David Halstead. "THE BRAIN GUY"

Hi,

1, I'm David Halstead, B.Sc. , B.Ed., M.Ed, aka "Dave", aka "The Brain Guy".

2. Have over forty years experience in the Ed Bus, starting at Grade 1

Graduated from small but excellent college in Brandon, MB.

3. Started teaching career at a rural High School in MB . Later moved to a large Technical Institute in Saskatchewan where I went from Instructor, to Counsellor to Dean of Student Services. During that time I spent two and half years doing educational development work in Ghana, West Africa.

TESTIMONIALS FROM PARTICIPANTS IN A RECENT WORKSHOP IN CANADA:-

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"THIS MAN IS BRILLIANT, CURRENT & RELEVANT. ONCE AGAIN, THANKS, DAVID".

4. But as much as I enjoyed teaching I was always troubled by the idea that students at any level were often required to learn the way teachers wanted to teach. As a result many able students were turned off learning at an early age, fell through the cracks or developed behaviour problems. I kept thinking "there has to be a better way", but I could never find it.

5. During this time I earned a Masters Degree, but if I thought I would find the answer to the nagging questions in the back of my mind about teaching and learning by getting that degree I was disappointed.

MORE TESTIMONIALS:-
"THIS EXPLAINED TO ME WHY I WAS SEEING CERTAIN THINGS IN MY STUDENTS. VERY HELPFUL"

6.In 1993 became the Director of Admissions at the largest University in Manitoba. Five years later the University "reorganized" itself - and me.

7. It was a shock but re-organization leads to revitalization. I heard about a new style of teaching/learning which was innovative, different, exciting and science based. Intrigued, I went to Boston for a 6 day course in Brain Based Learning and during the course the light bulbs came on for me, the "Wow" and "AHA" moments were coming thick and fast and I returned home convinced that the nagging questions I'd had about teaching and learning were being answered. The concept is so simple and yet made so much sense.

8. It was obvious to me that the science connecting brain development to learning had to be explored further and brought to the attention of and included in the skill set of teachers and administrators at all levels and throughout the world. Thus in 1998 Brain Power Learning Group was born.

STILL MORE TESTIMONIALS:-
GLAD I CHOSE THIS COURSE EVEN THOUGH I HAD SIGNED UP FOR ANOTHER ONE. I WILL LOOK FORWARD TO HIS NEXT COURSES. VERY EDUCATIONAL AS WELL AS ENTERTAINING. GOOD JOB, DAVID. THANKS.

9. I am constantly researching the subject because every week brings a new discovery, new research that can be applied to the classroom. These new findings lead to new solutions and more "wow" for teachers and "aha" feelings for students. In addition I spend time developing workshops, teleclasses, writing books, articles and an email Newsletter.

10.In the last 11 years this work has taken us around the world speaking to teachers, administrators and parents across Canada, the USA, New Zealand, Australia and Singapore about how they can make learning and teaching easier and more effective.

11. For the last few years my research has focussed on Behaviour problems, especially Violent, Aggressive students with an emphasis on Bullying. I have been able to identify 9 distinct bully types each with its own reasons for this anti social behaviour and recommending strategies for dealing with each type and solutions for the problem.

12. Today, I give In House workshops to Schools, School Districts, Educational Institutions and Corporate Clients and through BPLG we also run our own workshops. I am currently working on plans for a series of Teleclasses for Parents & Teachers, a new book on "The Teenage Brain" and individual telephone or email consultations for Teachers and Parents.
We are passionate about our our jobs and we love meeting new people around the world as we spread the word about Teaching, Learning and the Brain.

( A little story, while on our way to Boston for a "Learning and the Brain" conference at Harvard a post grad student said to my wife "That's a funny thing to have a conference on. WHAT'S LEARNING GOT TO DO WITH THE BRAIN?"
This is, in a nutshell, what I am trying to explain, Learning has everything to do with the Brain!

Drawing on over 35 years of experience (High School, College & University Levels) Dave Halstead, M.Ed understands the situation today's teachers find themselves in and the problems they face. All BPLG's resourses are designed with YOU, the teacher, parent in mind, knowing that his combination of experience, study and research can help you!
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