Teaching Course - Module 1 - Yass, New South Wales, Australia
About this course:
Suitable for those who already teach bell handling and want to update their skills AND for those who have never taught anyone to handle a bell, Module 1 provides you with the skills and techniques necessary to take a ringer from their first lesson to having competent bell control.
You will learn through a mixture of practical and classroom sessions:
Morning and afternoon tea will be provided.
- How to teach a skill
- How to break down bell handling into easy stages that the new ringer can master
- About different learning types and how to adapt your teaching for them
- The benefits of intensive teaching
The practical sessions will give you plenty of time to practise your new skills in a safe environment. Working in pairs you will also have opportunity to hone your observation skills and get feedback on your feedback.
Course fees are to be paid to ANZAB in advance.
Delegates are welcome to bring their own packed lunch or join the tutors at a local cafe on the day, at their own expense.
Event Details
| Event Start | Thu 24-Apr-2025 09:00 |
| Event End | Thu 24-Apr-2025 17:30 |
| Registered | 0 |
| Event Prerequisites | You must be a bell-ringing teacher (or would-be teacher) aged 14 or over. You must have sufficiently good bell control to be able to inspire confidence in others and an ability to comfortably raise and lower a bell. We expect that you should easily be able to pass the Learning the Ropes Level 2 handling assessment. For more information, see bellringing.org/about-teaching/bell-handling/#GoodHandlingStyle |
| Event Access | If you are interested in attending this course please contact ANZAB |
| Location | St Clement, Yass, New South Wales |
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Team
David Smith
Tutor
David is an Australian ringer, resident in Brisbane but a frequent visitor to UK.
He was one of the first ART tutors to be appointed in Australia, in 2014.
He is a past president of ANZAB, was a member of the 'CRAG' review team, and was elected to the Central Council Executive in 2018.
He writes 'The Education Column' published in The Ringing World.
Kathi Downs
Tutor
Kathi learnt to ring at Christ Church St Laurence in Sydney, as an adult, in the early 1990s. She went on to become a member of the St Mary’s Basilica Society of Bellringers in Sydney and over time has held roles at St Mary’s Cathedral including Ringing Master and Tower Captain. Kathi has been active in her local branch of ANZAB over many years, including in the role of Education & Training Officer for NSW & the ACT, as a helper & trainer for the Sydney Ringing School, and in the promotion of women’s heavy bell & conducting skills. Kathi has been Education Officer for ANZAB and is currently a Ringing Development Officer for Teacher Training. As an ART Tutor, she is responsible for promoting and coordinating ART courses within the ANZAB territories. Kathi currently lives in the Blue Mountains NSW and rings at St Hilda’s Katoomba, where she has used Learning the Ropes to assist in training a new local band from scratch.