Mini Conference
Vancouver Island
October 16, 2010
You are invited to join
Andrew Pudewa
Director of the Institute for Excellence in Writing
& Award Winning Key Note Speaker in US and Canada
for a day of seminars selected especially for your educational community.
Presenting throughout North America, he addresses issues relating to teaching, writing, thinking, spelling, and music with clarity, insight, practical experience, and humor. His seminars for parents, students and teachers have helped transform many a reluctant writer and have equipped educators with powerful tools to dramatically improve students' skills.
COST: only $30 per family.(no childcare facilities provided.) (Students in High School + are invited to attend)
LOCATION: New Life Community Baptist Church
1839 Tzouhalem Rd
Duncan, B.C
WORKSHOP SCHEDULE:
9:00 - 10:30 Reaching the Reluctant Writer
Many children do not like to write. Why? this workshop will answer that basic question and teach a specific and sucessful method of separating the complex process of writing into the smallest possible steps, making it possible for even the most reluctant writer to produce short but complete compositions. He will be proud and motivated to write again. If you remove the problem of what to write, you will be free to heop your child learn how to write, using the source texts, key word outlines and "dress-up" checklists. Results guaranteed!
10:45 - 12:00 Spelling and the Brain
Many children (and some adults) have difficulty learning to spell, but the difficulty may not be with the student so much as with the method of presentation. Find out in this workshop how spelling information is most efficiently stored in the brain, and why. With a greater insight into the nature of spelling and neurological function presented in this workshop, parents and teachers will be well-equipped to meet the needs of all their children, not just the "naturally" good spellers.
1:00 - 2:30 Teaching Boys & Other Children Who Would Rather Make Forts All Day
Children like to do what they can do; they want to do what they think they can do, and they hate to do what they think they cannot do. If you want excited and enthusiastic children who learn well, you must understand these key laws of motivation, and focus on the essential requirement of relevancy. If it matter, children will learn it, and if it doesn't, they won't. This session will enlighten you with specific ways to find and create relevancy for children, even when they have no apparent interest.
2:45 - 4:00 Nature Deficit Disorder: Causes, Consequences, & Cures
"Nature Deficit Disorder" refers to the costs of alienation from nature, among them: diminished use of the senses, attention difficultis, and higher rates of emotional, physical imbalances. It can affect individuals, families and communities. Although we strive to provide the best education for our children, we may also be overlooking the importance of sufficient time in a natural environment - an essential component of raising children in an environment saturated with goodness, truth and beauty.
Cost $30 per family
To register: Click here or call 1-877-825-7414
