Closing the gap - Developing students learning skills - Thinking Skills RJ298 / C35
Start date
2 Mar 21
Learning Method
Remote Delivered CPD
Summary
‘Closing the gap’
Developing students learning skills
Findings in the recently published report ‘Schools’ responses to Covid-19. The challenges facing schools and pupils in September 2020 conclude that as a result of school closures:
• The curriculum learning gap between disadvantaged pupils and their peers within schools has widened by 46 %
• Many students are 3 months behind in their learning;
• Only 66% of the expected curriculum was covered in that time period
• For students to progress either by remote learning, in school or taking a blended approach:
• Learning needs to be Interactive learning
• Pupils need regular feedback on their progress
• Learning needs to be consolidated
• Schools need to support pupils to self-regulate
• Teachers need to use strategies that focus on independent learning
In response to this, the Northumberland, Tyne and Wear Science Learning Partnership is running a series of 1 hour interactive live sessions.
**Each session must be booked separately**
The learning outcomes for each of the seven sessions are as follows:
Knowledge retention & retrieval - Course Code RJ298 C29
• Understand how memory works
• Apply cognitive load theory to your lessons
• Use a range of strategies to support students retain and retrieve knowledge
Self-regulation - Course Code RJ298 C30
• Understand what is meant by self-regulation
• Use a range of strategies to help your students to self regulate
Observation skills - Course Code RJ298 C31
• Distinguish between observation and inference
• Develop students observational skills in practical science
• Use Johnstone’s triangle to link observations with concepts
• Develop student skills for active observation and listening during a presentation
Literacy - developing writing - Course Code RJ298 C32
• describe what constitutes effective teaching and learning with respect to literacy
• use an increased repertoire of teaching and learning strategies to enhance students’ writing skills
Data representation - Course Code RJ298 C33
• understand the significance of signs, symbols and keys to communicate scientific information’s
• develop skills to organise data in tables and graphs
• develop skills to interpret data from tables and graphs
Scientific calculations - Course Code RJ298 C34
• understand some of the difficulties students have in accessing maths skills used in science teaching
• explore different ways of working with your maths department
• develop strategies for teaching multistep calculations
Thinking skills - Course Code RJ298 C35
• explain what is meant by higher order thinking skills
• Use a range of activities to access higher order thinking skills
• Identify areas of the curriculum that will help to develop your students thinking skills
You can attend all sessions, a few sessions or just 1 session.
£20* per session for upto 3 people from your school.Every 3rd session free - £100 for all 7 sessions.(*maintained schools)
Outcomes
Sessions
| Date | Time | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thinking Skills | 02 March 2021 | 15:45-16:40 | Virtual |
Actions
Cost
| State-funded school or college | Activity fee£20.00 +VAT |
|---|---|
| Fee-paying school or college (independent) | Activity fee£40.00 +VAT |
Additional information
Our remote CPD courses for teachers are delivered across a series of sessions run at specific times and dates. Information on all course sessions can be found under the description of each course. To complete a course, all sessions are mandatory.
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