Bøker av Alistair Smith

A book of practical physical movements to aid learning. The proposition is that physical movement can offer reprieve, it can link to learning, it can improve motor control and it can be fun and memorable in itself.

Explains what research tells us about happiness, how to use the findings to improve your school, and suggests simple steps to enhance the well-being of students and staff. This book gives tools for learning how to enhance the enjoyment of learning in your school, create a positive 'can do' culture, and audit the 'happiness quotient' in classrooms.

Alistair Smith - trainer, author and consultant, and described as the UK's leading trainer in modern learning methods - has identified and visited the top performing schools to find out what makes them successful. This timely book is aimed at decision makers in schools and gives sound, evidence-based guidance on how to embark on the learning journey and where to head once the journey has begun. For classroom practitioners there is also a great deal of practical guidance. It focuses on: Core Purpose; Outcomes; Independent Learning; Classroom Learning; Curriculum; Professional Development; The school as a Community; and Parents and Carers. This is not intended to be a book of tips. Rather, it is a sound 'how to' guide based on the findings of a detailed study of the best of the best schools and how they have achieved their success.

This work takes the research completed by Alistair Smith together with the practical methods developed by Nicola Call and presents them in an easy-to-follow model. The ALPS Method will show anyone who works in primary classrooms how to motivate, stimulate and inspire the children in their care.

This work offers nine principles for brain-based approaches to accelerating learning, improving motivation and raising achievement. It offers the reader a coherent structure and describes guaranteed ways to motivate learners, and esteem-building tools for schools, teachers and parents.

This guide builds on the success of Alistair Smith's original text 'Accelerated Learning in the Classroom' by bringing the research base up to date. It focuses on the 'learning' in accelerated learning and provides the reader with over 200 ideas and activities for putting theory into practice.

This book contains over 100 posters to help learners develop their creativity, thinking skills and attitudes towards learning. They can be used by parents, teachers and pupils and are ideal for classrooms, staffrooms, study areas, libraries or bedrooms.