought back by popular demand!! A culture of strong teacher-student relationship will enhance classroom management and enrich students’ holistic development. If you share this belief, this 1-day workshop, is for you. Greg Jansen and Richard Matla from New Zealand conducted this very well received workshop for AEDs in 2012 and 2013. Participants learnt practical responsive pedagogy to strengthen their teaching and learning relationship with their students. They also learnt how to engage their students responsively to bring about their holistic development . Stage 1 Strengthening TSR (Teacher-Student-Relationships) for a Quality Learning Environment 23 June 2014 9am to 4 pm Objective Workshop Details Use of restorative philosophy and techniques to grow strong Teaching and Learning Relationships which will in turn contribute to a quality learning environment. For whom? Allied Educators *This course is strictly for AEDs who have completed their Specialist Diploma AED Pre-service training. What you will learn!!! This is a highly interactive training where participants will • Learn about the underpinnings of the restorative approach • Explore the use of the social discipline window • Have an overview of the restorative continuum of practice - from conversations to the full conference • Learn about the impact of strong classroom teaching relationships on classroom management and learning • Experience some hands-on skill development- the restorative conversation Trainers Greg Jansen Richard Matla Greg Jansen & Rich Matla are co-founders of an educational consultancy - 'Restorative Schools', (http://www.restorativeschools.org.nz) which works primarily with primary and secondary schools throughout New Zealand focusing on developing strong teaching and learning relationships. They bring a wealth of experiences both teaching and leading within and beyond mainstream education, throughout New Zealand and overseas, and they pride themselves in providing highly responsive, practical, hands on workshops that are relevant and meaningful to everyday teaching and school life. Greg & Rich both complete post graduate study in 2009 and were contributing authors of the recently published book (November 2011) Responsive Pedagogy – Engaging Restoratively with Challenging Behaviour available through New Zealand Centre for Educational Research. http://www.nzcer.org.nz/nzcerpress/responsive-pedagogy Course Fee: $160 for ASCD members or $190 for non-ASCD members (Fee includes tea, lunch and course materials) Venue: Academy of Singapore Teachers 2 Malan Road S109433 23 June 2014 – Geo Lab (BLK A LEVEL 2) Application Please complete the attached form and email it to ascdsing@gmail.com For enquiries please call 91385667. Closing date of applications: 20 May 2014