Course Overviews

Emotion-Friendly Teaching

Make your classroom more emotion-friendly! The emotion-friendly classroom is a far more effective approach for reaching the five goals of Social-Emotional Learning. Instead of learning about positive social and emotional behaviors, students acquire these skills as part of every lesson. With emotion-friendly teaching, students have a greater understanding of their [...]

Lesson Planning Using Kagan Cooperative Learning Structures

Lesson Planning Using Kagan Cooperative Learning Structures Do you want to get the most out of cooperative learning and learn to plan exciting, multi-structured lessons? This is the course for you! For All Years K-12. NEW COURSE! If you have attended Kagan Cooperative Learning courses and would now like to [...]

Kagan Model School Open House

Learn About and See Kagan Cooperative Learning In Action! Visiting teachers will participate in professional learning sessions and then visit the classrooms to see the theory and structures in action. There is also opportunity to choose which classroom and which structure you’d like to see in action. Pick a classroom [...]

Advanced Cooperative Learning for Teaching Mathematics

Advance Cooperative Learning for Teaching Mathematics Learn teaching structures to create success in your maths/numeracy classes! This workshop will show you “how to” engage students in mathematics Add zing to your daily maths/numeracy lessons! Boost attention and retention with highly-engaging structures for maths/numeracy instruction. Instead of working independently on drill [...]

Cooperative Learning

Want to engage students? Want to raise test scores? Want teacher-friendly strategies to implement tomorrow? This workshop is for you! You experience cutting edge teaching structures to create classroom success now and forever! In addition, you learn management tips, how to form effective teams, strategies for creating a cooperative class [...]

Reading Between the Lines

Reading Between the Lines Develop Deep Thinking While Reading in Every Subject! Today’s standards demand students think more deeply about more complex texts and support their thinking with evidence from the text. Consequently, students are expected to deal with and understand authors ideas, not just the information stated directly in [...]

Cooperative Meetings

Do you lead or facilitate staff meetings, faculty meetings, retreats, collaborative meetings, or work sessions? Join other instructional leaders who are transforming their schools and districts by improving the quality of their meetings. In the 2 days you will release the power of cooperative meetings. Highlights Motivate your staff [...]

CL & The Writing Process

1 Day Workshop Would you like to see your students have passion for writing? Would you like to boost writing scores? Eliminate writer’s block? Acquire editing skills? Create supportive peer response groups? This is the workshop for you. This practical, hands-on writing workshop demonstrates ways to use Kagan Structures [...]

Cooperative Learning & Little Ones Pre-K-2

The early years are a critical time in a student’s education. Students come to class with vastly different abilities and experiences, and we want them all to experience early success academically and socially. Come learn the best Kagan Structures to engage all your little ones. Learn how to get [...]

K-6 Maths/Numeracy

Add zing to your daily maths/numeracy lesson. Boost attention and retention with highly-engaging structures for maths/numeracy instruction. Instead of working independently on drill and kill worksheets, your students will be totally engaged with structures such as Jigsaw Problem Solving. You don’t have to change what you are teaching at [...]

Secondary Mathematics

You can be the best maths teacher your students ever had without having to work any harder. We’ll explore how to multiply mathematics mastery! With revolutionary Kagan Structures, activities, and ready-made worksheets, your students will be more engaged, challenged, and excited about maths. Release the power of Kagan Structures [...]

Structure a Month Club (SAM Club)

You or instructional leaders in your school emphasise one structure each month. You provide experiential training for your staff, and offer to generate implementation ideas. Without overwhelming your staff, you will help teachers boost engagement in their classrooms in a friendly and paced format. At the end of the [...]

Secondary English

If you teach Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Earth Science, or Physical Science, you’re in for a dynamic workshop. Transform your everyday curriculum into exciting and meaningful science explorations. Amplify student learning with Kagan Structures to make your science classes hands-on, minds-on, active learning experiences. Awaken students’ natural curiosity and let [...]

Secondary Science

Successful Secondary Lessons

Student engagement and time management are the biggest challenges teachers face in the block( 60+ minute lessons). This workshop will address both of these issues plus much more! You learn how to utilize cutting edge cooperative learning structures, evaluate teaching methods for engagement, plan for longer class periods, and [...]

Win-Win Discipline

Learn the approach to discipline that is transforming the field. Convert every disruption into a learning opportunity. Go beyond ending disruptions—teach responsible behaviours and life skills. In this Win-Win Discipline overview you learn all the basics: To identify the four types of disruptive behavior; to recognise the seven positions [...]

CL & Comprehensive Literacy

1 Day Workshop You Will Learn Learn cutting-edge teaching structures to create classroom success tomorrow–and forever Turn your classroom into a place where everyone wants to read and write Surpass the standards with powerful structures for comprehension, vocabulary, fluency, word study and writing Comprehensive Literacy Learn the basic components [...]

Coaching in the Classroom

What is Kagan Coaching? Kagan Coaching offers specific and immediate feedback as teachers teach. If you want to raise student achievement and reach every student then the evidence is clear: GOOD TEACHERS MAKE THE DIFFERENCE. Student achievement depends on teacher quality. Kagan Australia will help you master Kagan Cooperative Learning [...]

Brain Friendly Teaching

Teach the Way Brains Best Learn! 1 Day Workshop (All Years) You will: Learn about how the brain actually learns Learn which instructional strategies are brain-friendly and which are not View actual brain scans demonstrating how to boost engagement and retention Learn simple structures to use as part of any [...]

Classbuilding & Teambuilding

Why do teachers who do more teambuilding and classbuilding obtain higher academic scores? Teambuilding and classbuilding create the conditions for learning. When students meet their needs for security and belonging, they are free to engage in higher-level learning. Disruptions and discipline problems decrease, speeding up your teaching and student learning. [...]