Learning and Teaching. Individual Task In YOUR opinion, what is the most important contribution YOUR subject can make to the development of the whole.

Learning and Learning and Teaching Teaching

Individual TaskIndividual Task

In YOUR opinion, what is the In YOUR opinion, what is the most important contribution most important contribution

YOUR subject can make to the YOUR subject can make to the development of the whole development of the whole

child?child?

*Be succinct, answer must fit on one side of *Be succinct, answer must fit on one side of a Post-it note. a Post-it note.

De-cluttering the CurriculumDe-cluttering the Curriculum

Paired task Paired task

Getting into the Getting into the mind of the mind of the

learnerlearner

Videos – Expert thinkersVideos – Expert thinkers

Video 1Video 1

Professor of Psychology Carol McGuinness Professor of Psychology Carol McGuinness – Queens College, University Belfast– Queens College, University Belfast

Video 2Video 2

David Perkins – Harvard Graduate School David Perkins – Harvard Graduate School of Educationof Education

Video 3 - ?Video 3 - ?

‘‘Mere coverage is the Mere coverage is the death of death of

understanding’understanding’

Knox Academy Learning and Knox Academy Learning and Teaching ApproachTeaching Approach

►Retain Teacher AutonomyRetain Teacher Autonomy►Promote a balanced development of Promote a balanced development of

Skills and Knowledge within the Skills and Knowledge within the CurriculumCurriculum

►Create a Standard - something we can Create a Standard - something we can all ‘hang our hat on’all ‘hang our hat on’

►Raise Attainment across the schoolRaise Attainment across the school

Skills for LearningSkills for Learning

Skills for Learning - CodingSkills for Learning - Coding

Key Concept

1Key Concept

2Key Concept

3Key Concept

4Key Concept

5

Preparation of the BodyKey Concepts

Within this Key Concept you will;

Examine in detail, how fitness assessment and

analysis of test results can contribute toperformance training

Determine the various fitness assessment procedures used for collecting ‘relevant’Information on a performers; physical, skill-related and mental fitness

Distinguish factors which may influence/affect

the validity of test results

Teacher resourceTeacher resource

When?When?

Copies of the Skills for learning pyramid will Copies of the Skills for learning pyramid will be distributed to all pupils via year group be distributed to all pupils via year group assemblies/house assemblies in Novemberassemblies/house assemblies in November

Staff/Faculties can access coding symbols Staff/Faculties can access coding symbols for PowerPoint's and print poster sized for PowerPoint's and print poster sized copies of resources for classrooms in staff copies of resources for classrooms in staff work file/Skills for learning – with work file/Skills for learning – with immediate effectimmediate effect

Thinking Skills ActivitiesThinking Skills Activities

The Thinking Triangle