 Specialized Teacher Training
All successful teams have a winning coach. Is it time to take your already successful teaching techniques to the next level? Discover when to coach the adult learner, when to send them back into the game and, most importantly, how to celebrate the success of your student! This two-day educator training will include three dynamic classes to take you, as an educator, to the next level.
DISCOVER:
- Best practices for instruction
- How to support your students
- Adapting your teaching style for the future
- Promoting positive behavior while reducing the negative
- Dealing with disruptive students
- Classroom management techniques for different personalities
Hear from top-rated adult education professionals who inspire and motivate educators nationwide. Attendees will receive a certificate of attendance/completion for 12 hours of education. The cost to attend is $149/person. Register for one of the following cities:
- Kansas City, MO (January 27-28)
- Atlanta, GA (February 24-25)
- Denver, CO (March 17-18)
- Philadelphia, PA (April 14-15)
- Chicago, IL (May 19-20)
For more information on these CEA Regional Events, click here.
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 Spring Operations ConferenceThe Spring event committee has been working on an exciting agenda for the upcoming Spring Operations Conference, May 2-5 in Phoenix, AZ. Included in the educational sessions, Spring will offer a variety of one-on-one opportunities for you and your staff to meet with an expert in different fields (like marketing, website development, admissions, financial aid, etc.). This year’s convention will also include an extensive financial aid track.
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Discount ISSE Tickets for Your Students
 AACS is pleased to offer member schools a unique opportunity to support the Beauty Changes Lives scholarship program by offering International Salon & Spa Expo (ISSE) tickets to your students and instructors. Produced by the Professional Beauty Association (PBA), ISSE Long Beach is the largest cash-and-carry professional beauty event on the West Coast! ISSE Long Beach will be held January 25-27, 2014, at the Long Beach Convention Center in Long Beach, CA.
Return the completed order form and payment to: Ms. Chris Kline, Manager, Event Operations, Professional Beauty Association, 15825 N. 71st Street, Suite 100, Scottsdale, AZ 85254 -OR- Fax to 480.905.0708 -OR- email to ckline@probeauty.org. (Please note: Full payment must accompany the order form.)
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What to Post on Instagram in 2014
 As the social media photo phenomenon known as Instgram continues to gain momentum, what visuals/photos are trending? Beards are still big, women are more diverse and witches are the new vampires says this infographic from entrepreneur.com.
Click here to learn about the top visual design trends for the new year.
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Become a Better Manager in the New Year
 It’s a new year; are you ready to take your management skills to a new level? Don’t go looking for the newest and most popular short-term fads – go back to the fundamentals. Maybe you’ve forgotten them or have become lazy, but these six fundamental management tips will help you become a better manager in 2014.
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Move from Passive to Active Learning
 Twenty minutes of listening to a lecture is the maximum amount of time students can process information effectively according to research cited in Does Active Learning Work, A Review of the Research (Prince, 2004). If passive learning is all about listening, what is active learning? How can instructors design activities to encourage active learning and reap the benefits of this approach? To learn more, consider the online courses EL113 – Active Learning in an Online Environment and ED111 – Active Learning Methods available in the AACS Online Training Center.
AACS members get a VIP discount code. Call 800-831-1086, ext. 100 for yours today.
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