Hopwood Hall College
English Skills: an easier life for teachers
- A very engaging and informative session. I never knew that English objectives/outcomes could be useful to develop expert learning skills.
- Returning to college in the new year can sometimes be a baptism of fire, but your molten bronze drops of wisdom helped us to see the light at the end of the Ofsted tunnel.
- As a teacher of English (and a teacher educator) I love the way you presented the AOs for GCSE Eng Lang as required content in every curriculum.
- Such fantastic concepts!
- You have started to restore my faith in teaching and learning.
- Very informative, increased my knowledge of keeping learners engaged.
- Learning was fun, like a fairground!
- Rollercoaster of learning.
- Looking at learning as an experience and not only as a learning outcome.
- Think about and consider the emotional journey of my learners.
- ‘Curiosity’ – need to bring this into my introduction and recap sessions.
- Very motivating and allowed me to reflect on my own practices and how it can be implemented.
- Changing how I word and look at lesson plans.
- The distinction between ‘stuff’ and ‘difference’ was very good and useful.
- The ‘January low point’ was great!
- My learning experience was ‘banging’ as Brian Cox would say.
- I thoroughly enjoyed this session, I feel motivated.
- The 3 broad experience groups is a much nicer way to describe my learners’ levels at the start of the year.
Formula for Happiness
- Remove limits and barriers from planning.
- Roller coaster of discovery.
- Got us to think big and creatively.
- It was like learning ideas from our own brain.
- (I need to) think more broadly to create inspirational sessions.
- Highlighted my reluctance to allow myself to step out of the box.
- Mind opening.
- I will try to be more fun and creative when planning and creating my lessons.
- Intrigued.
- Ideas floated through my mind and gently whispered to me in the breeze.
- Think big.
Inspiring Induction Practices
- Today I am meeting with the Head of Quality and the Assistant Principal to start a quality standard for induction.
- Whilst it would be great to do this face to face the online session was very interactive and enjoyable.
- This was an amazing session. We have now written our own quality induction standard. So inspiring and informative.
Learning Theorists and the Emotional Learning Journey
- I am fizzing with theoretical ideas after this session! Educational theory does not have to be heavy and laborious! We can develop our understanding in more engaging ways.
- Today I am meeting with the Head of Quality and the Assistant Principal to start a quality standard for induction.
- Whilst it would be great to do this face to face the online session was very interactive and enjoyable.
Perfecting Progress Reviews
- Today was the start of a journey to empower my learners to take ownership and identify their own strengths and areas for development.
- Be more specific but subtle and encourage learners to take ownership of their own reviews and progress, to take the initiative.
- Insightful. I will consider the questions I use during tutorials and plan them better before they take place.
- Reassured me that we can make a difference.
- Less focus on ticking boxes and allowing for a more natural conversation to flow.
- Engaging, interesting informative. Excellent presenter.
- I really enjoyed taking part in the Jamboards and Breakout Rooms.
Supercharged Evaluation skills
- I have been blown away by some of these lovely ideas. I am thinking in colour!!
- I love the ‘differentiate the support’ comment – it will become my mantra for my teacher training!
- This revived my sense of what is possible for my resit learners.
- The activity of using the colours way of evaluating should help learners to aim higher and be naturally stretched and challenged.
- A true lightbulb moment.
- Provided plenty of ideas as to how I may adjust my approach to TLA.
- (I need to) give learners the vocabulary with which to explain and describe.
- A rising sun.
- Incredibly informative and knowledgeable. Really enjoyable.
Supported independent study
- Realised we need to own the problem in order to solve it.
- Excited for the new academic year; new possibilities and tools to add to my repertoire!
- Thinking about the root and cause of issues, language use: conversations with learners rather than challenges.
- Session was useful and relevant to what we do. Handout with pedagogy activities on will be useful to reflect on.
- Looking forward to changes that will come about as a result of this session.
- Eye-opening.
- I would like to create a more welcoming environment for learners.
- The trainer had extensive knowledge in the subject, and provided very useful information.
- The curtains being opened with new possibilities of a fresh day.
The Art of Using Target Setting
- It made me seriously consider how I set targets and has massively encouraged me to hand the mantle over to the learner so they become more enthusiastic about targets. I also loved the idea of target setting to solve an issue rather than concentrating on the symptom.
- The journey to the centre of the Earth.
- Encompassing.
- It has been a really great experience and has given me a lot of new knowledge to bring into my role in September.
- I will involve the learner a lot more and look to separate targets out into skills and knowledge, aspirations and progression.
- Broke the stereotype of SMART targets
- Targets needs to be set by learners. Needs to have 3 key focuses (skills knowledge, progress and aspirations).
- I feel I have more of an insight on how to set targets that will effectively support learners to progress.
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