Webinars: Lesson tweaks for deep transferable learning

Short description

If your school has an amibitious vision ie not just getting the maximum GCSE pass rate, you'll need a science curriculum that aims at 'Deep and transferable learning'. Not the popular scheme that are stuck in what John Hattie calls 'surface learning' mode.  If you're ready to go beyond the simplistic notions about the best way to teach that are currently in fashion, we can show you 10 tweaks to upgrade your lessons:

Webinar 1: Deep learning tweaks

Follow the links below to learn the theory behind the lesson tweaks, download the slides, or watch the recording:

 

Hattie's model of surface, deep, transfer learning

Learning strategies: a synthesis and conceptual model

1. Create curiosity

Intellectual curiosity is the third pillar of academic performance

2. Build models

Teaching about energy

3. Concrete preparation

Time for telling

4. Just-in-time skills

Ofsted Subject report series: science

Making learning whole (book)

5. Use analogies

Making science concepts meaningful to students

Webinar 2: Transferable learning tweaks

Follow the links below to learn the theory behind the lesson tweaks, download the slides, or watch the recording:

 

1. Set problem solving goals

Task-Centered Instructional Strategy

Impact of Explicit Failure and Success-driven Preparatory Activities on Learning

2. Teach problem-solving strategies

The contribution of cognitive and metacognitive strategy use to students' science achievement

Categorization and representation of physics problems by experts and novices

3. Build self-explanation skill

Eliciting Self-Explanations Improves Understanding

4. Differentiate scaffolding

When Problem-Solving Followed by Instruction Is Superior to the Traditional Tell-and-Practice Sequence

5. Assess with transfer tasks

A True Test: Toward More Authentic and Equitable Assessment

Presenter

The webinars are led by Dr Tony Sherborne from Mastery Science, who designed the KS3 Science Syllabus and the 5-year plan, with support from AQA.

"Excellent as usual", "Thought-provoking, "very helpful", "lots of ideas to take away".  Join 1000+ teachers who have attended our previous webinars.