David Hodgson
Neurodiversity - Personality Profiling - Neuroscience of Learning
‘If we all knew this stuff, we could change the world!’
So said one head teacher after hearing David speak at a conference recently and, to be honest, after working with David for all these years, we would have to agree with him.
And when it comes to ‘stuff’, David definitely knows his.
A wonderfully entertaining and charismatic speaker, David cut his teeth working in careers in the North East of England and created a system that took the best of personality profiling and made it real and relevant for young people.
In recent years, and as his long-term relationship with Independent Thinking has developed, David has become increasingly sought-after for his work looking at the neuroscience of learning, memory and achievement, something he puts across in a way that is entertaining, accessible and meaningful. And this is the case whether he is working with teachers, students or a conference room full of school leaders.
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"Teachers that can communicate can connect – and connection is at the heart of great teaching."
David Hodgson
Recent titles include:
- Neurodiversity: What schools need to know and do
- How neuroscience can help improve student performance, motivation (and happiness)
- The Future of Work: How schools can best prepare children for the new world
David’s ability to take complicated and challenging insights into human nature and achievement and make these principles accessible and understandable is part of his personal effectiveness and popularity. That, and the fact that he also comes up with creative and straightforward strategies and approaches that allow all elements of the school community to use these new distinctions to good effect.
It this skill that has led to David being in demand not only in the world of education but also by big business, the NHS, the Institute of Careers Guidance and the Association of Graduate Careers Services, not to mention his work modelling top performing students at bootcamps held at the University of Warwick.
A prolific writer, David has many books under his belt starting with The Buzz which made personality profiling relevant and useful to young people in schools and with which he came to our attention.
Since then he has written titles looking at the power of charisma in the classroom (and the problems caused by the lack of it), a book full of practical classroom ideas entitled The Little Book of Inspirational Teaching Activities and also collaborative works with fellow Associates David Keeling and Tim Benton.
This latter book is full of practical ideas to help students with their academic learning, motivation, self-awareness and self-esteem, exam preparation and revision and entitled, appropriately enough, The Brain Box.
For practical ideas for the classroom and the staffroom at any time of year, all drawn from a profound insight into human nature delivered in an entertaining and inspiring way, David Hodgson is the Associate to turn to.
David Hodgson In His Own Words
“DETERMINED NOT TO MAKE EYE CONTACT WITH ANYONE, I FOCUSED ON
THE PANTS” - THE LITTLE BOOK OF INSPIRATIONAL TEACHING ACTIVITIES
- To enquire about booking David, call us on +44 (0)1267 211432 email us at learn@independentthinking.co.uk
- David has been with Independent Thinking since 2006
- You'll find him in our Teaching and Learning and Well-Being topic areas
- You can watch David in conversation with Floyd Woodrow and Ian Gilbert in 2020 here
- You might also want to consider Tim Benton or Stephanie Davies
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