4 days for our most in depth WhyTry Training Ever!
WhyTry is excited to offer the ultimate training experience for education professionals. Dr. Cristal McGill and Bruce Bushnell are combining their creative talents and vast experience for a high-powered, 4-day training event.
Course Description
Experience the WhyTry Metaphors in greater depth and take away a host of complimenting activities that support the WhyTry Curriculum. This course places emphasis on active learning strategies and methods that promote personal learning through experience. It will highlight environmental, cognitive, and emotional factors that have a direct effect on learning and engage reluctant learners into a positively responsive climate.
These seldom-discussed strategies are often the biggest secrets that empower students. Educational experts advocate emphasis on movement within the total learning experience. This course utilizes a unique, multi-sensory approach to instruction of the WhyTry Curriculum. Key components include high levels of humor, music, and student interaction. Participants can expect to be physically engaged and mentally challenged throughout this highpowered course.
Who Should Attend?
The WhyTry Advanced Techniques Training is for professionals who have completed the WhyTry Certification course and want reach the peak of effectiveness in their careers. The course is for school counselors, social workers, special education and regular classroom teachers, AVID Specialists, school psychologists and anyone who wants to inspire, motivate increase their impact on their students.
Research shows that over 40% of students chronically struggle with learning or behavior issues. This amazing training will give you the knowledge, skills, and insights that can turn around students who are frustrated and failing. Learn how to create success with students that have learning problems and/or behavior challenges. The key to growth and positive change is creating comprehensive relationships. Make these relationships work. Just imagine...your students with a skill set of the most effective
communication tools, and personal coping strategies that help them to persist no matter
the complexity of the situation. Students will astound themselves as they unleash their true
potential!
The secret of your 4-day success is very simple: Relax, Participate and Laugh! This is a highly practical and knock-yoursocks-
off fun training!
Participants Can Expect Information and Techniques Related To:
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Overcoming and Melting Resistance,
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25 Zesty Games and Energizers
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Keeping Your Group Engaged
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Boosting Retention
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Using Powerful Precision Language
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Telling Great Stories and Using Metaphors to Enhance the Process
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Creating Strong Relationships
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Using Voice, Music, Room Position and Physical Gestures
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Walk away with New Ideas, New Tools & Renewed Inspiration!
Register
Here
Training
Details:
| Where: |
Training
will be held at WhyTry Headquarters in Provo Utah. Our address is:
WhyTry Inc.
The
Scenic View Center
5485 N 250 W
Provo, UT 84604
Phone: 801-724-9879
Click
for Directions/ Map |
| When: |
Monday through Thursday, June 16th - 19th, 2008
from 8:30 am - 3:30pm |
| Cost: |
$420./
person (Training
Only - For attendees that already have
the Materials. Discounts on WhyTry Program materials are available to training attendees while at this event. see registration form for details)
Please send in registration forms as soon as possible so that we can get an accurate
count. |
| Map
and Lodging Info: |
Click
here for driving directions
and lodging information. |
| Questions: |
If
you have any questions please feel free to
contact us via e-mail at: info@whytry.org or
phone 801-724-9879
or visit our web site www.whytry.org |
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Recommended
Lodging:
For map/directions as well as more lodging information click here.
Courtyard
By Marriott
1600 N Freedom Blvd Provo, UT
Phone: (801)373-2222
This
is the closest hotel to the training location and they
have agreed to provide shuttle service to and from the
training location for those of you that dont have a rental
car or your own form of transportation.
Hotel
Information:
Guests
can book better rates by booking on-line, central reservations,
or their hotel direct.
Their website: www.courtyard.com/slcpr
Other
Lodging close by:
La Quinta Inn
521 W University PkwyOrem, UT 84058-7379 Phone: (801)226-0440
Hampton Inn
851 W 1250 SOrem, UT ZipCode Phone: (801)426-8500
Fairfield Inn
427 University PkwyOrem, UT ZipCode Phone: (801)431-0405
Cottontree Inn
2230 N University PkwyProvo, UT ZipCode Phone: (801)373-7044
Best Inn & Suites
1555 N Canyon RdProvo, UT ZipCode Phone: (801)374-6020
Transportation:
If
you don't plan to rent a car at the Airport then there
are a couple of alternatives for shuttle services.
Xpress
Shuttle: 800-397-0773
or 801-596-1600
Executive
Charter: 800-787-0507 or 801-434-8945
(more expensive individually but more cost effective for small groups)
Directions
and Map:
Directions
from I-15 (click
here for directions from Salt Lake Airport)
1. Take
the Orem 800 N. (8th north) exit number 275 Turn left (if coming
from the north or right if from south) continue on
800 north for. . . . . 3.90 miles
2. Take the US-189 S ramp (turning
right at the mouth of Provo Canyon)
3. Merge onto UNIVERSITY AVE.
(heading south towards Provo) 0.63 miles
4. Turn RIGHT onto RIVER PARK
DR. (1st stoplight) 0.32 miles
5. Turn RIGHT (after passing the
Universal Campus Credit Union building
on the right - (onto 250 W.) 0.22 miles
6. After about two blocks you
will see The Scenicview Center (a Red
Brick Building with Green Metal Roof)
on the left hand side of the road. .
. You're there!
Address:
The Scenic View Center
5455 N 250 W
Provo, UT 84604
Phone: 801-724-9879
(* Note: If you have trouble finding it feel free to call for further directions)
