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Friday, 14 September 2012 |
| 11:00 – 12:00 | Everything you wanted to know about e-safety | TS06 | Annabel Rook, cybersafety expert at Skoodle (a safe social network for children aged 5 - 14)
Annabel is an ex-secondary school teacher who now works with schools to improve their cybersafety provisions. In this interactive seminar, Annabel will be dishing out cybersafety tips for Primary Schools, and highlighting the importance of involving parents, pupils and staff in developing e-safety policies in schools. Find out about the big issues facing children online today and uncover the solutions for your own school.
Stage: KS1, KS2 | | | 11:00 – 12:00 | Gifted is as gifted does | TS07 | Dr David George, associate of Independent Thinking Ltd
This session will explore the ways we can do more for our gifted and talented children. How do we find them in the busy classroom? How do we provide for them so that they are stretched? And what are the best ways of providing a creative learning environment for all?
Stage: All stages |
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| 12:30 – 13:30 | From Dawn till Dusk: game based learning in the classroom | TS14 | Dawn Hallybone, ICT teacher
In this session, Dawn - who has been shortlisted in the 'ICT visionary in education' category at the 2012 TES School Awards - will discuss innovative ways to use gaming technologies in the classroom to enhance pupil engagement and improve the learning experience.
Stage: All stages | | | 12:30 – 13:30 | Digital Citizenship - the next wild frontier? | TS15 | Liz Watson, Senior Development Officer, MiniMentors
Technological advances have changed the way we network, interact and communicate. This session will consider how the social norms, rules and etiquette that govern our offline relationships translate into the digital realm. How do we stop the internet and online communications becoming the lawless Wild West of 21st century society? Liz will examine the challenges we are faced with by the growth of this exciting and fast-changing area, exploring what can be done by schools and individuals to tame the wildness without stopping the opportunities and the fun.
Stage: All stages |
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| 14:00 – 15:00 | Emerging technologies in education - implementing handheld learning for a 21st century curriculum | TS22 | Phil Barrett, PE teacher
Pupils of today are growing up with an ever increasing exposure to technology. If we are to engage pupils, it is vital we tap into this within all subject areas. In this session, you will discover how to implement emerging technologies across all areas of the curriculum to maximise impact in lessons. We will focus on apps, podcasts, eBooks, iTunes U, GCSE pod, video capturing and editing, and mobile devices.
Stage: All stages | | | 14:00 – 15:00 | The outdoor classroom | TS23 | Sam Kendall, school programme manager, the Eden Project
Taking learning outdoors can have a dramatic effect on a young person's cognitive skills, health, imagination and self-esteem. In this seminar, Sam - who delivers learning projects for pupils and teachers at the Eden Project in Cornwall - will be discussing the benefits that outdoor learning can bring, and the ways in which it can be implemented across the whole curriculum. The outdoor classroom is a free resource available to every school - come and hear how to get the most out of it.
Stage: All stages |
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| 15:30 – 16:30 | 'Kinected learning' - using the Xbox Kinect in innovative ways | TS30 | Dr Steve Bunce, VITAL ICT CPD leader for the North East
How can new gaming technology be used in the classroom? The Xbox Kinect camera has enhanced how video games can be played. This session will share practical examples of how the games have been used to develop co-ordination and literacy skills. In a new development, the Kinect camera can be connected to a laptop and used to control Scratch programs for presentations. We will share the future potential of the Kinect for learning.
Stage: KS2, KS3 | | | 15:30 – 16:30 | Whole class ukulele sessions | TS31 | Lorraine Bow, ukulele teacher for Uke's cool and author of Ukulele Basics
Did you know the ukulele won a Guiness World Record for being the easiest instrument to play? And that the National Plan for Music Education, which aims to allow all children to learn an instrument in school, is being rolled out now? If you've never played music or considered teaching it, this practical session is for you! It aims to give you ideas to teach ukulele in a whole class setting - even if you think you aren't musical. Delegates attending will be given a lesson in basic ukulele (ukuleles provided!)
Stage: KS1, KS2 |
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Saturday, 15 September 2012 |
| 11:00 – 12:00 | Primary iPads: Apps for all! | TS37 | Carol Allen, ICT advisory teacher
Touch technology is here and already in many of our classrooms. How do we utilise it to ensure that it's not just 'the latest thing' but a useful addition to our educational toolkit? How to choose Apps? What can they offer? How do we successfully integrate the latest touch technologies into a busy primary classroom? This session will present lots of ideas, all based on classroom practice to show you how to get the best from your investment. A fast paced, practical and fun session!
Stage: EYFS, KS1, KS2 | | | 11:00 – 12:00 | Using computer games with gifted and talented pupils | TS39 | Sal McKeown and Donna Burton Wilcock: freelance journalist and author / CEO of Immersive Education
Michael Gove is keen to include games making in schools and to give a boost to the games industry in the UK. Some see computer games as a hobby, fun for an after school club, but not education. New research shows that games making can help pupils develop self-reliance, problem-solving and critical thinking skills. Find out about games making and what it can offer to gifted and talented pupils.
Stage: KS2, KS3 |
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| 12:30 – 13:30 | Expressive Arts & Design | TS45 | Linda Bance MA (Music Education), founder of Play Music Play
This session will give you an opportunity to express your own creativity as we discuss how to incorporate exploring, experimenting and imagining into the work we already do, as well as looking at new ideas for dance, music, drama and messy play to embrace the specific area of Expressive Arts and Design.
Stage: EYFS, KS1 | | | 12:30 – 13:30 | knIT - how knitting can develop ICT and programming skills in schools | TS47 | Dr Steve Bunce, VITAL ICT CPD leader for North East
Knitting is becoming more and more popular. Setting up craft clubs in schools can benefit social and communication skills. This session will share how knitting clubs have started in schools and are using new technology to share learning. Research is progressing into links between knitting and developing computer programming skills. We will share the findings so far, showing how programs are like knitting patterns, using loops and involving debugging to create a product for a defined user.
Stage: KS1, KS2 |
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| 14:00 – 15:00 | FILMCLUB: a free initiative to inspire and educate through film. | TS53 | Gill Siddle, schools manager, FilmClub
This interactive session will outline the benefits that watching, discussing and reviewing a range of films can have on literacy, attitudes to learning and social and cultural understanding. It will also provide an overview of FILMCLUB and how delegates can get involved.
Stage: All stages | | | 14:00 – 15:00 | Go Dance: inspiring children to dance to 2012 and beyond | TS55 | Elsa Urmston, lecturer and course leader, University Campus Suffolk
This session will explore the effects of creative dance on children's psychological health and well-being. Research findings from a recent University of Suffolk report revealed improved behaviour and concentration levels across other curricular activities amond children who participated in dance activities. In this session, Elsa will explore effective approaches to encourage children in dance actvitiy and how delegates can use the research findings to enhance attitudes and behaviours towards sustaining positive physical activity habits for the future.
Stage: KS2 |
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| 15:30 – 16:30 | 'Will we become extinct?' Developing enquiry in the classroom | TS60 | Dr Steve Bunce, VITAL ICT CPD leader for North East
Can we cure the cold? Can we survive without oil? How can we stop the Arctic melting? These are all big questions but can we do anything about them? More importantly, can our children come up with the solutions? Enquiry in the classroom requires a skillful negotiator - so how can teachers begin to introduce it to their students? Using two approaches: Apple's Challenge Based Learning and Sugata Mitra's Self Organised Learning Environments, this workshop will compare their structures and demonstrate how they can support enquiry.
Stage: KS2, KS3, KS4 | | | 15:30 – 16:30 | Whole class ukulele sessions | TS63 | Lorraine Bow, ukulele teacher for Uke's cool and author of Ukulele Basics
Did you know that the ukulele won a Guiness World Record for being the easiest instrument to play? And that the National Plan for Music Education, which aims to allow all children to learn an instrument in school, is being rolled out now? If you've never played music or considered teaching it, this practical session is for you! It aims to give you ideas to teack ukulele in a whole class setting - even if you think you aren't musical. Delegates attending will be given a lesson in basic ukulele (ukuleles provided!)
Stage: KS1, KS2 |
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