Whether you're helping your child tie shoelaces, your gran with her new phone, or a boardroom of executives, if you have knowledge or skills that someone else doesn’t—and you want to help them learn—you are a teacher. To be human is to teach, so the question is: what kind of ‘teacher’ do you want to be? We’ve all been taught by someone who bored us to tears—and many of us were lucky to have teachers who made learning fun and memorable. If you’re a Gen Xer or Boomer, chances are you were taught in a ‘sit down and repeat’ style classroom. And unless you consciously choose otherwise, that’s the style you’ll default to. But there’s a better option: a learner-centred environment built on collaboration, communication and discovery. It’s more effective, more engaging—and it shifts the responsibility for learning to where it belongs: the learner. This book distils the foundations of good teaching into four core pillars and shows how to make learning in any context effective, fun and lasting. Maria’s ‘universal methodology’ is drawn from 30 years of global teaching and facilitation experience. You’ll learn how to: * Connect with learners to unlock their potential * Structure sessions for real engagement * Guide learning without lecturing * And reflect on what works—success or not. Ideal for professionals and subject-matter experts who don’t have a teaching degree (and don’t want to be a ‘Death by PowerPoint’ presenter), this book is a hands-on guide to creating extraordinary learning. Includes a free 30+ page Engagement ToolKit: A Facilitator’s Guide to Breaking the Lecture Habit. All profits support volunteer teacher training in communities with limited access to quality education.
Whether you're helping your child tie shoelaces, your gran with her new phone, or a boardroom of executives, if you have knowledge or skills that someone else doesn’t—and you want to help them learn—you are a teacher. To be human is to teach, so the question is: what kind of ‘teacher’ do you want to be? We’ve all been taught by someone who bored us to tears—and many of us were lucky to have teachers who made learning fun and memorable. If you’re a Gen Xer or Boomer, chances are you were taught in a ‘sit down and repeat’ style classroom. And unless you consciously choose otherwise, that’s the style you’ll default to. But there’s a better option: a learner-centred environment built on collaboration, communication and discovery. It’s more effective, more engaging—and it shifts the responsibility for learning to where it belongs: the learner. This book distils the foundations of good teaching into four core pillars and shows how to make learning in any context effective, fun and lasting. Maria’s ‘universal methodology’ is drawn from 30 years of global teaching and facilitation experience. You’ll learn how to: * Connect with learners to unlock their potential * Structure sessions for real engagement * Guide learning without lecturing * And reflect on what works—success or not. Ideal for professionals and subject-matter experts who don’t have a teaching degree (and don’t want to be a ‘Death by PowerPoint’ presenter), this book is a hands-on guide to creating extraordinary learning. Includes a free 30+ page Engagement ToolKit: A Facilitator’s Guide to Breaking the Lecture Habit. All profits support volunteer teacher training in communities with limited access to quality education.
“All of us teach,” begins Mark Schwehn’s anthology of readings on teaching and learning. Teaching is woven into the fabric of our everyday lives. It includes training children, forming habits and...
No matter how much you want to teach and no matter how well prepared you are, beginning teaching is tough. A teacher's work is never done; even when you work hard, there is always something more you...
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