Learning Centres

This guide will show you: - How long it will take to set up a learning center and how much will it cost- The various types of resource: what is available and at what cost- How to use multimedia in a learning center- How to assess the need for non-vocational materials- How to inspire self-development in employeesReadership: A useful guide for training, HR managers, teachers, and course providers.

Few corporate initiatives of the last ten years have been more influential in the development of a learning culture at work than the corporate learning centre. The first edition of Sam Malone's book quickly established itself as the definitive concise guide to best practice. The second edition reflects the lessons learned since that time, along with the developments in learning technology. Setting up and sustaining a successful centre involves strategic skills such as planning and championing; technical skills, including budgeting, marketing and evaluation; and the people skills of communicating, influencing and managing change. There are chapters in the book for all the stakeholders involved, including the learners themselves. How to Set Up and Manage a Corporate Learning Centre offers definitive advice on all of these areas. Sam Malone demystifies what is a difficult, expensive and long term project for any organization.

Wake up your classroom with these unique learning centers and new ideas for energizing traditional learning centers. Completely revised, each learning center now includes assessment tools and updated literacy components. In addition, you will find 9 completely new learning centers: Adventure Center Box Center Car Wash Center Dance Studio Center Laughing Center Outdoor Drama Center Project Center Sign Shop Center Small Motor Center Each of the 40 learning center plans is complete with: Learning objectives A detailed illustration of the learning center Center activities Literacy connections A web of integrated learning, diagramming the curriculum areas taught Teacher-collected props Vocabulary related to the center Assessment tools A letter to family members This new edition features a CD-ROM that includes letters to family members, graphics and icons for each center, and observation and assessment tools. Everything you need to introduce 40 unique and traditional learning centers to the children in your classroom is right here!

This book presents innovative, engaging, and fun ideas to target the AASL National School Library Standards and content-area standards.