IMPROVING TEACHER PROGRAMME Experiencing the Improving Teacher Programme enables the participants to:
Reflect upon their own understanding of teaching and learning. Strengthen their knowledge of effective questioning, starters, plenaries Develop an advanced range of differentiation strategies that impact upon student learning. Delivered by experienced and fully qualified Facilitators, this exciting and rewarding programme Have growing confidence in a range of assessprovides participants with an engaging opportunity ment for learning strategies. to reflect upon, improve and put into practice the skills they develop. Learning is supported through a positive and empowering environment. Furthermore Have Opportunity to observe these strategies in to embed the knowledge and understanding gained action and evaluate the impact on student proin this programme, it is recommended that a coach gress. supports their development in their own school. It would be beneficial if the coach could attend the first hour of session one and the final session.
How to book a place On behalf of the Fylde Coast Teaching School Alliance contact Darren Kieran at Blackpool Sixth Form College by email: personnel@blackpoolsixth.ac.uk or telephone: 01253 394911. Cost £350 for the entire programme
OUTLINE OF THE COURSE Session 1: Monday 25th February 2013. Effective teaching and learning strategies in the classroom. (Half day 0900hrs – 1300 hrs and mentors first hour) Session 2: Wednesday 6th March 2013. Assessment, plenaries and starters (Full Day 0900hrs – 1600hrs) Session 3: Tuesday 12th March 2013. To develop effective questioning to deepen learning and understanding. (Half day 0900hrs – 1300hrs) Session 4: Thursday 21st March 2013. To develop a varied range of strategies for differentiation and assessing the impact on student outcomes. (Half day 0900hrs – 1300hrs) Session 5: Wednesday 27th March 2013. Self-reflection, putting things into practice and action planning. (Mentors last hour) (Full day 0900hrs to 1600hrs)
How to book a place On behalf of the Fylde Coast Teaching School Alliance contact Darren Kieran at Blackpool Sixth Form College by email: personnel@blackpoolsixth.ac.uk or telephone: 01253 394911. Cost £350 for the entire programme