Ventures Education Systems Corp

Have you been able to put in place the following four elements that are basic to effective communication between you and your students and between your students:

1. A non-stressful environment conducive to human interaction
2. The ability to coherently verbalize thinking as the thinking occurs.
3. An understanding of individual differences that may affect communication.
4. Effective Group Process

Is your classroom a good environment for Constructive Communication?

Have you taught your students to work collaboratively in groups; listen attentively to one another and to you; speak coherently; and appreciate thoughts and opinions different from their own?

These are the necessary ingredients for a good classroom environment for Constructive Communication.

What is one of the foundational building blocks to a teacher-centered classroom?

Constructive communication is fundamental to a teacher-centered classroom. It creates an environment in which students learn, develop, and use their thinking skills freely and systematically to organize information for active self-directed learning.

What does the Ventures Initiative and Focus (VIF) actually do?

The VIF provides powerful tools to establish constructive communication and group process in the classroom - conditions necessary for successful implementation of student-centered learning.

The VIF provides tools to skillfully employ a combination of instructional approaches to ensure that students develop and internalize literacy, analytical reasoning, and problem-solving skills.

The VIF provides tools to design interdisciplinary projects and problems that engage students in all aspects of student-centered learning and challenge their minds as they move along the educational continuum.

The VIF provides tools to systematically align curricula with national, state and local standards across the disciplines to ensure student success.

Do you have an interest in student-centered instruction?

Our Ventures Initiative and Focus System of Teaching and Learning has been developed and refined through more than 30 years of successful work with public schools and administrators in rural and urban K-12 schools across the country. When implemented it leads naturally to improved student learning, performance and achievement.

Do the dynamics of students' lives and the needs of the classroom and instruction often feel at cross purposes?

VESC has had a long experience and would love to share it with you. Give Maxine a call at 212-566-2522 (122) or check our new website at www.focusedteachersupport.com