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HOW DO IDEAS TRAVEL ?

This session explores the global importance of 1001 Inventions and its contributions to community cohesion. It highlights the curriculum innovation exemplar, "How Do Ideas Travel?", and its impact on the key stage 3 curriculum.

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HOW DO IDEAS TRAVEL ?

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  1. HOW DO IDEAS TRAVEL ? USING 1001 INVENTIONS TO INSPIRE CURRICULUM INNOVATION June 24th 2010 The cities project MAURICE IRFAN COLES

  2. ‘JANUARY 10, 1610 GALILEO GALILEIABOLISHES HEAVEN’ BERTOLT BRECHT: THE LIFE OF GALILEO SCENE 3

  3. WELL ‘AFTER 467 YEARS COPERNICUS GETS A HERO’S BURIAL’ INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY 23RD MAY 2010 ‘ GALILEO FINGER AND THUMB GO ON SHOW ‘ (Italy) ‘ANTI-ISLAM MP COULD JOIN THE NEW COALITION’-(Netherlands) INDEPENDENT 9.06.2010 BUT WHERE DID COPERNICUS GET HIS IDEAS FROM? SEE GEORGE SALIBA’S WORK

  4. INTENDED OUTCOMES OF THIS SESSION By the end of this short session I hope to have:- • EXPLAINED something of the nature of 1001 inventions • JUSTIFIED its inclusion as a global issue and one that addresses issues of community cohesion • HIGHLIGHTED our latest product- How Do ideas travel ? as an exemplar of curriculum innovation

  5. 2010 22nd May Michael Gove abolishes the QCDA They will be able to set their own curriculum, pay good teachers more, have longer school days and control the cash currently spent on their behalf by local government. Where now for the national curriculum?

  6. Wot is theese 1001 rubbish ? how can eet contribute ? 1001 INVENTION THE MISSING 1000 YEAR S OF ISLAMIC HISTORY CUSP CITY 1250 THE LIBRARY OF SECRETS WWW.1001INVENTIONS.COM

  7. 1001 inventions • Why is it so globally important? • How does it fit into community cohesion agenda? • How has it been used in the key stage 3 curriculum?

  8. How do ideas travel? • Created through and for FSTC and CE4CE • In partnership with • The Association for Science Education (ASE) • The Historical Association (HA) • The Qualifications and Curriculum Authority QCDA) • Written by: • Jamie Byrom (Devon Learning and Development Partnership-History adviser) • Marianne Cutler (ASE) • Philippa Hulme (Freelance science author) • Flora Wilson (HA) • And designed by Cameron Buxton • Coordinated by Ayshah Ismail and Maurice Irfan Coles (CE4 CE) • With input from • Over 20 twenty practising teachers who attended a consultation event in York

  9. What is how do ideas travel ? • A one day off timetable ( or parts thereof) programme bringing together science and humanities teachers • A series of tasks and activities-some general, some uniquely scientific, some historical • A day that elicits a range of key skills • A fun day for all

  10. Pupils are invited to act as consultants for a new television programme that aims to explore why Baghdad (and the wider Islamic world) was so important in world history An invitation – and a challenge

  11. The House of Wisdom from “1001 Inventions” published by FSTC, 2006

  12. War and conquest Religion Communication Personality Trade Wealth and power How did ideas spread from the House of Wisdom and other Muslim centres?

  13. Hello. I’m Jabir. I want to find better ways of producing the liquids we need…liquids like medicines, perfumes and lamp oil. Abu Musa Jabir ibn HayyanBorn: Iraq, 722 Occupation: chemist

  14. Facing the axe … The producer wants to cancel the programme • Team presentations : • Persuasive • Informed • Original • Powerful

  15. How do these resources and all 1001 materials enhance the curriculum? • Community cohesion – Ensuring that the curriculum reflects and values a wide range of groups and cultures represented in modern British society • The Prevent Agenda and combating Islamophobia – Challenging stereotypes that underpin the arguments of violent extremist groups • Personal Learning and Thinking Skills – Developingcritical, creative thinking and problem solving as individuals and in pairs and teams • The Global Dimension – Evaluating events from a global perspective

  16. How do these resources enhance the curriculum? Key Stage 3 Science • Recognising the roots of modern science in many cultures (1.3) • Evaluating scientific evidence and methods (2.2.b) • Studying science in … global contexts (4f). In terms of APP this work will inform assessment of all five Assessment Foci. Key Stage 3 History • Understanding cultural, ethnic and religious diversity (1.2) • Identifying and explaining change and continuity (1.3) • Analysing and explaining cause and consequence • Using evidence (2.2) • Exploring the ways in which the past has helped shape identities, shared cultures, values and attitudes today (4a)

  17. THE CONCLUSION We have some brilliant products that address so many aspects of the curriculum We have an understanding of how we can use the curriculum for change We have the will and the advocates YES WE CAN

  18. My details-should you want to complain Maurice Irfan Coles CE4CE 62 Handsworth Wood Road, Handsworth Wood, Birmingham B20 2DT Mob: 07533-094-851 Email: maurice@CE4CE.org www. ce4ce.org www. theiceproject.com

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