Developing your Classroom Presence

Special Requirements: Please let us know in advance (access, dietary etc).

Non-attendance: A £15 charge will be made against your department unless you provide 48 hours notice.

Title: Developing your Classroom Presence

Presenter: Phil Verrill

Venue: Please report to DCQE Staff Development Room, First Floor (Mercantile House) for registration.

Please note: Mercantile House and Floor 1 are swipe access only. Please ensure you arrive promptly for the start of the session as we are not able to guarantee you will be able to access the building after this time. If you are unable to access the building please call 023 9284 3327.

What is ‘presence’ and does it matter? When we think back to the teachers that really influenced us, it’s often not the detail of what they taught us that is most vivid in our memory, rather it’s how they made us feel – how they communicated compassion or aliveness and enthusiasm, how they ‘presented’ themselves in our classrooms. These are qualities that are communicated through a teacher’s actions and presence.

In this session we will examine what ‘classroom presence’ is and how we might develop the attributes necessary to encourage engagement and learning in our classrooms.

Please note that a £15 charge will be levied against University of Portsmouth Departments where a member of their staff has booked but not attended, unless DCQE has been notified of their absence at least 48 hours prior to the time of the event. In order to cancel, please email acdev@port.ac.uk or phone 023 9284 3328.

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