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Ron Thomas

Director and Faciliator of Speak with Power

Australia wide Facilitator and Key note speaker for various Teacher Training providers in the Australian Curriculum, English, Writing, Drama and Debating.
Facilitator for G.A.T.E.WAYS gifted and talented students programs nationwide. Author of ‘Engaging Students in Drama’ Phoenix Education. Workshop presenter for VATE and Drama Victoria. My business runs seminars in Public Speaking, Leadership and Debating skills for students. I also run in school seminars for staff in the above plus English in the Australian Curriculum. Published Feature writer and poet.
 
Achieving a Professional Quality School Production
Ron Thomas
Director and Faciliator of Speak with Power
Everything you need to know to put on a professional quality school production (and the little ones too!) without going insane.
Target Audience
Primary and Secondary teachers with a role in staging the School Production and many smaller shows
44 reviews
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Achieving Debating Success
Ron Thomas
Director and Faciliator of Speak with Power
All the knowledge, skills and resources to make your debaters winners
Target Audience
All English and Enhancement teachers and debating coordinators
15 reviews
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Achieving Quality in Drama - Advanced Strategies
Ron Thomas
Director and Faciliator of Speak with Power
From inspiration to perspiration! Strategies and knowledge to draw out the best from your students and prepare them for success in Senior Drama
Target Audience
All secondary Drama teachers. Drama teachers who want to teach Senior Drama
32 reviews
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Catering for all intelligences and learning styles in the English...
Ron Thomas
Director and Faciliator of Speak with Power
A smorgasbord of ideas to cater for all intelligence & learning styles. A highly interactive & fun experience using these resources. Your class will never be the same
Target Audience
All secondary English Teachers and coordinators Curriculum Coordinators
26 reviews
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Challenging the Brightest Students across the Curriculum
Ron Thomas
Director and Faciliator of Speak with Power
Australia ranks badly at catering for more able students, this course will redress this. Learn what real extension is. Many strategies to achieve it will be experienced
Target Audience
Teachers of Grade 5 to Year 10. Gifted and Talented Teachers. Teachers with very bright students. English teachers.
40 reviews
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Engaging Boys in Writing
Ron Thomas
Director and Faciliator of Speak with Power
Turn on those switched off boys! Get them writing about what matters to them. Show them they are great writers. Get their writing recognised in the real world. Lift the...
Target Audience
All teachers of writing/English from grade 5 to year 12
33 reviews
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Engaging Students in Secondary Drama
Ron Thomas
Director and Faciliator of Speak with Power
All the strategies, resources & experience you need to engage students in Secondary Drama; skills acquisition process through to performance.
Target Audience
Late Primary to senior secondary drama teachers
41 reviews
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Inspiring strategies to revitalise junior English
Ron Thomas
Director and Faciliator of Speak with Power
Add an arsenal of new strategies for English? Transform the learning environment? Go deeper than ever gone before? Not only enjoy, understand but create great poetry?
Target Audience
English teachers years 5 - 10. Any teachers wanting to increase the breadth of their skills or who are looking to refresh their pedagogy
29 reviews
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The Tools for Superb Essays
Ron Thomas
Director and Faciliator of Speak with Power
Everything you need to know to raise students' Essay Writing to the highest level: the concepts, the learning structures and the resources.
Target Audience
All secondary English teachers
14 reviews
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