For questions, contact tamara@mockingbirdeducation.net or 469-261-3557
Workshop Logistics
Date: September 9
Tucson, Arizona
Workshop DESCRIPTION
Topic: Trust, Vulnerability, Trauma, and Eight Strategies to Open the Doors of Trust with Vulnerable Learners
Time: 10:00-11:15
Prepare to be captivated as we explore how biopsychosocial factors wield their influence on trust-building, unraveling the secrets behind the role of vulnerabilities like chronic stress and trauma in shaping cognitive processing, memory, and the overall student learning experience.
We will dissect the reaction model and power model, before immersing ourselves in the exploration of eight behaviors that Master Educators use to demolish power barriers, foster trust, and cultivate relationships of transparency.
Topic: Skyrocket Learner Engagement with Design and Delivery STRATEGIES
Time: 12:45-2:00
Discover the eight powerful instructional habits that master educators utilize to captivate learners and maximize participation. This module is all about exploring the Memory Formation Model and the instruction and lesson design habits that will revolutionize your ability to manage attention, foster active learning, and maintain unwavering student engagement.
Registration
No registration required. This is a private client event.
Workshop Questions
Get ready for an interactive and engaging learning experience! No talking heads! No boring lectures!
Our workshops are immersive multi-sensory experiences. Expect to be emotionally, physically, and mentally engaged. We will move, talk, and engage with facilitator, content, and peers. Wear comfortable shoes, and bring an open mind and a joyful smile.
Tamara Thompson
Tamara is an award winning educator with over 20 years teaching experience. She is a former Teacher of the Year Award Recipient for Austin Area Alternative Schools, a Michael Jordan Foundation’s Innovation Grant Award recipient, and a Southern Poverty Law’s Teaching for Tolerance Grant Award recipient. She was a YBUSA Teacher Fellows in 2010 and was awarded a Research Doctoral Fellows at the University of North Texas in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction in 2010. She is CEO and Founder of Mockingbird Education.
Tamara lives in Dallas, Texas. When not at Mockingbird, she can be found in her garden yelling at weeds, or on a boat begging fish to bite. Her children and husband hope she grows up one day to learn how to cook, sit still and watch a movie, and find her keys.
- To facilitate a joyful LEARNER EXPERIENCE not just teach content.
- To be a GUIDE, not a source of knowledge.
- To continually communicate the WHY.
- To MODEL and DEMONSTRATE what we teach.
- To EARN credibility through WHAT and HOW we teach.
- To manage learner vulnerability and social dynamics with
- TRANSPARENCY and HONESTY.
- To be a PARTICIPATING MEMBER of the learning community.
- To model and demonstrate INTEREST, ENTHUSIASM, and EXCITEMENT.
Yes. Certificate is available upon request.
CEU Hours are based on workshop length.
Objectives
- EXPLORE Methodology strategies.
- EXAMINE research, rationale and application.
- EXPERIENCE the Methodology in motion.
