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St Helens Strategic Learning Network MFL. Meeting 1 Thursday 27 th September. Agenda. Objectives Intended outcomes Motivation issues ‘Nugget’ Demonstration Take- Away Activity examples Working with the framework Task setting Feedback to meeting Thursday 15 th November.
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St HelensStrategic Learning NetworkMFL Meeting 1 Thursday 27th September
Agenda • Objectives • Intended outcomes • Motivation issues • ‘Nugget’ Demonstration • Take- Away Activity examples • Working with the framework • Task setting • Feedback to meeting Thursday 15th November
Blocks to engaging the learner • Issue of content and context • Anxiety • Unclear objectives • Prior learning ignored • Perceived lack of success • Lack of review opportunity • ‘Illusion of reality’ forced by GCSE
Blocks to Motivation 4 2 3 1
Learning is most successful when…. • It is cognitively demanding • Learners have a degree of autonomy • Learners can contribute creatively • Neither teacher or pupil is over-stressed • There are elements of humour and fun
‘Creative context’ • Task which demonstrate ‘creativity’ will have:- • Variety – the resources you exploit • Experimentation – allow ‘independent’ use of language • Engagement – allow for personal, imaginative or emotional response
Features of higher order thinking skills • Analysis (explain/infer/analyse) • Synthesis (design/create/compose) • Evaluation (Assess/compare/judge)
Activities may feature …. • Competition • Humour / fun • Puzzle solving • Game - playing • Pupil creativity (within parameters) • Word play • Personal link / input • Imaginative techniques to recycle • Tapping into ‘their’ world
Sample Activities Booklet ‘Most likely to’…… Battleships Co-ordinates Mystery sheets Da Vinci Code Make the link Picture words Picture puzzles Hello / Goodbye Venn diagrams Word salads Word Play Jig word