Story making and higher order thinking skills in key stages 2 and 3
A FREE half-day workshop for teachers in key stages 2 and 3 to explore Story Making and Higher Order Thinking Skills
Date: Wednesday 17 March 2010
Time: 9.30 am-12.30 pm (refreshments from 9.00am)
Venue: The International Learning and Research Centre, North Street, Oldland Common. South Gloucestershire BS30 8TL
The Centre is located on the outskirts of Bristol, a taxi-ride from Bristol Temple Meads or Bristol Parkway stations.
Location map: overview (pdf, 175KB)
Location map: detail (pdf, 315KB)
The workshop will introduce delegates to two exciting language learning initiatives:
Story Making is about telling stories together rather than reading from books. It builds children’s confidence and helps to improve speaking and writing in the target language in fun, creative ways. As a shared approach in Key Stages 2 and 3 it can help to ensure a smooth transition between key stages.
Workshop Leaders: Jo Cole, ILRC, and Jane Humphris, Hardenhuish School, Wiltshire. Jo is a Senior Consultant at the ILRC and leads the Story Making project. Jane is a member of the MFL team at Hardenhuish School, Chippenham and is a member of the KS3 Story Making group.
Higher Order Thinking Skills are powerful tools for motivating pupils and improving their language learning skills. This session will share practical ways to incorporate HOTS into language lessons.
Workshop leader: Sarah Giller, West Moors Middle School, Dorset. Sarah is a Regional Subject Adviser for the new secondary curriculum and a Lead Teacher in Dorset.
HOW TO BOOK: Contact Kathy Wicksteed by 10th March, giving your name and the name of your school.
Email: languages@all-nsc.org.uk
Telephone: 01858 575864 (home office)
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The workshop is funded by the DCSF as part of the programme of subject specific support for the new secondary curriculum.