Abingdon and Witney College
21st Century Pedagogy
- Lots of Eureka moments and pennies dropping – everything made sense.
- Opened my mind – again!
- The three colours of learning outcomes – really tricky to do, but once done (investment) can transform what then happens with learners.
- Everything thrown up in the air and gradually falling back in a new order.
- Like shedding the skin of the snake of bureaucratic approaches.
- Not to write objectives to satisfy the college paperwork, but to actually make a difference to learning.
- Refreshing!
- Inspired.
- Very good delivery – patient/calm/interesting. Tone/pitch of voice was spot on.
Assessment & the Art of Lazy Teaching
- Ray of sunshine on a cloudy day.
- Two key points: ‘Preventable contact’ and ‘INformative assessment’
- The RAG rating was particularly useful in personalising my own take-aways. Please do one on British Values!
Differentiation in English and maths
- Spread creative wings even more!
- Brilliantly delivered, many thanks.
- It has given inspiration to start the journey.
- It reminded me what differentiation is and how to hook learners in with creative ‘wow’ moments to begin a lesson.
- Some very inspiring learning stories.
- It will help me think creatively about how to meet learners’ needs.
- It has made me look at differentiation in a new light re considering wider skills rather than academic ones.
- It gave me food for thought. It was useful to talk through ideas with other people.
- I enjoyed watching how you delivered the session – lots of good ideas!
- Made me evaluate what the real issues are, rather than just look at the symptoms.
- Great and inspiring ideas.
- A spark. It helped me define what differentiation means at the moment.
- The distinction between symptoms and issues and avoiding initiative overload.
- I found it useful to think about the idea of curiosity and the preeminent place it has in learning, and how differentiation only exists as a means for all to find out how to learn.
- I like the discursive style of the session, right amount of small-group work without wasting time. Plenty of good examples to chew on.
- Planning for an exciting journey into the unknown!
- The separating of issues and symptoms highlighted how much we try to change or fix unfixable things.
- Reach for the stars!… and you may exceed your goals.
- Reminder to differentiate strategies not outcomes.
- Find the issues, and work from there.
- This session has made me feel positive about teaching in the future – thank you!
HoT2 – Techniques for engaging learners
- A magical tour.
- [I need to] Take more risks, and work on what students dislike, and change delivery.
- Excellent – refreshing.
- Like a train gathering speed.
- [I need to] Focus on culture from day 1.
- Helped me to think bigger.
- Like meeting up with an old friend for lunch.
- I will concentrate more on ‘mind’ learning outcomes.
- I want to think about a big induction event to help enthuse learners.
- A small ripple can cause waves.
- From a seed, a plant can grow and flourish.
- Great day – enjoyable learning curve.
- ‘Hit the spot’.
- [I need to be] More visionary, less controlling.
- Think creatively rather than pragmatically.
- Really helped to understand the importance of induction and recognise the things we already do well, but evaluate what we could do to improve.
- The label/verb/outcome exercise – we’ll use this.
- Inspiring.
- Using the pre-lesson review..
- Paragliding with my sunglasses on.
- Untangling and refocusing.
Learning Outcomes for Independent Learning
- Lifted the fog.
- I now am able to use learning outcomes (again) to benefit my learner’s learning!
More importantly it will make a wider difference across our college as we look to improve how we use learning outcomes and plan for them on our ‘slim’ scheme of work.
The CCQI Self-Assessment Strategy
- I can see clearly now the EIF has gone!
- A flipped approach to self assessment that connects the dots and meets the needs of the learners.
- The intention is to change the whole college SAR process to ensure it relates to the learner journey, and I am here because I am pushing for it.
- Now I have a tried and tested strategy to presents to my colleagues.
- Can see the light at the end of the self assessment tunnel!!
- More focus on ‘however’ when writing statements when something is assessed as being good.
Drilling down to find the underlying issue rather than focusing on the symptoms.
The RED System
- A bit of a rollercoaster. Change to a more empowering model that trusts teachers.
Transformational Lesson Observation
- Opening my eyes to a new way of thinking/working.
- I’ve walked the carpet!
- This session completely aligns with my own values and made me question the existing system even more!
- Meteoric impact.
- The lightbulb has been turned on. Allowed me to think from a different POV.
- Highly motivated and inspirational. It has been quite a while since I have felt inspired to ‘create a new culture’.
- A wonderful tour bus around the city of teacher empowerment.
- I climbed a mountain -thank you!
- Skipping over hills.
- Put the pieces together for me, both with my own personal development and my ability to effectively support others’ development which will undoubtedly improve the learning experience for our students.
- Awakening
- My lunchbox is now packed for the beginning of my journey as an observer.
- Particularly liked the momentum graph.
- Best bit was the TEACHER doing self-reflection immediately post session.
- Now more achievable to resist temptation to advise because of the excellent tools and phrases discovered today to promote self reflection and progression instead.
- The website is great and a useful tool. I really like to learning skills taxonomy.
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