Creating an Accelerated Learning School

by Mark Lovatt, Derek Wise, Cesar Vallejo

Overview

This book describes how an ordinary high school set about incorporating accelerated learning into its teaching practices and policies. Headteacher Derek Wise provides a macro view of the process, discussing the changes made across the whole school. Head of Science, Mark Lovatt, provides a micro view, looking at ways to use accelerated learning in the classroom.

Their experiences provide useful reading for any school wishing to improve the learning quality of its students. Several case studies are included to show how accelerated learning techniques can be applied to different subjects.

This book describes how an ordinary high school set about incorporating accelerated learning into its teaching practices and policies. Headteacher Derek Wise provides a macro view of the process, discussing the changes made across the whole school. Head of Science, Mark Lovatt, provides a micro view, looking at ways to use accelerated learning in the classroom.

Their experiences provide useful reading for any school wishing to improve the learning quality of its students. Several case studies are included to show how accelerated learning techniques can be applied to different subjects.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781855390744
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	08/01/2001
Series:	Accelerated Learning S
Pages:	176
Product dimensions:	8.27(w) x 11.69(h) x 0.38(d)

About the Author

Mark Lovatt is Head of Science and Learning Co-ordinator at Cramlington Community High School in Northumberland, England. He has spent considerable time and energy researching, adapting and applying the ideas of accelerated learning to his subject. Mark's energy and enthusiasm is evident from the plaudits his training events receive.

Table of Contents

Preface to the first edition
Foreword

Acknowledgements

Part One - Establishing, supporting and embedding accelerated learning within a school

Timeline - Introducing accelerated learning

Chapter 1 - The need for accelerated learning

Chapter 2 - Establishing accelerated learning within the school

Chapter 3 - Supporting and embedding accelerated learning

Chapter 4 - OFSTED and beyond

Part Two - Accelerated learning - putting it into practice

Timeline - Introducing accelerated learning into a large department

Chapter 5 - Introducing accelerated learning into the science department - a way in

Chapter 6 - Half-way house - now what! (post-ELISP)

Postscript - Reflections

References and acknowledgements

Editorial Reviews

Drawing from the experiences of Cramlington Community High School (in Northumberland, England) and its work with accelerated learning, this book considers the advantages of the program, the evidence of its success, and the means of its implementation. It explains the rationale underlying the approach and recounts each step in its development. Strategies are included for application at the school, department, and classroom levels. The authors are educators associated with the school. The book is distributed by ISBS. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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