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SUMMARY:Level I Visual Teaching Workshop
DESCRIPTION:LEVEL I WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION:\nIt is hard to argue with th
 e observation that the generation of students now moving into and thro
 ugh our educational system is by far the most visually stimulated gene
 ration that system has ever had to teach. In fact, research shows that
  65% of our students are visual learners. This “hands-on” research
 -based workshop is designed to provide practical, effective strategies
  that optimize the teaching and learning process, while complementing 
 existing programs and curricula. Workshop participants will learn teac
 hing strategies and techniques to increase student achievement in the 
 following areas:\n\nBrain Compatible Strategies: Brain-Based learning 
 is a dynamic, interdisciplinary, systemwide approach based on the way 
 current research in neuroscience suggests our brain naturally learns b
 est.\n- Multiple Intelligences\n- Lateral Thinking Skills\n- Utilizing
  the Visual Cortex for Retention\n- Using Color and Music as Teaching 
 Tools\n\nMethods of Visual Learning\n- Encoding and Decoding Visual Re
 presentation for TAKS\n- Identifying Visual Internal/External Learners
 \n- Constructing Visual Thinking Maps\n- Creating Watergraphs™ (phot
 ographic watercolor renderings)\n- Moving ELL Students From Visual Com
 munication to Language Acquisition\n\nVisual Teaching Strategies\n- Fu
 ll Spectrum Visual Literacy\n- Active and Performance-based Learning\n
 - Dynamic Translation\n- Multidisciplinary Approach\n- Technology-base
 d Instruction\n\nRelated Topics\n- Life Skills\n- Student-based Portfo
 lios\n- Character Education\n- Cooperative Learning\n\nFor more inform
 ation visit http://visualteaching.ning.com/events/level-i-visual-teach
 ing-6
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CATEGORIES:professional, development
LOCATION:Driscoll Independent School District
WEBSITE:http://www.VisualTeachingAlliance.com
URL:http://www.VisualTeachingAlliance.com
CONTACT:512.567.7291
ORGANIZER:The Visual Teaching Alliance
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ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="Timothy 
 Gangwer":http://visualteaching.ning.com/profile/TimGangwer
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