Pedagogy Package RA298 / B132

Session 1 - Teaching to avoid misconceptions

• Discuss the importance of engagement and where your department is currently at
• Gather ideas for how to plan and deliver a successful whole school science week.
• Leave the session with simple practical steps to make your science week a success

Session 2 - Supporting EAL Learners  

By the end of this session you will be able to:

• explain who an EAL learner is in the English context
• identify specific barriers to the mainstream curriculum that EAL learners may face
• identify language barriers specific to the subject of Science
• design substitution tables combining the teaching of Science and the English language
• consider how to differentiate substitution tables for different levels of language acquisition

Session 3 - Metacognition

By the end of this session you will be able to:

• explain what metacognition and self-regulated learning skills are and why they are important
• identify the key barriers to building metacognitive skills
• understand the roles and interplay of knowledge, planning, monitoring and evaluation in building metacognitive approaches to problems
• Undertake an illustrated example of metacognition in action

Session 4 - Literacy in Science

Participants will be able to:

• provide learners with a greater variety of reasons to write and read in science
• provide learners with structure to turn simple sentence into more complex ones and into paragraphs
• learn strategies to improve reading in science
• use the requirements of GCSE science extended writing to support learners in tackling such questions

Session 5 - Purposeful Practical Work

By the end of this session, you will be able to:

• explain what metacognition and self-regulated learning skills are and why they are important
• identify the key barriers to building metacognitive skills
• understand the roles and interplay of knowledge, planning, monitoring and evaluation in building metacognitive approaches to problems
• undertake an illustrated example of metacognition in action

Session 6 - Linking careers to learning Gatsby Benchmark 4

• discuss the current situation STEM needs in the country
• review the Gatsby Benchmarks
• gain ideas for building STEM career learning into your teaching
• explore the role of clubs and competitions in providing STEM career learning
• auditing the current picture in your department/practice and plan next steps