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Fellowship Conference Harnessing the Power of Visualisation

Fellowship Conference Harnessing the Power of Visualisation. Lu Garner – University of the First Age Development Manager. “Imagination is more important than knowledge”. Albert Einstein. Big Picture. Ice-Breaker. Examples of Visualisation Guidelines How to get started Review.

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Fellowship Conference Harnessing the Power of Visualisation

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  1. Fellowship Conference Harnessing the Power of Visualisation Lu Garner – University of the First Age Development Manager

  2. “Imagination is more important than knowledge” Albert Einstein

  3. Big Picture • Ice-Breaker • Examples of Visualisation • Guidelines • How to get started • Review Derbyshire Advisory & Inspection Service

  4. Learning Outcomes • To experience the power of visualisation techniques • To understand the uses of visualisation • To feel confident about using visualisation with students Derbyshire Advisory & Inspection Service

  5. Who? • Young people of all ages • All stages and phases • Adults • Of all abilities • In fact….everyone and anyone Derbyshire Advisory & Inspection Service

  6. Why and When? • Preview and review • Creative stimulus • Mood change / behaviour management tool • Relaxation • Confidence building • Memory locus techniques Derbyshire Advisory & Inspection Service

  7. Where? • In classroom • In specialist spaces e.g. drama studio, safe/chill spaces • In the staffroom! • Outdoors • In fact, everywhere and anywhere! Derbyshire Advisory & Inspection Service

  8. “Nothing we ever imagined is beyond our powers, only beyond our present self-knowledge” Theodore Roszak

  9. Who can lead visualisation? Anyone with the courage and willingness to experiment and explore and take the consequences! YOU CAN! Derbyshire Advisory & Inspection Service

  10. As I Think, I am Self talk reinforces stimulates Self image Real performance controls Derbyshire Advisory & Inspection Service

  11. Creative Examples • Climbing mountain • Seaside day trip • Rainforest ecology • Medieval castle • Volcanic eruption Derbyshire Advisory & Inspection Service

  12. Creative Examples • Discovering electricity • Negative numbers • Timeline • Stepping Stars • Endless…. Derbyshire Advisory & Inspection Service

  13. Guidelines • Safe Space • Congruent tone of voice • Mostly calm • Appropriate to content • Slow and steady (except where content demands) • Begin with a grounding exercise Derbyshire Advisory & Inspection Service

  14. Guidelines • Make suggestions not predictions • Allow space to create own images • Take care of fears • Water • Heights • Animals • People Derbyshire Advisory & Inspection Service

  15. Guidelines • Finish with a grounding exercise • Allow enough time to ‘come back’ • Invite but do not demand feedback Derbyshire Advisory & Inspection Service

  16. Getting Started… • Try some out on your own • Try it with a few friends • Try using some of tapes available • Use pre-prepared scripts • Suggested words every 30 secs Derbyshire Advisory & Inspection Service

  17. Getting started… • Be clear about your aims • Start simply • Creativity stimulus • Memory locus • Relaxation Derbyshire Advisory & Inspection Service

  18. Recommended Reading • Creative Visualisation With Children, J Day, Element 1994 • Creative Visualisation, S Gawain, Bantam Books 1982 • Scripted Fantasy in the Classroom, C&E Hall & A Leech, Routledge 1990 • Visualisation, U Markham, Element 1991 • Visualisation, M Page, Aquarian 1990 • Nightlights, D Fontana & A Civardi, Chronicle Books Derbyshire Advisory & Inspection Service

  19. “Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it. Begin it now!” Johann von Goethe

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