Connect-ed Issue 46 January 2019 | Page 7

J anuary's featured courses Collaborating and presenting plays an integral part in your role as a teacher. With collaboration being key to personal development, we have made sure that there is no shortage of material on NAU to develop your skills in this area. Learn New I T Skills When we think of workplace presentations, the first piece of software that springs to mind is often the ubiquitous Microsoft PowerPoint; but despite our familiarity with the name, not all of us have first-hand experience using it. In this quick course you will learn to put together a presentation in PowerPoint that will look like it?s been done by a professional. Don?t worry if you have no prior experience, this course is designed for beginners who are looking to acquire fundamental skills. Present with Power So, you have created your first presentation, it?s all looking good on paper and you?re ready to share your findings! This is where a lot of us get nervous; it is, after all, quite a daunting experience sharing your work with others. We all know how easy it is to lose our audience if we aren?t keeping them engaged. Try our quick course, Presenting with Power, and learn how you can captivate, motivate and inspire your audience. Make Meetings Matter What makes a good meeting? Good content, structure or engaged participants? The answer is all of the above, and more. There are so many factors that contribute to the success of a meeting. Our final featured course for this month is Making Meetings Matter. This course will provide you with the necessary skills required to make the most out of your meetings. Upcoming Webinar: Growing Minds Growing Minds: one school?s approach to developing a Positive Education curriculum Victoria Stec is an experienced international English teacher who is passionate about creating a curriculum that explicitly teaches adolescents practical skills for developing and managing their own wellbeing. Last year she took on the role of coordinator for her school?s unique wellbeing programme, Growing Minds, which takes the implementation of Positive Education into its own hands. Victoria has found that it has been a truly special responsibility to have so much influence over how to guide the young minds that will become the leaders of the future, and is passionate about sharing this with Nord Anglia schools. This webinar presents the challenges and insights gained while attempting to answer questions such as, ?What can be done to kindle the innate urge within every child to learn and know??, ?How can educators provide children with the opportunity to take up responsibility for themselves and others?? and ?What can be done to inspire students to continually strive towards personal improvement through self-reflection and self-development?? This session offers practical ideas and resources for promoting mental health, creating habits for happiness and fostering a sense of social responsibility in students. In addition, learning intentions include exploring: - how to develop a curriculum that is responsive to the specific needs of individual cohorts - assessment strategies to measure the impact of Positive Education on students - the shared responsibility of educators to model and exemplify ? not just teach ? growth mindset To watch this webinar live on NAU, tune in on Monday 21st January at 2pm GMT