This event, the first of its kind in Africa, will feature the internationally acclaimed authors, Glenn Whitman and Dr. Ian Kelleher of Neuroteach: Brain Science and the Future of Education. The seminar will be in the form of a hands-on workshop providing you with the necessary tools to effectively facilitate MBE.

PROGRAMME

Please note that this is a preliminary programme and some changes may still occur.

Wednesday, May 23, 2018

8:00-9:00 Registration and coffee
(All participants receive seminary workbook and a copy of Think Differently and Deeply)
9:00-9:30 Welcome and MBE Snapshot Survey
9:30-11:00 Mind, Brain, and Education 101: What’s Your Educator’s Mindset?
11:00-11:30 Tea
11:30-13:00 MBE Teacher Power Strategies (Distribution of MBE Placemat)
13:00-14:00 Lunch
14:00-15:30 Face the MBE Facts (and myths) (Distribution of 1 set of cards to each conference participant)
15:30-16:00 Tea
16:00-17:00 MBE Needs Assessment (Part I)

Thursday, May 24, 2018

8:00-8:30 Coffee
08:30-09:00 Opening address
9:00-9:30 What the Research Says
9:30-11:00 Technology and the Learning Brain
(Case study: Memory and making it stick, flashcards (spacing and interleaving)
11:00-11:30 Tea
11:30-12:00 Student Learning Stories
12:00-13:00 Student Power Strategies
13:00-14:00 Lunch
14:00-15:30 MBE Needs Assessment (Part II)
15:30-16:00 Tea
16:00-17:00 Closing (Local community of practitioners, action researchers)

All lunches, teas and course material included in pricing.

COST
Corporates and Tertiary Educators: R2,500 per person
School Teachers: R1,500 per person
ITSI Clients (current system users): R1,125 per person

Discounts available to groups of 3 and more.