Dragonfly Training was founded in 1999 and has established an excellent reputation internationally for providing inspiring, realistic and practical training courses for teachers. In this, their fi rst book, three of their top trainers provide some of the very best handsonapproaches to teaching. Dragonfly's six key principles are:Promote effective starters and plenariesProvide constant reinforcement as a means of embedding knowledge andprovide on-going revisionIntroduce a variety of ideasDo first, teach after - whenever possibleEncourage students to create teaching materials themselvesDemonstrate and articulate success by modelling the desired outcomesThe trainers aim to make your life easier by providing practical strategies that can be used my most teachers, in most subjects, most of the time and by offering insight and ideas to engage, inspire and motivate including:How you present yourself in the classroomRules, routines and rituals for establishing effective learning patternsStrategies to make your teaching life easierMaking your classroom the one every student wants to be inMaking your department the envy of the school and using ICT to the maximum
