Intensive training with Andrew Fuller

The Learning Brain and The Ideal Lesson

Provides the latest research on neuroscience as it relates to learning outcomes. Teachers are equipped to utilize this knowledge in planning effective learning experiences that maximise academic results and learning outcomes.

Duration: 1.5 hours

Links directly with Andrew’s books Unlocking Your Child’s Genius and Neurodevelopmental Differentiation- Optimising brain systems to maximise learning.

Biohacking Learning

Extends the above session and presents the recent research on how speficic neurochemicals – dopamine, adrenaline, cortisol, acetylcholine, oxytocin- act to create learning. Educators become knowledgeable about how to moderate these in classrooms to increase engagement and learning.

Duration: 1-1.5 hours

Powerful Ways to Improve Student Engagement and Behaviour

The aim of behaviour management is not for you to manage their behaviour but for students to manage their own behaviour.

Teachers will be equipped to

• Apply stagecraft, anchoring and calming strategies to their classrooms.
• Understand anger and how to manage it.
• Apply knowledge of neurochemistry as to engagement and behaviour
• Group dynamics and how they relate to different issues at specific times of the year.

Duration: 1.5 hours. 

Links directly with Andrew’s book Tricky Behaviours and Tricky Teens and e-book Guerrilla Tactics for Teachers.

Learning Strengths and Neuro-developmental Differentiation

When teachers know their own learning strengths they can consider ways to broaden their repertoires of teaching to be more inclusive and differentiated. 

When teachers know their students learning strengths they can maximize student voice and engagement in learning.

The approach of Neurodevelopmental differentiation empowers students, parents and teachers and moves them towards success. 

Duration: 1.5 hours 

Links directly to Andrew’s books, Unlocking Your Child’s Genius and Neurodevelopmental Differentiation- Optimising brain systems to maximise learning.

The Seven Types of Tricky Kids and How to Engage Them

Outlines 7 different of kids- invisible worriers, defence lawyers, it’s my way or I don’t play, the perpetually disgruntled, ticking timebombs, the lights are on but no one’s home and the listless do-littles- and outlines strategies that can be used in schools, families and in wellbeing situations to engage these young people.

Duration: 1.5 hours

Links directly to Andrew’s books, Tricky Behaviours and Tricky Teens.

Reverse Engineering Schools

This presentation discusses two of the major aims of school- increasing academic potential and developing a sense of positive identity in young people. We review the research on the key cognitive, emotional, social, and developmental milestones that need to be developed as a priority in each stage backwards from graduation to school entry.

Schools and communities can then map and curate the journey of development they provide their students, discuss why different strategies are needed at specific developmental stages and to review their current practices.

Duration: 1.5 hours 

Links directly to Andrew’s research on learning and resilience as well as his reviews of many schools.

Tricky and Difficult Conversations

No one enjoys conflict and sadly we all have some if this to deal with whether with challenging parents or students. This workshop covers the fine art of dealing with conflictual conversations well. It relates to issues with students, parents and even colleagues.

Duration:  1.5 hours

Links directly with Andrew’s book Tricky People

The Language of Change

Educators work to create positive influence. The skills of creating high-impact conversations involve pacing, utilisation, reframing and solution -focused questions. Teachers will be equipped to use these skills in increasing their impact.

Duration:  1.5 hours

Links directly with Andrew’s book From Surviving to Thriving- Creating Mental Health in Young People.

Staff Resilience and Wellbeing

Educators need a lot of energy to perform at their best. We also want our staff to be great role models about how to live wonderful lives.

Based on extensive research, this workshop helps people to increase their own wellbeing.

The main gains from the workshop are for people to:

• Understand human energy, what increases it and how to use it best
• Circadian and ultradian rhythms and how they impact on learning
• Manage their time and energy and more effectively.
• Manage timelines and demands in ways that minimises stress and worry.
• Identify the most powerful ways of promoting personal well-being.

The staff wellbeing session includes:

• A mood review
• Increasing energy
• Switching off at the end of the day in order to rest and sleep better
• Using their kitchen to build the neurochemicals that underpin optimal functioning
• Foods, strategies, and supplements to consider in increasing wellbeing
• Mitochondria and mental wellbeing
• Proactive planning 

Duration:  1 to 1.5 hours

Student Resilience and Wellbeing- The Big Impact Strategies

The key elements of creating resilience, well-being and mental health are:

• Reducing anxiety
• Increasing social networks and quality relationships
• Concentration and reducing distractibility
• Sleep and effective rest
• Reducing excessive gaming and increasing movement
• Building motivation

Schools are empowered to increase these factors in a practical, easy to implement, time effective manner.

Duration: 1 to 1.5 hours

Teaming- Sustaining High Performing Teams

Effective schools rely on high performing teams. This equips schools to apply the CARE model- connect, ask & access strengths, reassure and empower. Includes connecting with purpose and authenticity, mapping and utilising the strengths of team members, identifying languages of recognition, managing differences, consolidating the team to create effective change, marketing key messages and sustainability.

Duration: 1.5 hours

Resilience across the Lifespan

Understanding of the stresses and opportunities of different stages of life increases resilience. In our role we help people of many different ages, children, teens, parents, grandparents as well as our colleagues at different stages of adulthood.

This workshop will increase your ability to look after and understand yourself but also

your ability to help and understand others.

Duration 2- 2.5 hours

Links directly to Andrew’s books Your Best Life at Any Age and The A to Z of Feelings.

Converting Neurodiversity Into Neuro-advantage

Students with neurodiversity include students who are gifted, those who are oppositional or have dyslexia, or experience attention issues such as ADHD, or have experienced trauma as well as those who are on the spectrums. Each of these groups have strengths as well as vulnerabilities that can be catered for in classrooms. Teachers are equipped with strategies for each group.

Duration 1.5 hours 

Links directly with Andrew’s books Unlocking Your Child’s Genius and Neurodevelopmental Differentiation- Optimising brain systems to maximise learning.

The Learning Brain

How teachers can use research from neuroscience to increase leaning outcomes.

The Resilient Mindset

Research my team has completed on 190.000 students reveals a resilient mindset. This extends the idea of a growth mindset and gives teachers clear strategies for helping anxious and avoidant learners develop more productive learning strategies. It also provides a comprehensive way of handling behavioural issues.

Neuro-developmental Differentiatiion – the science of effective differentiation

Imagine if all your students were aware of their learning strengths? Imagine if all of the teachers in your school could develop ways to build upon these learning strengths? Imagine if all of the teachers in your school could diagnose blockages to learning and develop strategies and activities to overcome them?

This research takes teachers into the world of being diagnosticians of learning and the developers of activities that enable all learners to thrive.