Date: 11th – 12th October 2019

Workshop Leader

Lance G. King, B. Tech, Dip. Gifted Ed.(dist), M. Ed.(hons) – has 33 years teaching experience in both the secondary and tertiary sectors, is an internationally respected
author, teacher and workshop facilitator and is the creator of the Art of Learning programme presently delivered in thirty-two countries. Within the International Baccalaureate Organization he has worked on the development of the IBCC the MYP (Next Chapter) and the DP programmes and was the principal architect of the reformulated Approaches To Learning (ATL) curriculum.

He is married with four children, lives in Raglan, New Zealand and divides his time between teaching and presenting workshops for teachers, parents and students around the world and writing.

Workshop Description

This workshop outlines the ATL framework and gives practical suggestions on how to incorporate a focus on developing these skills into regular classroom practice. Ideas discussed will include the structure of the skills framework, vertical and horizontal articulation, cognitive, metacognitive and affective skills, teaching and assessing ATL skills, designing inquiry based learning around ATL skills and developing self-regulated
learners through helping students to take responsibility for their own skills assessment and development.
The workshop will be delivered in a “hands-on” style full of activities for participants and are all designed to give schools clear practical strategies.