261Waterloo Street, #3-14, Waterloo Centre, Singapore 180261, Fax No: 63374261, Phone: 63389201 ______________________________________________________________________________ This 1-day workshop is brought back by popular demand!!. Do you believe that a culture of strong teacher-student relationship will enhance classroom management and enrich students’ holistic development? If you do, this workshop is for you Greg Jansen and Richard Matla from New Zealand conducted this very well received workshop in Singapore last year and in June this year. 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. They found this to be a very useful workshop. Strengthening TSR (Teacher-Student-Relationships) For a Quality Learning Environment Stage 1) 11 Nov 2013 Workshop Details Objective 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 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 Application Please complete the attached form and fax it to 63374261 or email it to ascdsing@gmail.com attention to Norman. AED Restorative practices Stage 1- 11 Nov.xlsx For enquiries please call 91385667. Closing date of applications: 1 November 2013 (Friday)