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14 Fredericksburg Parent and Family • August 2017 Advanced Concepts for a Better Future will bring high quality education in a new and innovative method that can be applied in elementary school classrooms through Accelerated Teaching. "Let's work together for a better future! Our education system can change for the better, but this can only happen once we commit to such a change. We can fight for our schools by providing high quality education for every student. Accelerated Teaching is a long-term solution that will build happy, engaged and unique learners that are ready to face the future," said Amie Canter, developer of the program. "Teachers will have the opportunity to hit the 'refresh' button on their classroom each year. Accelerated Teaching will not only build a new generation of students, it will also allow a new class of teachers to pave the way to the future while ensuring that all students have access to high quality education." Canter said that while we shouldn't take away the much needed funding from our public schools, we can turn public education around by creating institutions of educational excellence. Through Advanced Concepts and Accelerated Teacher Trainings, she believes that all teachers will be prepared to build their own Accelerated Classrooms. "Teachers will be excited about teaching, students will be thrilled about learning, and parents will not only feel secure in their child's education, they will become active participants in the support of Accelerated Learning," said Canter. Accelerated Teaching for Every Student! In an excerpt from, "Real Life Teaching for Real Life Students," published by the London International Conference on Education, Canter wrote: "A classroom that has less behavioral challenges tends to come from an environment that is upbeat, engaging, and lessons are based on student interest. If we look at it from a student's perspective, you can easily understand why. Think about it for a minute, would you want to be trapped in a classroom all day, every day, and do the same mundane tasks? The answer is simple, you wouldn't. Then why would we suppress our students to such a regiment? We can come together as educators and put a stop to the current trends in education. Students should be allowed to have fun while learning new things. When students are having fun, they aren't going to act out or disrupt the class because they want the learning to continue! In addition to delivering lessons that are fun, animated, and student centered, teachers should always have positive incentives in place. We as adults work hard to get rewarded. Students should get rewarded when they work hard, too. Giving students positive feedback always produces much better results than constant negative feedback. Keep your behavioral management geared toward lifting students up, not bring them down. Think about how you react when you get criticized. Even as mature adults it can be hard to swallow. Now look it at from a child's perspective, it's even harder for them to suppress urges to react negatively. Overall, if you develop a happy, student centered classroom, you won't only see happy students, but you will be one happy teacher." Amie Canter: Advanced Concepts for a Better Future Teachers will be excited about teaching, students will be thrilled about learning, and parents will not only feel secure in their child's education, they will become active participants in the support of Accelerated Learning." "