This course is suitable for Teachers, Guidance Counsellors, Study Skills Co-ordinators, and Further Education Students
Time is a finite resource in all our lives. With the pressures of an over-loaded, exam-driven curriculum, showing our students how to maximise time and learn to plan is a skill that will be of immediate and lifelong benefit.
This webinar will yield immediate benefits for teachers and parents in their busy lives too!
Learning Outcomes
This webinar will enable participants to:
reflect on their use of time and the benefits of planning for learning
explore the link between motivation and planning
outline a range of strategies and resources to maximise time for practical use in the classroom for students’ and teachers’ immediate use
demonstrate planning techniques that have been shown to optimise the brain for learning and ways they can be practised to make the best use of time.
Dr. Fidelma Healy Eames, PhD, MSc(Ed), BEd.,(Galway) has a long background in teaching, learning and teacher education. Her enduring interest is making learning easier and enabling young people to pursue meaningful, preferred futures. Passionate about supporting teachers and enabling learners to develop the mindset and skills to take ownership for their own learning, she is Director and Lead Educator with Study & Careers www.studyandcareers.ie
Author to ‘Switching on for Learning: A Student Guide to Exam & Career Success’, this has become a core text for teachers, parents and students interested in independent learning and career guidance. In 2020 she developed an online ‘learning to learn’ programme used across second-level schools. Newly-revised for 2022/23 based on teacher and student feedback, Free Previews are viewable at studyandcareers.thinkific.com
Dr. Fidelma Healy Eames, PhD, MSc, BEd