TEACHING AND LEARNING CONFERENCE 2019. DATE: MONDAY 1 JULY 2019 LOCATION: UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS WILLOW TERRACE RD LEEDS LS2 9JT ARRIVAL: 08:30am
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TEACHING AND LEARNING INAUGURAL CONFERENCE
Our inaugural group-wide Teaching and Learning Conference is an opportunity for colleagues from across all member organisations and sectors to come together with a common purpose around our passion for high quality teaching and learning, which increases the aspirations and opportunities of our students. We will be welcoming attendees from Leeds City College, University Centre Leeds, Leeds Sixth Form, Keighley College, Leeds College of Music, White Rose Academies and Harrogate College (FE, secondary & HE sectors), with a capacity of 1168 on the day.
DATE: Monday 1 July 2019 LOCATION: University of Leeds (Arrival at The Edge Sports Hall) Willow Terrace Rd, Leeds, LS2 9JT ARRIVAL: 08:30am - 09:15am PRESENTATIONS, WORKSHOPS & NETWORKING: 09:30am - 16:00pm
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WHAT HAPPENS NEXT? LOOK OUT FOR YOUR UNIQUE INVITATION
Keep checking your email inbox for the invitation from EVENTBRITE.
Follow the instructions and complete your
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details to register for the event by Monday 24 June. Choose one preferred location for all the
morning presentations. Choose one option for workshop A and one
option for workshop B. Remember to print your ticket or download
it on your phone. You will need to get it scanned on arrival. Begin to connect with colleagues on social
media using hashtag #LuminateTLconf19.
CONFERENCE
schedule
CONFERENCE
venue
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CHOICES
Workshop A
MORNING
presentations
CHOICES
Workshop B
FAQ / TEACHING & LEARNING CONFERENCE 2019
CONFERENCE SCHEDULE THERE ARE 15 MINUTES BETWEEN EACH SESSION TO ALLOW FOR Q&A AND TRANSITION BETWEEN LOCATIONS.
Choose one venue and remain there for all three morning presentations.
Time
Session
Location
08:30 - 09:15
Arrival & Registration
The Edge Sports Hall Welcome refreshments provided
09:30 - 10:15
Presentation 1
Conference Auditorium 1 Tom Sherrington Conference Auditorium 2 Richard McCann Roger Stevens Lecture Theatre Jeanne /Andrew / Bill
10:15 - 10:45
Refreshment Break
The Edge Sports Hall Refreshments provided
10:45 - 11:30
Presentation 2
Conference Auditorium 1 Jeanne /Andrew / Bill Conference Auditorium 2 Tom Sherrington Roger Stevens Lecture Theatre Richard McCann
11:45 - 12:30
Presentation 3
Conference Auditorium 1 Richard McCann Conference Auditorium 2 Jeanne /Andrew / Bill Roger Stevens Lecture Theatre Tom Sherrington
12:30 - 13:45
Lunch, Sharing of Research & Pop-up Stalls
The Edge Sports Hall Buffet style lunch provided
13:45 - 14:15
Workshop A
Roger Stevens Building Lecture Theatres Choice of 14 workshops
14:30 - 15:00
Workshop B
Roger Stevens Building Lecture Theatres Choice of 14 workshops
15:15 - 16:00
Close & Networking
The Edge Sports Hall Closing remarks, alcoholic / soft drink provided
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CONFERENCE VENUE ARRIVAL AND REGISTRATION: THE EDGE SPORTS HALL, UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS, WILLOW TERRACE ROAD, LEEDS LS2 9JT
Entrance through the Exhibition Centre Door (past the green wall)
Location
What is happening there?
Sports Hall The Edge Building
Arrival and Registration Refreshment & Networking Break Lunch & Pop-up Stalls Closing Celebration
Conference Auditorium 1 Conference Auditorium 2 The Edge Building
Morning Presentations Venue 1 and 2
Lecture Theatre 22 Roger Stevens Building
Morning Presentations Venue 3
Various Lecture Theatres Roger Stevens Building
Afternoon Workshops
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MORNING PRESENTATIONS CHOOSE ONE VENUE FOR THE MORNING PRESENTATIONS. You remain in your chosen venue for all three presentations, the speakers will rotate.
Tom Sherrington
Richard McCann
Bill, Andrew & Jeanne
Having trained as a physics teacher, Tom Sherrington has been a teacher and school leader for over 30 years, working in a wide range of school contexts around the UK and in Jakarta, Indonesia.
On a cold and misty morning in October 1975, Richard McCann woke to discover his mother was missing. He was just five years old. She was the first victim of the notorious Yorkshire Ripper, Peter Sutcliffe. Despite other tragic losses, and a period of dabbling with drugs and prison, Richard decided to turn his life around.
Bill Jones (Deputy CEO Leeds City College), Andrew Whitaker (Executive Principal White Rose Academies Trust) and Jeanne Rogers (Group Director Quality, Teaching & Learning).
He spent 11 years as a headteacher and is now an education consultant supporting schools and colleges with teacher development, school improvement, assessment and curriculum design. He is a prolific blogger, sharing ideas via his popular website teacherhead.com and strong Twitter following @teacherhead. He is a regular speaker at education conferences for teachers and school leaders. Tom is also a trustee of the National Baccalaureate Trust. Author of The Learning Rainforest: Great teaching in real classrooms / Rosenshine’s Principles in Action / Teach Now! Science. The Joy of Teaching Tom Sherrington Science.
He grew to become a motivational speaker and loving family man, with a film of his life in development. Today, Richard has delivered over 2500 presentations around the world, inspiring audiences with his story of overcoming adversity, and sharing his powerful iCan approach. In 2009 he founded the iCanSpeak Academy, training individuals and teams to enhance their presentation skills and communicate their message authentically and with confidence so they achieve more effective results.
Be a part of our journey as we explore the development of teaching and learning to date, and outline the ambitious vision for T&L across the Luminate Education Group. We are GOOD because of you. As we continue to strive for excellence, what will your contribution be?
RUNNING ORDER AUDITORIUM 1 : Tom Sherrington / Bill Jones, Andrew Whitaker & Jeanne Rogers / Richard McCann. AUDITORIUM 2 : Richard McCann / Tom Sherrington / Bill Jones, Andrew Whitaker & Jeanne Rogers. ROGER STEVENS LECTURE THEATRE 22 : Bill Jones, Andrew Whitaker & Jeanne Rogers / Richard McCann / Tom Sherrington.
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CHOICES WORKSHOP A CHOOSE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING 14 OPTIONS 1. Inclusion and Accessibility: Texthelp - Laura O’Hare EXTERNAL PRESENTER DIGITAL
Inclusion is not about special needs. It’s about everyone. Technology can and does enable inclusion for all, and in this session we’ll show you how. We’ll be showing three tools from Texthelp that together enable students to support their individual needs, challenges and strengths. Working across literacy, language, maths and science we’ll explore how these three tools can encourage our learners to take charge, be reflective and manage their own learning journey. All by scaffolding the diversity of ways our students learn with technology. Whether it’s Google Docs, PDF or the web, reading, writing, maths. study or exams, there’s something here for every teacher and student for their entire learning journey. No techno babble, and no sales pitch, just practical help and advice grounded in teaching and learning!
2. How we Support Disadvantaged, Vulnerable and SEND Students: Danny Bullock LEEDS WEST ACADEMY
PASTORAL
This session will review current practices, research and take-aways on how to best support disadvantaged, vulnerable and SEND learners. There will be an opportunity to hear what initiatives have been utilised at LWA, what is happening on a national scale and how our mind set around disadvantaged learners can be influenced.
4. What I wish I knew when I Started my Leadership Journey: Sam Pocock LEEDS WEST ACADEMY
LEADERSHIP
Discussion, reflection and debate about what makes great leadership for those considering their first steps in leadership. This session would be most relevant for those at the start of their leadership journey.
5. Challenge for Exam Success: Emma Lennon & Nicola Widnall LEEDS EAST ACADEMY
CHALLENGE
‘Implementing Red Hot Challenge tasks to develop high order thinking, deepen knowledge and broaden skills.’
This session is suitable for teachers in all settings who are interested in developing further challenge in their practice. The session aims to provide strategies which promote differentiation for high ability learners, embedding independent exam skills which will empower learners to become more accomplished in their abilities.
Through the implementation of Red Hot Challenge at Leeds East Academy, this session will demonstrate the impact of stretching learners to step outside of their comfort zone and drive their learning forward with a sense of autonomy and self-assurance.
3. Cooperative Learning: Katie Broadbent LEEDS WEST ACADEMY
TEACHING & LEARNING
Cooperative Learning structures, delivered in a monthly club open to all staff, have allowed Leeds West Academy staff to try out interactive and effective methods to engage students in their learning. In this session, you will learn easy-toimplement structures to trial with students of all ages or even to liven up a team meeting!
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CHOICES WORKSHOP A
CONTINUED
CHOOSE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING 14 OPTIONS 6. Effectively using memory in the classroom: Kelly Allchin LEEDS CITY ACADEMY
9. How YOU can Impact on your learner’s progression: Alison Purver LEEDS CITY COLLEGE
TEACHING & LEARNING
TEACHING & LEARNING
The session will briefly introduce memory storage in the adolescent brain, looking at working memory, short term memory and long term memory. A variety of tried and tested, pedagogy based, recall and retrieval methods will also be shared so that teachers have the ability to start trialling memory techniques with their classes straight away.
Methods will include ideas for starters, homework, curriculum design and full blown memory lessons, allowing teachers the freedom to explore this area of research in a way that suits their setting and students.
10. Getting the most out of teacher talk: Chris Ray
7. Motivate your English and Maths learners with Technology: Jonny Diamond, Sarah Bond & Mamta Arvind LEEDS CITY COLLEGE
DIGITAL
Are you looking to incorporate some technology into your English or maths class? Are your sessions worksheet heavy and demotivating the learners? This session aims to provide practical ways to implement technology into your classroom. As a guide, the session will explore the following: Hegarty maths, GCSEPod, Plickers and Padlet.
This session explores the professional identity of teachers and discusses the different qualities which can have an impact on our students making strong progress. This session would be best suited for teachers and delivery staff who are interested in understanding more about their professional identity.
LEEDS CITY ACADEMY
TEACHING & LEARNING
Teachers are the experts! Therefore, it is vitally important that our explanations maximise pupil understanding. This session looks at how we can use the latest in research to make our explanations as clear as possible including: cognitive load theory, dual coding, modelling, metacognition, the curse of knowledge.
8. Evidence Based Research for Challenging Learning: Natasha Armitage-Evans LEEDS CITY COLLEGE
CHALLENGE
What does evidence based research suggest about the best ways to stretch and challenge students? This session will focus on evidence based research practices and case studies from across provision types. The session is aimed at those who are interested in using research to improve challenge in their classrooms. / TEACHING & LEARNING CONFERENCE 2019
CHOICES WORKSHOP A
CONTINUED
CHOOSE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING 14 OPTIONS 11. Practical Strategies to Support EAL Students: Nicola Johnson & Janet Barraclough LEEDS CITY COLLEGE
SUPPORT
Do you teach/support EAL students? Do you want to know how you can address language barriers in the classroom? How you can maximise their progression? Ensure they understand and can continue to improve their English Language skills?
This session will provide a variety of strategies that can be used by teachers and support staff to both the FE and school environment.
12. Curriculum and the new EIF: Gemma Simmons-Blench LEEDS CITY COLLEGE
LEADERSHIP
How might the new Ofsted framework shape our curriculum, our priorities and quality assurance or inspection activity going forward. This session will enable teachers and managers to understand the implications of the three I‘s of the framework on the breadth and scope of curriculum.
Targets ultimately are used to drive behaviours, and there will be an opportunity to look at how and what targets could be used to drive the necessary behaviour and mindset shift for teachers, managers and governors.
13. Rosenshine’s Principles of Instruction: Tom Sherrington EXTERNAL SPEAKER
TEACHING & LEARNING
In this session Tom will outline why Barak Rosenshine’s Principles of Instruction are widely recognised for their clarity, simplicity and potential to support teachers seeking to engage with cognitive science and the wider world of educational research. This session will form insightful and practical guidance that no teacher can afford to be without.
14. 15 minute Forum CPD: Aimee Hanson, Lexi Hastings & Emily Morris LEEDS WEST ACADEMY
TEACHING & LEARNING
Come along and find out how weekly grassroots CPD, delivered by and for the full range of staff, has contributed to the ‘high-quality training’ identified in Leeds West Academy’s recent Ofsted report. This session includes two sample Teaching and Learning forums which any attendee will be able to use the next day with their students.
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CHOICES WORKSHOP B CHOOSE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING 14 OPTIONS 1. Shake Up Learning: Steve Hope LEEDS CITY COLLEGE
LEEDS CITY ACADEMY
DIGITAL
Rapidly evolving technology and the demands of the digital age are transforming the way we learn and live our lives day to day. The tools students are using are newer, sleeker, and faster than ever before. This session will look at how the use of multiple Technology Enhanced Learning tools can be dispatched to challenge and shake up learning in any setting at anytime.
2. Welcome to the Wakelet Wave: Iain Thompson LEEDS CITY COLLEGE
3. Scaffolding SEND to the Top: Ellie Russell
DIGITAL
Wakelet is a curation tool that allows you to save, organise, tell stories and share content from around the web. Learn how this tool can be used to curate a challenge zone and build resources to extend learning in and out of the classroom.
Wakelet is popular in education but not designed solely for teachers and students. After all, curation is something everyone can benefit from, both personally and professionally. Curation is becoming an increasingly necessary 21st century skill, considering the amount of information we encounter online on a daily basis. Outside of the classroom, people use Wakelet every day to plan trips, learn new skills, curate interests and news stories and much more! The session would be best suited to teaching and delivery staff who are wanting to develop the use of technology enhanced learning tools in their own planning and delivery.
SUPPORT
At LCA we teach to the most able learner within the group and provide scaffolding for other learners. This session will provide examples of different strategies that can be used to allow all learners, especially less able learners, to access the most difficult content, with a focus on extended writing.
4. Reinvigorating your Values and Vision: James Hayward LEEDS EAST ACADEMY
PASTORAL
Exploring the holistic development of the learner and how to encourage pupils to reflect and build upon their own values. This session will be looking at how you can reinvigorate values within the classroom using successful strategies implemented at Leeds East Academy.
This session will be suitable for professionals at any stage of their career, who have an interest in the holistic development of the child and who want to encourage learners to reflect and build upon their own values. The interactive session will look at how you can foster and introduce values which aim to instil the highest standard of principles and morals within learners which you teach.
This presentation will consider how audienceresponse software (Poll Everywhere) can be used to enable interactive, inclusive, efficient, high-quality, and enduring peer-feedback seminars. While introducing the model in the context of HE music, the presenters consider wider applications that will be of interest to educators from across the arts and humanities in FE and HE.
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CHOICES WORKSHOP B
CONTINUED
CHOOSE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING 14 OPTIONS 5. Stop the Awkward Silence: Using Technology to Encourage Critical Verbal Peer Feedback: Ruth Clark & Adam Fennel LEEDS COLLEGE OF MUSIC
DIGITAL
An essential part of studying music is learning to receive and construct peer feedback. This typically takes place in a seminar setting where a student will present their work to the group, who verbally give feedback. In the context of music composition classes, feedback is usually given after a piece is played. However, this traditional format can be intimidating, time-consuming, tutor-led, and lacking critical depth.
6. Creating a Positive Learning Environment to Maximise Learner Progress: Adam Ryding LEEDS CITY COLLEGE
CHALLENGE
Is poor student behaviour preventing learning taking place? This session will look at the importance of establishing classroom routines and ways in which teachers can work towards creating a positive learning environment to maximise learner progress. This session would be most suited to teaching and delivery staff who would like to further understand the importance of classroom routines to maximise behaviour.
7. Shut Up and Write!: Allie Mills UNIVERSITY CENTRE
8. Helping Students Help Themselves: Louise Wisson LEEDS EAST ACADEMY TEACHING & LEARNING
Overcoming learned helplessness in students through a collaborative and consistent shift in classroom culture. Are you often faced with passive learners in your classroom? Are your students reluctant to take on a challenge?
This session will examine psychological and educational research into learned helplessness and share strategies for overcoming passivity and reluctance to learning. This session is suitable for all classroom based teachers and will discuss how we can collaborate with one another so that students see the strength in a struggle.
9. Liberating the classroom: Dawn Smith LEEDS CITY COLLEGE
Are content driven lessons cramping your style, lowering students expectations, driving the challenge zone to the dark recesses of the class? Liberating the classroom will consider ways of releasing time for exploration and creativity in lessons, provide practical solutions to increase student participation and explore ways of creating an environment where challenge happens naturally.
10. Above and beyond learning strategies: Stephanie Goodlad LEEDS CITY COLLEGE
PROFESSIONAL IDENTITY
Deadline looming and nothing written? Shut Up and Write! will explore student and staff confidence in their academic writing, the development of time management skills and the role of academic identities in academic writing. This session would suit teaching staff looking for strategies to motivate students and staff in engaging with academic writing.
CHALLENGE
CHALLENGE
If it’s too easy, you’re not learning. Research shows that the key to strong progress is an ethos of high expectations and motivating challenge. Want to discover how to establish a culture of strong challenge in your learning environment? This session explores three key ways to incorporate challenge into teaching & learning.
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CHOICES WORKSHOP B
CONTINUED
CHOOSE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING 14 OPTIONS 11. Maximising learning support: Steve Kelly & Louise Turner LEEDS CITY COLLEGE
SUPPORT
The session explores evidence-informed recommendations about how best to design the Learning Support Assistant (LSA) role, and to deploy and support LSAs to improve learner outcomes.
12. Rewards, Resilience and Reflections; An account of a first year in headship: Sarah Carrie LEEDS EAST ACADEMY
13. What if ‘disadvantage’ wasn’t an excuse? Heather Hale LEEDS WEST ACADEMY
In a world where social disadvantage has the opportunity to depress student performance, we are continually faced with the dilemma of how to overcome this intrinsic barrier to education. Facing continual high levels of deprivation, it is time we are given the chance to harness the power to affect change.
In this session, you will be provided with research on the impact of social and economic deprivation, leading to educational disadvantage and key strategies to help guide staff and students through the process.
LEADERSHIP
An open and honest review of her first year in post as a Principal exploring the themes of;
Rewards - The highs of the job and how they can arise in the most unexpected situations.
Resilience - Preparing for the things you can’t prepare for.
Reflections - Lessons learned with humility and hope.
SUPPORT
14. Rosenshine’s Principles of Instruction: Tom Sherrington EXTERNAL PRESENTER
TEACHING & LEARNING
In this session Tom will outline why Barak Rosenshine’s Principles of Instruction are widely recognised for their clarity, simplicity and potential to support teachers seeking to engage with cognitive science and the wider world of educational research. This session will form insightful and practical guidance that no teacher can afford to be without.
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW What should I wear?
There is no formal dress code for the day, casual wear is appropriate.
Do I need to bring a pen/paper? No, make sure you sign in and have your ticket scanned by events staff to receive your Luminate goody bag (including a pen and pad inside).
Will there be wifi?
Yes, collect a unique wifi password from the University of Leeds wifi stall as you arrive to get logged on.
How do I register?
You will receive your unique invitation via Eventbrite. Look out for this in your email inbox and follow the instructions to register. Remember to bring your ticket with you on the day - either printed or on your phone.
How do I choose which workshops I will go to?
Read the information about all the workshops. Choose options that will be the most beneficial based on your role and development interests. Use the Eventbrite booking form to indicate your preferred workshops.
Where do I go?
Arrival and registration is at The Edge Sports Hall, University of Leeds.
Who will be there?
Over 1000 colleagues involved in teaching from across all member organisations of the Luminate Education Group and our specially chosen external speakers.
Where can I park?
The nearest public multistory car park is Woodhouse Lane Car Park, a short walk from the venue. There is no parking available onsite at the University of Leeds.
Where is the nearest public transport?
The venue is approximately 16 minutes walk from Leeds Train Station. The closest bus stops are served by the number 5 bus (stops outside LGI A&E) and the number 1, 1a, 1b, 2, 6, 28, 56 buses (stops along Blenheim Terrace).
What do I do if I have a dietary requirement or allergy? There is a specific question on the Eventbrite booking form for you to disclose any dietary requirements or allergies. There will be a clearly signposted food station on the day of the event.
Is the venue accessible?
Facilities available at the venue include ramps, lifts, assistive listening system and accessible doors. There is an opportunity to disclose any reasonable adjustments that you may require on the booking form.
Will I need a ticket?
Yes, when you have completed booking on to the event through Eventbrite, you will receive an email with a ticket attached. You will need this on the day, you can either print it or access it on your phone.
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