PLTs SIG Conference Presentation 2010

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A Taste of PLTs

A Recipe for Success

&Kathy Whitehouse James PadvisFoxford School 2010


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Background

Year 7 CORE (now with added Year 8)

Deep Learning Days

New KS3 curriculum

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The PLTs




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The PLTs




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Strategies for developingINDEPENDENT ENQUIRERS

Question Frame

Other strategies: Thinking Hats

Resource Stations




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Traits of IndependentEnquirers

RiskOwnership



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Question Frame

An essential tool in HOW to dothings.

Best if developed by the studentsthemselves.

Requires set up of an impossibletask




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Your task

Write as a group an omelette recipe.




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Debrief:

To succeed in this task your omeletteshould be an 8 person, mushroomomelette made with skimmed milk,

as little oil and salt as possible, andinclude the herb parsley.




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Thinking

What questions should you ask aboutthe task?




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Task Checklist

TeacherTellsme

I workit out

Its in theinstructionsHow long does it take?

Do I do it alone?

Where can I find the information?

What is difficult?What do I like doing?

Where shall I start?

What is the most important task?

What do I need to have to completethe task?How does this fit into the lesson?

How am I going to do the task?

Do I understand the instructions forthe task?Where can I get help from?




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Traits of IndependentEnquirers




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Traits of CollaborativeLearners

EmpathyAdaptability



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Strategies for developingCOLLABORATIVE LEARNING

Think, pair, share

Expert teams

Other strategies:

Roles in a team (Chairman,

Secretary, Timekeeper, Red-Herringspotter)

Positive and Negative behaviourcards




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On your own

Please make a list of as many foodsas you can think of.

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With a partner

Compare your lists.

Can you add to each others ideas? Does this make you think of any new

ideas to add?

PA IR


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EmpathyAdaptability


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In a group of 4

Combine your ideas together

Now categorisethe foods that youhave listed. Decide first on yourcategories.

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Expert teams

Your challenge is to create a menu thatis HEALTHY and BALANCED

It must contain

A starter A main course A pudding A snack for later

You are each going to become anexpert in a particular course first,before COLLABORATING on your menuback in your team.




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Becoming experts

Number your team members 1, 2, 3,& 4

You are going to form a new groupwith all the people who share yournumber




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Becoming experts

In your groups, discuss your ideas forone course of a menu

Team 1: startersTeam 2: main courses

Team 3: puddings!

Team 4: snacks Be ready to feed back once you are

an expert

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Expert teams

Your challenge isto create a menuthat is HEALTHY

and BALANCED It must contain

A starter

A main course

A pudding

A snack for later




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EmpathyAdaptability


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PLTs SIG Conference Presentation 2010