Wirral Metropolitan College

by Tony Davis · September 8th, 2017 · · Comments are off for this post

21st Century Pedagogy

Like being trained to run a 5K in an organisation that has equipped me for a 3-legged race.
Value added. Has given me a (much needed) update.
Changing outcomes and aspirations of learners particularly regarding learning traits. I need to address the challenges of building those traits.
Crest of a wave – surfing.
[I need to] Try to get the learners to problem-solve more.
Another excellent session.
Excellent strategy of how to improve learning outcomes.
Informative, nice flow, engaging.
The wording of my lesson objectives will improve.
Thought provoking.
I will think a lot more about how I will plan lessons.
The way I write learning outcomes.
Interesting/helpful.

Assessment & the Art of Lazy Teaching

For an online session this is good as it gets.
This was super engaging and it felt emotional to have someone stand up and truly understand. Thank you.
[I need to] Prepare more diligently.
Change the way I think before I prepare the lesson.
I find your presentation very relaxing and informative.
The teacher planted the seeds of wisdom.
[I need to] Use a wider range of formative assessment techniques.
I’m flying high.
I will certainly develop assessment strategies as a result of this session and take some risks regarding these.
You are never too old to learn.
Inspirational. Very enjoyable. Great morning.
Enlightened.
A bright, new horizon today…. new things to learn after numerous years in education. A fantastic session Tony. Thank you.
Given me a sense of confidence, ideas and inspiration to try new assessment methods.
A learning curve! There are many different opportunities to use different types of assessment!
It was helpful and enabled great discussions with colleagues. The games were an excellent strategy to use.
Sparkling ideas.
The streets are paved with gold.
I will need to go over the 50 strategies again to pick out the most useful to me.
‘Sponge’.
[I need to] Pass the responsibility onto the learners rather than me doing the work. Going to try new assessment rather than stick to the norm.
One more step along the world I go. I will put more effort into the Learning Outcome Builder.
BRILLIANT EVENT!. Introduction to wide range of assessment methods that engage learners.
100% common sense.
[Most useful aspects] The Fifty Shades and Community Challenge. Would love these cards please.
Learning about wiki and how it will be useful in my sessions.
Like opening a box of new chocolates. I’ve tried lots but always nice to try new and exciting ones!
Great building blocks for ongoing construction of lessons.
Education sheds new light on dark spaces.
Opened up the door to a world of creative learning and assessment methods.
Seeing the pyramids rather than just visiting Egypt.
My learning journey today was a rollercoaster.
It’s made me recognise more easily the difference between summative and formative assessments.
It has definitely given me more ideas particularly for parts of lessons that are information-giving heavy.
Well done another super inspirational session, thanks Tony.
A thoroughly insightful and engaging session focussing on strengthening teaching practices, using simple but effective tactics.
I will certainly be reviewing our departments’ SLP’s to reflect what I have learned today.

English Skills: an easier life for teachers

Curiosity skilled the cat.
[I need to] Change SoW to engage, use positive reinforcement and excitement.
Make your weakest [aspect of provision] your strongest.
[I need to] Use one of the assessment activities to incorporate literacy into our sessions.
Excellent, informative session. Really interesting and well presented.
[I need] More English within sessions using comparative text, etc..
Motivational, coming up with better ideas.
[I need to] Change the way we interpret English language into our lessons.
Use English tools to integrate into the classroom – also look at SoW.
[I need to] Make more lessons (subjects) fun. Always engaged with the presenter.
Curriculum areas and English have been running parallel for years on a train track, heading for the same destination, but will never meet. You have to derail the train so that the tracks meet, to meet the final destination. Please do a session for English staff!! Derail that train!! 🙂
I think parts of this session could be adapted for the English team – adapting SoW to engage students, [to] engage those who we think are not going to pass.
A rolling subject gathers some English skills.
[I need to] Use English tools to integrate into my own area.
Making learning fun. Changing ways of delivery and embedding English into sessions – motivation.
Inspiring. [We need to] Use sex more! 🙂
Bruce Lee said: ‘You should always train your weakest side first’.
A cloud with a silver lining.
[I need to] Make it more exciting.
I could have listened and learned all day.
Sharpened our pencils!
A duck to water 🙂 Even more great ideas and inspiration. It’s always a pleasure to attend your lessons.

Inspiring Induction Practices

Especially the bit about taking the worst bit and making it the best.
The sandcastle analogy was really good. Changed my view.
This session encouraged creativity. Really enjoyed this session. Clear. Simple.
Like fog clearing. Need more and for longer.
A rollercoaster of a day!
Freedom to make it exciting!
In terms of English, I feel we need to be more engaging.
More social bonding over more weeks. Feedback from students throughout induction.
Creativity. More interesting ideas build lasting memories for students.
‘We’re all nuts!’ Lots of things not previously used need to be added.
Must improve our department’s induction.
His lovely voice was music to my ears.
It was mind blowing.
Really enjoyed the task at the end.
An onion – many layers. [I need to] Get a clearer picture of what outstanding impact should look like.
[I need to] Revamp many aspects of induction to include overall goal.
Create to improve.
[I need to] Make it a more fun, informative experience.
Dipping my toe in interesting waters.
Ensure learners have a clear understanding of expectations and services.
Magical mystery tour.
The ideas are left smouldering ready to spark. I’ll be thinking more from their [learners] perspective.
Introduce more workshops.
Giving gumption to induction J
More variety of task – making routine induction checklist real.
Breaking down barriers to learning! [I need] More innovative strategies to engage new learners.
Lots of challenging examples from other colleges.
A painting: you can see what you want on the surface, but you have to go below the surface to interpret what the painter is saying and thinking.
I will now approach it in a different way and bring in more creative tasks without focusing too much on what they will be doing later.
I will look into areas of least interest to make them exciting!
A silver bullet descending into pragmatism!
Keep them curious.
Thought provoking and developmental for III [Intent, Implementation, Impact] and induction.
Lightbulb moment!
I would like to make it more fun and engaging so it doesn’t put them off!
Inspired. Excited.
[I need to] Develop lessons that create independence for learners to become inspired and confident.
Interesting.
The penny dropped.
[We need] More creative and innovative learning experiences for our learners.
Like taking a dive in the ocean.
Hoping to develop the induction experience for students starting in the study zone.
Alternative but required – obvious when considered in an alternative way.
Inspiring. [I need to] Focus on intent and learner.
Provoking. With progressing learners, a different approach is needed.
As usual, a thought provoking session.
Inspirational. Increase curiosity around my subject.
Going to make it more fun, especially health and safety. Thank you – a very informative session.
Work as a team to find more exciting and inspirational ideas to deliver and excite learners at induction.
[I need to] Review induction pack and expand delivery time.
Think more about impact we want to achieve.
[Our induction needs to be] More interactive and relatable.
Creative thinking. Enjoyable session.
Discuss with the team how we can improve the learners’ induction journey so they are inspired for the year.
Inspirational. Brilliant trainer J
FLOW
Make induction more exciting and linked to the forthcoming project/s. Giving a sample of what will be happening.
Focus on students’ needs rather than organisation demands. Inspirational.
More practical, think outside the box. Challenge students.
Blue cloud! [I need to] Become more creative.

Learning Outcomes for Independent Learning

Enlightened and ready to delve further. Very interesting particularly around behaviours which is something we have tried to focus on a lot during induction this year, and hope to continue to develop.
Will share with team and encourage them to look at their outcomes and build it into how we are trying to develop behaviours and independent learning of students.
Thank you so much for yet again a very interesting and inspirational session. The comments about developing an independent learner, with transferable skills particularly resonated with me as some of our Uniformed services students are unable to enter into the military service of their choice due to certain factors but are leaving as well rounded and good citizens. Not quite independent learners but we are getting there.

Perfecting Progress Reviews

Really informative session and has given me lots of food for thought. I will view my performance reviews now in a new light and thought it was a excellent session – got to be the best online teaching session I’ve ever witnessed! Thank you
Enjoyed the session! Lots to take in!
An excellent and thought provoking session. Useful active listening skills and notion of putting the learner at the heart of the review. Not just a process but actually making a difference. looking forward to discovering further with my team.
Thanks for the clear guidelines in focusing on what is important when carrying out the progress review and what yardstick to measure.
Applicable and thought provoking…
A journey of 1000 miles starts with a single step.
Atomic view of a high performance engine.
Education is the key to success.
I will be more flexible in my approach
I will be more focussed on detailing the differences made to the learner
To think about the language and style of questions that we would use in our 1-1 sessions.
I will definitely be thinking more about problem solving when it comes to progress reviews.
I am new to progress reviews and am due to complete my first reviews on Friday. This will enable me to plan and prepare and make these student centred. I will check out the resources on your website.
Try and identify the barriers to learning and use them as a focus point and encourage the learner to talk more. Many of my learners rely on me to do the talking so I need to think about my questioning techniques.
It made me think about how to get learners to talk more in progress reviews by prompting them.
Excellent strategies but the restrictions of college (time, staffing etc) make them difficult to implement under the current way of doing things. As a college/team we need to review our approach.
Spending time to listen, rather than the exercise being an audit trail!
Another superb session, enlightening & thought provoking.

Perfecting Self-Assessment Writing

The session worked perfectly for me being online as it meant I could fit it easily into my working week and I was able to access my own SAR during discussions, which I found very valuable.
Great session – lots of food for thought and supported my own views on what a SAR should be. I will be using the session contents to review and evaluate our SAR process. The session was interactive, Tony’s approach is very engaging and he gave valuable time to discussing the various activities with other delegates, which I found very useful.

Perfecting Development-Plan Writing

The QIP slate has been wiped clean.
Change QIP to a series of Development Plans.
Really enjoyable and completely changed my attitude towards quality improvement planning and processes.

Supercharged Evaluation Skills

I was a puppy waiting for the ball to be thrown and ran back to start again after break.
If this event was a meal… I would be full.
I want to make the learners believe.
Helped to develop a plan for first term of college.
Made me think about higher-order-thinking skills and how I can help them to evaluate.
Wow!
Great delivery and games ideas.
Outstanding!
Use scaffolding to help learners. Great to be given the ‘evaluative vocabulary’ sheet.
Very simply delivered. Gave me plenty to reflect on and to help students be able to articulate themselves orally and in writing.
Second time at this session, equally as interesting.
Would love to have the Adverbage game for the students.
It will help us find ways to help scaffold students’ learning and develop their independence to work without the frameworks.
Enjoyable, worthwhile experience. I will be incorporating many ideas of I have taken from this session. Excellent development opportunity.
Finding the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow!
Introduction to critical-writing scaffolds. Second time I’ve been to this session – it was as inspiring as the first.
I need to focus more on ‘all’ [learners] instead of ‘some’, and realise what I can do to support everyone.
I have more understanding of colour writing and I love it. Thanks Tony.
Amazing. I would like to use colour coding in my introduction to the course and how to help learners gain higher grades through writing techniques.
I really feel this session helped. I loved the star wars intro task.
This was the best training of the day. Fantastic session. Great enthusiasm. Thank you for today.
[I need to be] More aware of scaffolding and when to remove it. Excellent delivery and dynamic approach.
Need more than 2 hours… I would attend at least a day on this – all great ideas.
An excellent example of how to scaffold to improve higher-order thinking skills.
Boss!
Flying carpets have lift off!
Thank you. This has changed a lot for me and given me a great idea for the future!
I used the English language well, I thought, before this session. I now feel like an astrologist who has just found a new cluster of planets.
Expanded my knowledge of English and enlightened me to ways I can use to motivate my students.
A window into another world.
A walk through a familiar woodland accompanied by an expert in edible fungus.
It is a genuine pleasure to have had a CPD session that actually involves staff in learning rather than lengthy didactic talks.
I am a motivated machine.

The Art of Using Target Setting

Learning is growth.
Use a better thought process into target setting from a learner point of view! I think this course would be beneficial to be reinforced throughout the year at intervals.
Life is a puzzle! You can only see the picture when you put all the pieces together.
Eye opening. Think more about how student feels. Great session thanks.
Build in critical thinking skills early on to allow learners to write own targets.
Very engaging.
Today has helped clear some of the fog of the administrative airspace.
I will involve the students more when setting targets.
A really interesting session.
Excellent morning.
It’s the icing on the Christmas cake!
Ensure learner uses their critical reflection skills.
A great presentation. Relaxed and informal but relevant.
Eye opening!
Look at how learners feel.
I crossed the carpet.
I gained more understanding.
Great re-cap.
Ask each student why on course. What do you want to achieve today?
Really relaxed atmosphere and learning.

Tools for Online Engagement & Blended Learning

Eye Opening, what a fantastic session.
I will try to embed pre-learning and also involve follow up after training sessions a lot more.

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