ABOUT THIS COURSE
This day long course will be delivered on-line or in-person depending on the national situation.
The course is specifically aimed at supporting teachers in their teaching of low-attaining students – (i.e. grade or below). There will be advice on diagnosing low attainers and intervention strategies.
The course is not linked to a specific exam board. The course is intended to be interactive, with delegates working through exam-style questions and discussions. The style of delivery will be adapted either to on-line or face-to-face courses.
BENEFITS OF ATTENDING
- Learn techniques for diagnosing weaknesses of low attaining students
- Gain strategies for developing students’ skills to overcome weak areas
- Develop strategies for helping students improve their exam technique
- Gain ideas on effective incorporation of practical work into course delivery
| DATES & LOCATION | Online | Tuesday 06 April 2021 Online |Monday 25 June 2021 |
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| COURSE CODE | 8513 |
| IN-SCHOOL | You can also book this as an In-School Course |
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10.00 – 10.40am
Effective Techniques that embedding subject knowledge and develop skills so that lower ability students thrive
- Implementing techniques and methods to ensure that lower ability learners understand key concepts in A level Physics
- Effective techniques to help lower ability students to retain knowledge, understand difficult topics and develop skills
- Exploring active learning techniques to develop skills and retain knowledge
10.40 – 11.00am: Discussion: coffee break
11.00 – 12.00pm
Intervention techniques and key approaches, practical techniques for students who haven’t grasped the fundamental concepts
- What are the key skills which affect student performance in Physics?
- What are the signs and symptoms of low attaining students?
- The intervention methods are broken down into fundamental categories:
- Mathematical skills
- Practical skills
- Communication skills
- Exam technique and revision strategy
- Motivation
- Exploring examples of weak student performance in exams. Bring along your own examples.
12.00 – 1.00pm
Exam techniques – embedding the teaching of exam techniques to enhance lower ability students performance levels in exams
- Embed the teaching of exam techniques to enhance the performance of lower ability students for the exams
- In depth focus on effective methods of using the mark schemes and peer-assessment to improve exam technique.
- Explore exam strategies for each paper and how these can help lower ability learners to increase their grades
1.00 – 2.00pm: Lunch and informal discussion
2.00 – 3.00pm
Interpreting questions and applying appropriate knowledge – key techniques and approaches
- Effective strategies, methods and techniques to support your students in interpreting questions and applying knowledge appropriately
- Common pitfalls in weakness areas and different strategies for dealing with each weakness areas
- Practical approaches to enhance student learning
- Exploring elected exam questions and discuss issues arising
3.00 – 3.45pm
Exam techniques: preparing students for the practical assessments
- Discover innovate methods for incorporating practicals into everyday lessons, to embed synoptic understanding
- How best to prepare students for questions assessing the required practicals
Tony Dunn
Tony is a current examiner in A-level Physics for a major awarding body. He has taught for over 30 years in secondary schools and sixth form colleges, mainly in inner city areas, specialising in A-level Physics. Since the new A-level curriculum was introduced, he has had 100% pass rates with all his A-level Physics groups, whilst working at an inclusive college in a deprived borough. He was a Head of Science for 12 years and also spent several years training Physics teachers in SE Asia.
