The Third Workshop February 27, 2008
Posted by jmacaulay in : Uncategorized, Workshop Ideas , trackbackThe third and final workshop for this term took place on Monday evening, for practitioners in the Tranent and Haddington clusters. It was great to see such a good turnout.
The workshop itself followed the same format as in previous sessions. Presentations were given from Angela Paul, who spoke about moving observations from nursery into Primary 1, Jen Macaulay, who invited teachers to think about how their classroom is set up and organised, and Elise Sutherland, who took us through “A Day in the Life of Primary 1 at Gullane Primary.” Claire Lavelle then took the group through a workshop session, focusing on what has gone well for teachers in terms of Active Learning , and where people felt they would like more support.
From these discussions and from comments made on the evaluation forms, many teachers felt that they would like to find out more about reading and active learning. This is something that some members of the ASG have been developing in their own classrooms and hope to write about their experiences later in the week. These will be posted on the Teacher Support pages.
The workshop was well received and practitioners offered positive contributions to the discussions. Again, this meeting highlighted the value of being able to meet other teachers and discuss how people are developing their practice. There will be further drop-in sessions next term, so please look out for dates and times!
Thank you to all the teachers who have come along to share their ideas and the help make these workshops successful. Thanks too, to Haddington Infant School for hosting the event.
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I would like to say thank you to all those in the ASG who have given up their own time to provide quality CPD for class teachers. It was great to hear practitioners talking honestly about their experiences of active learning - it is reassuring to know that everyone has their challenges! The practical advice and concrete examples were very useful.
What a fantastic opportunity to network with fellow teachers who are striving to provide high quality learning and teaching - When is the next one?