CPD_nws#2:Exploring Your Learning Style(s) CPD_nws contains further information about the Local History CPD programme for Teachers delivered as part of Say It Loud 2012. Designed to allow participants to evaluate their skills + professional development needs in a teacher friendly environment, this programme will focus on the use of Black History as a cross-curricular tool. 31/10 - Session 2: Exploring Your Learning Styles 07/11 - Session 3: Exploring Your Teaching Styles 14/11 - Session 4: Teachers as Model Learners 21/11 - Session 5: Developing Your Own Curriculum 28/11 - Session 6: Developing Your Own Manchester Curriculum Venue: Z-Arts, 335 Stretford Rd, Manchester M15 5ZA Cost: £5/session Booking(s): please call 0161 232 6089 or email boxoffice@z-arts.org Tailor made sessions can be arranged for a group of teachers or community practitioners, a school or a local organisation.
:Understanding Black Histories (27/10, Z-Arts, 5pm - 7.30pm) Understanding Black Histories (24/10) first analysed the evolution of Manchester through the etymology of its name. A postcard purchased at Manchester Art Gallery shop was used to highlight the fact that Manchester has been shaped + defined by migration.
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The postcard featured a reproduction of a mural entitled “The Romans Building a Fort at Mancenion A.D.60”. It revealed that themes usually associated with Black History, such as slavery, colonisation + migration, are embedded in the early history of Manchester. It also challenged widespread assumptions about Black presence in Manchester. The website analysis of the web page dedicated to Malcolm X focused on the relationship between local + global identities.
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:Exploring Your Learning Style(s)(31/10, Z-Arts, 5pm - 7.30pm) This session looks at the role of teachers as model learners. It also gives participants the opportunity to evaluate their learning skills through a series of activities focusing on the history of Z-Arts.
:Further Reading (1) Ford Madox Brown Murals: Building A Roman Fort (‌) http://www.manchester.gov.uk/info/200064/local_history_and_heritage/1972/ford_ma dox_brown_murals/2 (2) Malcolm X Activist (Revealing Histories) http://www.revealinghistories.org.uk/legacies-stereotypes-racism-and-the-civilrights-movement/people/malcolm-x-activist.html (3) Malcolm X in Manchester + Sheffield by Marika Sherwood http://www.workershistory.org/linked_docs/NWLHJ27_Sherwood.pdf (4) Curry House Claim Adds Spice to City History (MEN, 13/01/11) http://menmedia.co.uk/southmanchesterreporter/news/s/1405201_curry_house_clai m_adds_spice_to_city_history (5) Minara's the Curry Queen (City Life, 31/01/2009) http://www.citylife.co.uk/news_and_reviews/news/12312_minara_s_the_curry_queen
Š Dominique Tessier