Learning Without Boundaries
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Learning Without Boundaries
STUDENT
Rachael Edgar@Dubai_Teachmeet
Teaching in Dubai….the challenges?
“Spoon feeding in the long run teaches us nothing but the shape of the spoon”
Inspiration….
Student T&L Community….• Student toolkit for starters and plenaries• Kids PGCE • Shared planning/ understanding of ‘GREAT’
learning • Getting the basics right• Writing great HOT questions• Observation feedback from me/peers
STUDENTS AS OWNERS OF THEIR OWN LEARNING!
Epedagogy….
• Classtools.net- Lots of creative activities, great QR code ‘Treasure Hunt’ generator
• Triptico- simple desktop app full of innovative resources for interactive learning
• Morfo- ios app, turns images
into talking/dancing 3D characters
Students as observers of learning
Raising the bar….• Trained in lesson obs: Teachers TV• Simplified observation form• Trained in giving feedback• Additional tool for student
voice• Used for staff interviews
Rachael Edgar@Dubai_Teachmeet
Next steps..
• Global Classroom:Student T&L Blog- Blogging with other schools in the UK via KidBlog(Interested? contact me!)
• Student T&L Hub group to run alongside staff pedagogy groups (4 key foci)
• Train students as coaches to the next cohort of ‘TTs’
• ‘Kids 5 minute Lesson Plan’?