Suitable for teachers new to teaching A Level D & T, this course provides an overview of the 2 year new specification for first teaching from September 2017. Delegates will leave with a wide range of strategies and ideas which can be used throughout the course to challenge students in achieving successful outcomes.
BENEFITS OF ATTENDING
- Receive a wide range of strategies and ideas to challenge students and develop high level thinking skills
- Gain provision with planning the transition through the Key stages and how to support students into the world of design
- Examine how to check and monitor students’ progress
- Explore the new style exams – understanding how exam papers are written and marked
- Investigate the national picture and receive an overview of the A-Level course
| COURSE DATE | London Tuesday 14 November 2017 | ||||||
| WHO FOR? | All teachers new to delivering A-Level D & T Product Design | ||||||
| COURSE CODE | 6897 | ||||||
| IN-SCHOOL | You can also book this as an In-School Course | ||||||
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1
10.00 – 10.30am: A level Product Design structure
- Overview of the A level course
- Investigation into all examination boards for A level Product design
- National picture in 2016/17: Product Design
- What issues exist in all A level units?
2
10.30 – 11.00am:The key areas of A-level Product Design
- Effective teaching strategies for key concepts
- Effective strategies and ideas for teaching the key concepts
- Running themes through the A-level Product Design course
3
11.00 – 11.20am: Discussion: coffee break
4
11.20 – 11.50am: Transition through the Key stages
- Understanding of mapping of KS3, KS4 and KS5 curriculum
- Support from moving towards delivery of KS5 teaching from KS3 and 4 teachers, looking at the differences, developments and understanding how to move students into KS5 thinking
5
11.50 – 12.20pm: From A-level and beyond
- Supporting or students into the world of design, including supporting University, Foundation and Apprenticeship portfolios
- Case Study examples
6
12.20 – 1.00pm: Developing a skills based approach to teaching theory
- Developing higher level thinking skills in our students to support higher examination outcomes
- Exploring the starting points, and effective checking and monitoring
- Exploring the new style exams – understanding how exam papers are written and marked
- Range of questions, students common misconceptions in A to E grade questions
7
1.00 – 2.00pm: Lunch and informal discussion
8
2.00 – 3.00pm: Unit 2 - practical strategies in the classroom: creative starting points with project ideas
- A range of practical strategies for potential starting points for D&T A-Level Unit 2 and Unit 4
- How to encourage students to take risks and tackle more creative, imaginative projects
- Examples of effective work and how they were achieved
- Monitoring and tracking of practical units
- Keeping all ability students motivated
9
3.00 – 3.40pm: Looking forward to 2017
- Comparing the draft specifications
- AQA – what’s new and what’s different?
- Ensuring continuity in outcomes and progress with a skills-based approach
To be confirmed
