WKC Interactive Teaching Programmes

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WKC Interactive Teaching Programmes
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Background

• Inspection April 2002
• Areas highlighted
• Differentiation
• ILT
• Integrating key skills
• Attendance and punctuality
• Independent learning

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Background continued

• Inspectors highlighted PT Agency teachers
• Difference in Lesson Observation grades

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The Challenges

• PT Agency teachers
• Work for other institutions
• Difficult to attend courses
• 7 sites
• Travelling to a course
• Raising the standard of teaching and learning
  across the college

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Aim

• Develop a programme that was
• Generic
• Easy to use
• Accessible from anywhere
• Flexible
• Actual classes using WKC teachers and students

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Aim Continued

• Suitable for
• Team discussion
• Reflective practice
• Independent learning
• Active learning

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How was it developed?

• Echelon in partnership with Well Drawn
  Productions
• Developed WKCs on-line induction programme
• Professional Development Manager Tahmina Maula

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How was it developed?

• Detailed script
• Project Team comprising cross section curriculum
  staff
• Performing arts students- Classroom management,
  attendance and punctuality modules

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5 Modules

• Differentiation
• Integrating key skills
• Classroom management
• Attendance and punctuality
• Integrating ILT
• Currently working on WoW factor

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How are the programmes used?

• Advanced practitioners
• 11 support
• Curriculum team meetings
• College planning and development days
• Area of learning days
• Centre days
• Cross college day

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Evaluation

• Evaluation forms
• Informal feedback
• Lecturers, CTLs, HoDs
• Advanced practitioners
• Senior Management Team
• Number of hits to programme
• Use on PD days (AoL, centre College)
• BECTA JISC