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We will offer the Accelerated Learning Starter Certificate again at the 2009 conference. This program that will enable you to earn the equivalent of the first week of the 3-week training program leading to Level I Certification in Accelerated Learning — while you attend the conference!
Master trainers certified by IAL will lead the sessions, so you will receive the best possible training--and modeling--in Accelerated Learning. Choosing this track will leave you plenty of time to participate in all of our special activities--such as General Sessions--and save you more than $1,000, too!
To receive the starter certificate, you will need to attend ALL of the following workshops:
Thursday, January 15th 2009
08:00-10:00am (2 hours):
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What is this Thing Called Accelerated Learning Anyway?
Discover how Accelerated Learning makes such a profound difference in learner’s success. Experience the elements that make A.L. a methodology that schools, corporations and organizations around the world are applying to foster deep learning. Take away concrete tools, new insights and a firm foundation for what you will learn and experience in the following concurrent sessions. |
Thursday, January 15th 2009
10:30-12:00pm and 02:00-03:30pm (3 hours):
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The Power of Beliefs
What hinders learning? How can you enable learners to move beyond self-limiting beliefs, tap into their potential and develop in profound ways? At the core of Accelerated Learning, you will find insight into how the environment, language, and carefully designed activities can enable learners to experience their potential, widen their perspectives, and begin a learning and development journey that will continue long after the program finishes.
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Thursday, January 15th 2009
04:00-05:30am (90 min):
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Music and Learning
Lights, camera, MUSIC and action! Here are easy yet effective techniques for using music to increase memory abilities, heighten classroom enthusiasm and teach content. Learn the how-to’s and discover tricks for picking music. You’ll get music therapy principles that explain why music works plus research on music.
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Friday, January 16th 2009
10:00-12:30pm (2.5 hours):
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Accelerated Learning in Action – Education, Corporate, Foreign Language
Choose among nine excellent examples of A.L. in action, facilitated by master practitioners. Experience how the A.L. learning cycle looks, feels and sounds in corporate training programs, in schools or foreign language institutes. Choose the subject you are most interested in and discover how theory translates into practice. |
Friday, January 16th 2009
2:00-3:30pm (90 min):
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Learner Preparation
The first step in the A.L. learning cycles prepares learners for the experience. See how it can begin before the learners arrive. Experiment with ways to help learners center and focus on the learning each day. Practice the technique of helping someone center and focus mentally and emotionally. Discover various techniques and tools you can use to welcome and to help learners center. Create a safe and engaging environment for learning that enables learners to open up to possibilities.
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Friday, January 16th 2009
4:30-6:00pm (90 min):
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The Art of Play - The Activation of Learning
Experience how learners can practice and master the content in fun and meaningful ways. Discover the diversity of activities and approaches you can use in the Activation Phases of the A.L. cycle to make learning easy for every learner. Find out how to choose, use and create the right activities for your learners and the content they are practicing. Take away many new tips and techniques you can use right away. |
Saturday, January 17th 2009
All day:
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IAL Conference Workshops
Since there are no AL Starter Certificate workshops on Saturday, you can visit all of the conference events: the keynote in the morning, the Accelerated Learning Market, concurrent sessions, the general session in the afternoon, and the entertainment in the evening.
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Sunday, January 18th 2009
10:00-12:00pm (2 hours):
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The Integration Phase
Experience the various techniques you can use to help learners integrate the learning and transfer it to their lives. Discover ways to help learners synthesize their experiences in ways that will help them retain and use knowledge. Prepare yourself for the next steps in your learning journey as you explore how your learning at the conference will enrich your work and life.
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It is easy to register for the Accelerated Learning Starter Certificate. Just put a checkmark in the box under "AL Starter Certificate" on the registration page.
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