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Get Started with Accelerated Learning - It makes all the difference

• Take your facilitation or teaching to a new level.
• Create an environment in which each learner thrives.
• Foster deep learning and get consistent results.
• Use the tools of Accelerated Learning AND develop the mindset and personal mastery to become a person who can design and facilitate powerful learning experiences.

If you are curious about AL and want to add some powerful tools and new insight into your teaching or facilitating, the three day Starter Certificate is just right for you. It will give you the basics of sound AL design and facilitation. You will experience AL in the design of the three days and take away many ideas to enrich your learning programs.

The Starter Certificate also begins your Level I certification in Accelerated Learning if you decide to continue your learning journey.

The IAL Level I Certification provides you with an in-depth knowledge of all the elements of Accelerated Learning design and facilitation. It will enable you to facilitate or teach using AL no matter what subject matter you teach or who your target group is. AL has achieved amazing outcomes in public education and corporate training and development.

The certification builds your skills and competency and supports your own personal development. You will not only learn the “tools of the trade”, you will also become a proficient tool-user!

Benefits of AL Design

• Allows each person to thrive
• Supports the diversity of learning styles and preferences
• Deepens learning and promotes learner success
• Develops the ability to learn, retain and use knowledge
• Fosters higher-level thinking skills
• Supports positive group dynamics
• Builds shared learning and fosters community
• Enables learners to tap into their potential and become the best they can be

AL Starter Certificate

• The AL Starter Certificate is a great way to get started. You will deepen your understanding of AL and get practical tools you can use immediately.
• This Certificate is also the equivalent of the first part of the 3-part training program leading to Level I Certification in Accelerated Learning.
• Master trainers certified by IAL will lead the sessions, so you will receive the best possible training in Accelerated Learning jointly designed by the world’s best.

As a result of the interactive, three day program, you will be able to

• explain the theories behind Accelerated Learning and use them in your facilitation and design
• use the AL Learning Cycle to design and facilitate learning
• begin designing learning based on the five elements of the cycle (Learner Preparation Phase - preparing/centering/focusing of participants, Connection Phase – facilitating intrinsic motivation, Creative Presentation Phase– enabling learners to discover key elements of the content or process for themselves through simulations, interactive lectures, concert readings, skits, etc; Activation Phases – a successful process of fun and meaningful practice toward mastery, Integration Phase – synthesizing the learning and making it applicable back on the job)
• work effectively with a diverse learning population (based on learning styles, multiple intelligences, processing styles, cultures)
• help learners focus on and buy in to the learning
• demonstrate an understanding of the role of mental models, belief systems in learning and how to work with them
• think in new ways about your role in the learning process and be able to develop into the type of facilitator/teacher you want to be
• use music and the arts to enhance the learning process
• use learning tools, games, visuals, and simulations more effectively
• draw from a large toolbox of new and exciting ways to facilitate learning

Get Started with Accelerated Learning - It makes all the difference

• Take your facilitation or teaching to a new level.
• Create an environment in which each learner thrives.
• Foster deep learning and get consistent results.
• Use the tools of Accelerated Learning AND develop the mindset and personal mastery to become a person who can design and facilitate powerful learning experiences.

If you are curious about AL and want to add some powerful tools and new insight into your teaching or facilitating, the three day Starter Certificate is just right for you. It will give you the basics of sound AL design and facilitation. You will experience AL in the design of the three days and take away many ideas to enrich your learning programs.

The Starter Certificate also begins your Level I certification in Accelerated Learning if you decide to continue your learning journey.

The IAL Level I Certification provides you with an in-depth knowledge of all the elements of Accelerated Learning design and facilitation. It will enable you to facilitate or teach using AL no matter what subject matter you teach or who your target group is. AL has achieved amazing outcomes in public education and corporate training and development.

The certification builds your skills and competency and supports your own personal development. You will not only learn the “tools of the trade”, you will also become a proficient tool-user!

Benefits of AL Design

• Allows each person to thrive
• Supports the diversity of learning styles and preferences
• Deepens learning and promotes learner success
• Develops the ability to learn, retain and use knowledge
• Fosters higher-level thinking skills
• Supports positive group dynamics
• Builds shared learning and fosters community
• Enables learners to tap into their potential and become the best they can be

AL Starter Certificate

• The AL Starter Certificate is a great way to get started. You will deepen your understanding of AL and get practical tools you can use immediately.
• This Certificate is also the equivalent of the first part of the 3-part training program leading to Level I Certification in Accelerated Learning.
• Master trainers certified by IAL will lead the sessions, so you will receive the best possible training in Accelerated Learning jointly designed by the world’s best.

As a result of the interactive, three day program, you will be able to

• explain the theories behind Accelerated Learning and use them in your facilitation and design
• use the AL Learning Cycle to design and facilitate learning
• begin designing learning based on the five elements of the cycle (Learner Preparation Phase - preparing/centering/focusing of participants, Connection Phase – facilitating intrinsic motivation, Creative Presentation Phase– enabling learners to discover key elements of the content or process for themselves through simulations, interactive lectures, concert readings, skits, etc; Activation Phases – a successful process of fun and meaningful practice toward mastery, Integration Phase – synthesizing the learning and making it applicable back on the job)
• work effectively with a diverse learning population (based on learning styles, multiple intelligences, processing styles, cultures)
• help learners focus on and buy in to the learning
• demonstrate an understanding of the role of mental models, belief systems in learning and how to work with them
• think in new ways about your role in the learning process and be able to develop into the type of facilitator/teacher you want to be
• use music and the arts to enhance the learning process
• use learning tools, games, visuals, and simulations more effectively
• draw from a large toolbox of new and exciting ways to facilitate learning

This four day session is the second module towards certification. It allows you to add to your toolbox of possibilities to impact learning. It also facilitates your development as a proficient “tool user”. You will improve your facilitation skills and your ability to decide which tool to use when and how. You will also have the opportunity to take a look at your role and how you wish to grow as a facilitator, designer and learning consultant.

The program will support you in designing effective learning activities and responding to the needs of your group without comprising the integrity of the design and the effectiveness of the process. You will be able to orchestrate the learning to achieve the best possible results. An understanding of how to blend and weave each activity elegantly makes the end result greater than the component parts.

Since you are the filter for everything that happens, you will have the opportunity to look at your own mental models, your vision and what is getting in the way of your progress, and discover tools to help you become the facilitator, designer, consultant you want to be.

You will be able to

• Frame the learning in a way that addresses the learning and processing styles of all learners
• Design and use a variety of tools to help the group focus on the learning (centering and focusing activities, eye-openers or “jolts”)
• Motivate learners by using a variety of tools and activities (Connection Phase)
• Design and present material in many different ways (discovery learning: business simulation, experiential activity, game; creative presentation: sketch, video, floor mind-map, story; experiment, or interactive lecture, concert reading)
• Effectively orchestrate a teach-back and use powerful debriefing possibilities to optimize learning
• Write and tell powerful stories that teach and facilitate the development of each person
• Design and use reflection and integration tools
• Design and use activities to focus, to direct the group’s attention, and to energize
• Use props and other support materials effectively
• Use the arts and music to support learning
• Design and use visual material to support learning
• Use movement to reinforce learning
• Plan an Accelerated Learning cycle that includes all AL principles

The Tool User

You will be able to

• Introduce, facilitate and debrief a variety of learning activities effectively
• Use language more effectively and intentionally to maximize results
• Use appropriate learning activities for the outcomes desired, taking into consideration: multilevel purpose of the activity, energy and concentration of the group, blending and weaving of content, and balance of input in keeping with different learner’s needs
• Use voice, gesture and space effectively to present, facilitate and create the right mood for learning
• Implement tools to promote positive group dynamics and the personal development of each learner
• Apply the concept of “suggestion” (mental models, beliefs, paradigms - how learners’ beliefs about what is possible, about themselves and others can promote or get in the way of learning) to design and facilitate more thoughtfully
• To “read” your target group, to better understand their “barriers to learning”
• Recognize how your beliefs are reflected in your words and non-verbal cues and how your “suggestions” influence learner success
• Develop your “inner facilitator” and become more powerful and effective in what you do
• Use positive suggestion and work with barriers to learning in a way that enables learners to overcome them and develop a more positive learner’s mind
• Create a safe and stimulating learning environment and hold space for transformation to happen

During the second module, you will also begin to design your own learning cycle in a subject you choose.

Between the second and third module, you will design an entire learning cycle with your team or alone, be coached through the process and complete several assignments to give you the confidence to design your own programs effectively.

The arts must be an integral part of the learning experience. Research has shown that classrooms that incorporate art and music into the everyday learning environment results in higher test scores and well rounded and creative students. Join Don Campbell for an exploration of how music can be used to enhance this natural learning system of children. This session will be filled with practical and fun suggestions, techniques and resources for utilizing the power of the arts to integrate and improve the developing mind and body of a child.

Objectives:

• Learn to choose appropriate music for concentration, relaxation, and creative expression in the classroom.
• Understand the role the arts and their essential place in the development of linguistic, spatial, mathematical, kinesthetic, interpersonal, and intrapersonal skills for children.
• Learn how the brain processes and tracks auditory stimulation and how this affects learning and listening styles.
• Learn how to introduce movement and rhythm strategies for concentration, memory and improved integration of curriculum.
• Understand why multi-sensory stimulation is important in a child’s brain development and learn how to translate this understanding into more effective teaching techniques.
• Learn how to use the arts to reduce your own stress in and out of the classroom.

The final face-to-face session actually begins with pre-work and planning in learning teams to design and develop two phases of the cycle in key content areas that support AL. During the last four days of the certification program, you then have the opportunity to present, receive feedback and coaching, deepen your learning through guided practice, master advanced facilitation skills and get support and coaching for your final program design video presentation. You will learn how to decide which AL tool to use when and how. You will also have the opportunity to take a look at your role, how you want to define it and how you wish to grow as a trainer, facilitator, designer and learning consultant.

You will demonstrate and practice your ability to

• use the basic design and facilitation principles of Accelerated Learning in any area of learning and development
• design, set up and maintain a learning environment that supports learning, considering both the physical, mental and emotional aspects that need to be prepared and maintained throughout the session
• take the mental models of the group, organization and individuals into consideration in designing and facilitating and support people in moving beyond limiting beliefs and tapping into their potential
• blend and weave the elements of design to reinforce learning
• address the multi-level needs and learning styles of your target group, getting to the essence of what needs to be mastered
• create powerful metaphors for learning and work with them
• use positive suggestion, framing and reframing to support each person’s development
• use your voice, space in the room and props to deepen learning and create the right energy for learning
• develop and apply powerful learning activities to help learners easily master content and processes
• debrief learning activities in ways that deepen the learning and draw forth both key ideas and build a learner’s mind
• use reflective practices in support of learning
• receive and give feedback to support learners’ further development

You will be able to

• use AL in various contexts and settings from a place of confidence and personal experience (meetings, presentations, diverse content areas, and large group facilitation, etc)
• work effectively with voice, language, space and props to support learning
• use “difficult situations” in your learning programs as opportunities to learn
• take advantage of teachable moments and use everything in a learning program as a way to deepen learning
• enroll others through your leadership message to explore AL design and facilitation and to motivate and increase organizational understanding and buy-in
• coach a novice on the key elements of A.L. and explain the relevance of each element
• use several methods to demonstrate the effectiveness of AL and “sell” it to others
• plan your further development to constantly learn and improve

What if you

• had the tools to help each learner not only master the required tests and succeed within the system, but to become a proficient and engaged learner for life?

• were able to facilitate the kind of training that gets results back at work and fosters a culture of creativity and innovation within the organization?

• could create an oasis of learning where each student thrives?

• had four days so rich in learning that you could become more and more the teacher you are capable of becoming – someone who changes the world one student at a time?

Join us in Houston to lift off for learning with Accelerated Learning professionals from around the world. Benefit from the many concurrent sessions offering practical tools, proven materials and processes, time for deep conversations about things that matter, inspiration, and support.