Adventures in Teaching and Learning

I think this is the new name for the course run by Haringey PDC. I was asked by Jane Blakely to share the results of my research on using visuals and oracy strategies to improve written work with EAL students, as an example of the sort of projects prospective participants could partake in (sorry, couldn’t resist that final p!). It was good to see so many teachers there, interested in taking advantage of the excellent CPD offered by the PDC (maybe I should do a post on acronyms in education …). Ian Terrell of Middlesex University and the Midwheb Partnership was also there, to explain how teachers following the course can easily get a certificate or work towards getting their Masters (which reminds me, my dissertation is due in about 5 weeks or so …). It’s always nice to see familiar faces!

I have also found this link to the Haringey SACRE, which I am also involved with.

And, just in case anyone from the Scottish Learning Festival 2007 is passing by – hope you are all having a great time and are being inspired! I look forward to finding some time to sit down and have a look at all the downloads and updates!

Oh, and finally … I used the Honda advert (the one with the small cog that knocks against a bigger cog that starts a whole chain reaction that ends up with the car moving off a plinth) as a starter for looking at the Causation Argument with my Year 11s today. It went down well, and is an example of how having an IWB and internet access can be really useful – the advert is just a couple of minutes long and there are lots of questions you can ask about it. This evening I saw the new Ford advert, “Wouldn’t it be a shame if birds never used their wings”, which will be an ideal Year 9 starter to review last lesson’s work on Vocation: Taking Flight and Taking a Risk. What other adverts have people used to effectively stimulate discussion on the topic for the day?

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