Description

ABOUT THIS COURSE

This brand-new course is designed for teachers looking to further develop their skills as a teacher and expand their range of teaching methodologies. Led by renowned practitioner, department leader, examiner and fellow member of the Chartered College of teaching, Rosie Hussain, the course will practically explore what excellence in teaching is, what the behaviors and styles of outstanding teachers are, and allow you to evaluate your current strengths. The course will also balance the pragmatic demands of the exam system with creative ideas to bring your subjects to life and inspire your students

BENEFITS OF ATTENDING

• Take away a range of innovative teaching ideas and resources to support attainment of all students
• Explore ways to develop skills of teaching excellence
• Gain the latest evidence informed practice and high impact strategies to implement in your day-to-day practice
• Gain a greater insight into the importance of curriculum design, assessment and feedback
• Take away methods to take ownership of your own professional development

PROGRAMME

What is an Outstanding Teacher?

10.00am

• Exploring a vision for yourself as an outstanding teacher
• Evaluating your current strengths and weaknesses
• Reflecting upon the challenges you face

Key Aspects of Outstanding Teaching and Learning

10.30am

• A critical view through the OFSTED lens
• Engaging in evidence-based practice
• Assessment and Feedback facilitates progress, action and dialogue

Break

11.00am

Encouraging Creativity and Developing more Innovative Practice

11.15am

• Tips on how to prepare for inspections and observations
• Questioning techniques to probe, challenge and differentiate
• Evidence based strategies to facilitate creativity and innovative practice

Assessment, Feedback, Reviewing Learning and Progress

11.45am

• Feedback from the examiners: looking back at previous exams: What went well?
• Using research evidence to develop your curriculum – interleaving and spaced learning
• Effectively assessing your students’ progress and setting realistic targets

Lunch

12.00pm

Evidence-informed practice: Reflection, Retrieval, Metacognition

1.00pm

• Cognitive neuroscience – transferring content into long term memory
• Exploring high impact retrieval practice strategies
• Developing self-regulated leaners – metacognition strategies to raise student outcomes

Developing AO2/A03 Assessment Skills

1.30pm

• Command words and tier 3 subject specific terminology 1.30pm
• Supporting students to interpret and decode the exam questions and produce top level responses
• Strategies to develop and improve AO2 application, AO3 evaluation and synoptic skills

Exploring and Solving the Big Challenges for Able Students

2.30pm

• Differentiating for students in a mixed ability class
• Sustaining student engagement and going beyond the specification
• Balancing exam technique and specification requirements whilst fostering a passion for your subject

Developing Your Own Professional Development

3.00pm

•  Action planning to apply evidence-based practice in own setting
• Taking ownership of your future development – CPD, professional bodies and research opportunities
• Reflect and Review

Depart

3.30pm