Learning and Learning and Teaching Teaching
Apr 01, 2015
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
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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