Workshops
Beyond Bullet-pointed Lectures:
Truly Effective PowerPoint Use for Instruction
Learn to avoid the phenomenon known as “death by PowerPoint,” caused by lecturing from an endless stream of bullet points—which promotes sleep more than learning! This workshop is designed for educators who have basic experience creating PowerPoint slideshows, and want to engage students more effectively by incorporating best practices of instructional design. The main topics include:
- Planning instruction to meet learning goals and objectives
- Recognizing and avoiding common slide design problems with PowerPoint
- Engaging students by getting them to anticipate information
- Promoting higher order thinking skills across the curriculum
- Applying researched-proven instructional strategies from Marzano and others
- Using PowerPoint for student projects
This workshop is offered in a two hour or half-day format. It is interactive but not hands-on, so computer access is not required for participants. There is no participant limit. This workshop is appropriate for educators at all levels, but is most relevant for Grades 4-12 and Higher Education.
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