Haybridge High School Lynne Byford David Corden. Haybridge High School

Haybridge High School

Lynne Byford

David Corden



The 5% of the population in China


of the UK


They have more gifted & talented students, than we have students






For students starting a For students starting a three-year university degree,three-year university degree,

this means that . . .this means that . . .


half of what they learn in their first half of what they learn in their first year of study will beyear of study will beoutdatedoutdated

……by the end of their by the end of their studiesstudies



7 out of 10 7 out of 10 teenagers have ateenagers have a

handheld games machinehandheld games machine


9 out of 10 9 out of 10 teenagers have a teenagers have a home computerhome computer, a , a mobile phonemobile phone and a and a games consolegames console


84%84% of young people play of young people play computer games at least computer games at least once a fortnightonce a fortnight


72%72% of teachersof teachers never never play computer gamesplay computer games



Gifted and Talented at Haybridge

Using New Technologies to enhance provision for

Gifted and Talented Students


We want our Gifted and Talented learners to become:

Independent enquirers

Creative thinkers

Reflective learners

Team workers

Self managers

Effective participators


Starter Activity

In September 2007 a group of Gifted

and Talented Year 7 students

produced a short DVD on starting life

at Haybridge.

The result was so professional that

we included copies in the Prospectus

for Open Evening.



A tool for teaching and learning, not an end in itself.

Technology can:

Provide a focus for both independent and collaborative

learning

Create a buzz

Allow students to learn independently, at their own

pace

Require the application of higher order thinking skills –

the need to select, try, apply, prioritise, reflect,

evaluate and synthesise multiple strands of

information and ideas

Provide a ‘real life’ context for learning


Keep it simple, keep it focused, keep it pacy

The pitfalls of powerpoint

Put every last thing you know about the subject on the slide


In the Geography classroom

Using mobile phones and Movie Maker

software to explore potential hazards

and the need for crime prevention on

the school campus – Year 9



English

Using Movie Maker with a group of Gifted

and Talented Year 7 Students to explore

the connections between the motifs in

the novel ‘Skellig’ and to analyse the

ways in which the author uses the motifs

to develop his themes.

‘Using images to explore images’



A4L – Evaluation of

The ideas

The process

The product


The Wonderful World of Wikis



Supporting the Gifted & Talentedthrough enrichment activities


The Project

A group of twelve students on the A/A* borderline in

English and/or Maths

Creating a book on a mathematical theme, to

include background and history, real-life applications

and explanations of the mathematics involved

Covers key areas for these students from the

mathematical curriculum

Covers keys areas from the English curriculum in

terms of inform, explain and describe

Exploring collaborative learning through Google Notebooks in Maths and English


What is Google Notebooks?

Google Notebooks is an online and interactive ‘scratch pad’

Users can login and share their notebook with others, allowing for collaborative, interactive research and study

The notebook is saved online and can be edited and exported into any number of formats including Word documents, web pages and PDF documents…


What benefits have we discovered?

Students have total and final control over the finished product, empowering and boosting confidence.

It develops students’ critical faculties, they are constantly involved in self and peer assessment.

Higher order thinking skills are perpetually being utilised, as students must evaluate, reason and develop.

Teacher input is minimal.


What other outcomes are there?

To be published as a book at the end of the project Websites are available for self-publishing in a range of formats

Transfer work from Google Notebook to Google Docs where the

format can be edited and then exported as a PDF to a publishing

website (for example, www.lulu.com)

Collaboration with similar students from other

schools is made easy

As everything is done online, students do not have to be,

physically, anywhere near each other to be able to work

together







Enrichment - competitions

Website and Radiowaves - podcasting

www.radiowaves.co.uk


So …who will be So …who will be most ready to most ready to

meet the meet the challenge?challenge?

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Haybridge High School Lynne Byford David Corden. Haybridge High School