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Courses & Events
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Intercultural understanding: how to create engaging, interesting and stimulating contexts for learning
Date: March 24, 2010
Location: Aston University
Event type: Half-day workshop
Contact us
Any questions about this event? Please email linkswestmidlands@aston.ac.uk or call 0121 204 3111.
Summary
This session will give teachers the opportunity to explore how the intercultural understanding strand of the renewed Key Stage 3 framework can be used to create engaging, interesting and stimulating contexts for learning.
One of the issues relating to this strand is that teachers often think that use of English will be necessary. We will investigate ways of using the target language to lead learning in this strand and discuss how best to orchestrate discussions.
A step by step guide to creating a powerpoint presentation will be part of the session and we will look at a range of web-based resources that can help teachers by providing access to current, vibrant and real texts, images and media.
We will consider the yearly objectives of the intercultural understanding strand and share views on how progression in this strand can be planned for, supported, assessed and celebrated.
Trainer
Fiona Cotton has twenty years experience of working in local comprehensive schools and since 2002 has worked as the Solihull consultant for languages, managing the primary languages strategy for the Local Authority, KS2-3 transition in languages and has a whole school role for assessment and learning. She leads the policy development for languages in the LA and coordinates programmes of CPD for teachers and senior leaders.
In addition to her LA work, Fiona has contributed to National Strategy materials to support primary language teachers and senior leaders in self-evaluation. She posesses also an extensive experience at the KS3 level and has worked for the National Strategy languages team as a reviewer of the renewed KS3 framework.
Cost
- There is no charge to attend this event.
