Thursday 1 December 2011

Minutes from Tues 29th Nov meeting

• Ongoing work in triads
• New focus for Jan / change triads?
• Gallery week review
• Next issue of ‘Innovate’
• AOB


Present: CF, JL, JT, EL, DS, ES, DS, EC, CH, MG
Apologies: SN

• Triads: struggling to meet up in weeks in between, use both meetings.
Positives: CF developed independent learning techniques at start of lessons with warm up KS3, mixed ability, develops leadership.
Yr 10 GCSE group work to develop independence and teach group – systematic approach to embed new skills.

JT – learning objectives, thinking about language of learning in the classroom so students understand the ‘process’ as well as the ‘outcome’. Developing independence with Year 7

EL – how will I know when I know? HWIKWIK!! Used to support student understanding of learning. Traffic lights to self assess knowledge.

• Gallery weeks – videos instead of using free periods
• JT innovative ideas using puppets to engage and structure
• New Year triad focus – change up triad groupings into teachers with same groups – focus: imaginative teaching strategies from new Ofsted framework
• Innovate magazine – next term focus on REVISION so staff will find articles useful during exam period.

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