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Webinars: Lesson tweaks for deep transferable learning

Webinars: Lesson tweaks for deep transferable learning

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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.  

 



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Q&A

For the Year 7 Mastery Practice book:

For the Y9/GCSE Mastery Practice Book:

It was written to help year 7 students learn to transfer the scientific knowledge to unfamiliar situation. It can also be used by students in other years to improve their understanding of the fundamental concepts. Learning to apply is what will give students access to the 60% of marks at GCSE that demand more than recalling content. The book uses a research-based approach to teach students how to solve different types of problems.

The Practice Book has a chapter on each unit in the year 7 curriculum, based on a 5-year curriculum and AQA's KS3 Science Syllabus. Download the sample material to see exactly what concepts and types of problems are included.

The first strategy studente need to learn is to evaluate the problem and what knowledge is needed to solve it. 'Detect' simulates how an expert looks at a question. They make sense of the situation, look beyond the superficial details to find the deep structure This allows them to recognise this as an example of a problem type they have seen before, and recall the organised information they need to solve - key concepts. It ensures that students avoid their inclination to just look at the keywords, and dive in risking misunderstanding the situation. Detect is broken down into smaller steps, usually: draw a diagram, show values, identify unknown, decide the concept

This encourages students to bring into their working memory all their existing knowledge, externalise it on paper (to reduce working memory demands), and then home in on what's relevant to solving the problem.

The third stage of the problem solving strategy is the actual solution process using the knowledge from Recall.The Solve starts by showing how to use the knowledge from Recall and models a step by step process of moving towards a solution for the problem.We teach students how to write answers scientifically, using a variety of structures like claim-evidence-reasoning, and problem-solution, and cause-effect.

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