Teach First conference - my third year running working with these inspired and passionate young teachers - this year we explored Careers Coaching tools and Creative Classroom skills - the handout from the latter will be on our new website when it launches at the end of the month.
We have a location for the conference - Pimlico Academy! This stunning new school is right in the centre of London and funded by an innovative charity: http://www.pimlicoacademy.org/. We really look forward to working with Colin and the team to deliver the very best Soul of Education Learning Festival we possibly can for our participants.
Spent the afternoon on Friday ( after moving house!) at Hillside Special School in Portslade, The students and i were devising a stall for the Christmas Fete - complete with costumes, homemade products and of course, a till! I go back next week to develop their thinking and practice keeping shop!!
On Thursday I spent the afternoon working with a group of alternative education providers from Sussex Downs College. We explored helping the youth to teach one another through peer to peer learning, explored coaching and active listening and much more. Top tips on interactive learning:
1. Students teaching Students - my friend Dan Marmar introduced me to this - train the students in how to put together a lesson plan based on their passions and interest and then have them deliver that to their peers. In the States, this method has resulted in whole school improvements in performance and participation.
2. Use art, writing, song, collage and personal story to bring lessons to life.
3. Listen 70% of the time talk 30% of the time and encourage the young people to tell you what they most want to learn.
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