Autumn Workshop: Primed To Learn

Presented by Erin McCormick
Teacher training is a unique and temporary phase, but it lays the foundation for an entire teaching career. Primed to Learn explores the perspectives and practices that help apprentices develop strong foundational teaching skills during their comprehensive teacher training programs — from learning exercises, positioning, safeties, and systems of organization that underpin the higher-level teaching skills of critical thinking, responsiveness, and decision-making.
This workshop looks at how learning actually works: how we use our different memory systems, repetition, embodiment, and layered skill development to move information from conscious effort into embodied understanding and more automatic skill. We will explore how to develop effective learning practices, intentionally investigate gaps, and stay open to the learning process.