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Transitional Challenges

Transitional Challenges. Mark Dorling. Transition. Definition “ Passage from one form, state, style, or place to another .” http://www.thefreedictionary.com/transition Why is managing transition important? Year 7 dip What are the transition issues? Subject knowledge

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Transitional Challenges

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  1. Transitional Challenges Mark Dorling

  2. Transition • Definition • “Passage from one form, state, style, or place to another.” http://www.thefreedictionary.com/transition • Why is managing transition important? • Year 7 dip • What are the transition issues? • Subject knowledge • Structures & support • Teaching style • Technology

  3. Managing transition • How to overcome the challenge • Liaising with feeder school staff • Teacher exchange program • CPD on the primary curriculum • Improving transition • Transition days (The Digital Schoolhouse model) • Transition lessons • Transition lessons at the start of the year • Transition lessons at the start of each unit of study • It’s not what you are selling, it’s how you sell it!

  4. Transition days Resource on CD

  5. What… facilities • 31 networked PCs • Interactive White Board (IWB) • Visualiser(Digital version of an OHP) • Fully inclusive learning environment • Larger keyboard • Roller ball mouse • enlarged 20” flat screen • Wireless keyboard and mouse • Independent learning videos • Headphones with text-to-speak • VLE access • Fictional VLE for pupils during the lesson • Langley Grammar School’s VLE for teachers pre/post visit • Industry principles • Network based PC reimaging

  6. Example of CPD: Primary curriculum Resource on CD Year 2 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6

  7. Algorithms & Programming Key Stage 1 – Year 1/2 BEEBOTS / LOGO • Instructions (f, b, l, r) • Recognise sequence instructions • Recognise repeat instructions Image source: http://www.semerc.com/semerc/curriculum-strategies/design-technology/bee-bot.html Image source: http://www.mathsnet.net/logo/turtlelogo/index.html

  8. Algorithms & Programming Key Stage 2 – Year 4 ROBOMIND / PROBOTS • Same language used for screen turtle and a floor turtle • Use pendown and penup • Use the repeat command • Grouped instructions can be named • Combine procedures by naming named procedures Image source: http://www.keepad.com/robots.php Image source: http://www.robomind.net/en/index.html

  9. Algorithms & Programming Key Stage 2 – Year 5 CS4FN / ROBOMIND • Accuracy of instructions • Sequence of instructions is a procedure • Write a procedure to control outputs • Write a procedure to solve a problem • Test instructions and modify them 1 1 Image source: http://www.robomind.net/en/index.html

  10. Algorithms & Programming Key Stage 2 – Year 6 SCRATCH / FLOWOL • Difference between timed events and caused events • Inputs relate to cause and effect • If, Then and Else effect output • Write a procedure using wait with cause and effect Image source: http://edutech.csun.edu/aln/?q=node/114 Image source: http://www.robomind.net/en/index.html

  11. Algorithms & Programming KS3… maybe G&T KS2? VARIETY • Graphically model solution using a flow diagram • Introduce success criteria • Build a program from a number of procedures • Test & refine a program • Self assessment and evaluation against success criteria • Explain and justify their work Image source: http://edutech.csun.edu/aln/?q=node/114 Image source: http://www.robomind.net/en/index.html Image source: http://www.dataharvest.co.uk/ Image source: http://www.flowol.com/

  12. How many people drive a car? Image source: http://www.news-gate.info/tag/jay-and-silent-bob/

  13. How many people design cars? Video source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ve4M4UsJQo

  14. Focus on pedagogy Active Excel Human databases Human internet Human robots Card trick

  15. Enhancing pedagogy Kodu Scratch Robomind Office Suite Internet & Web Conferencing http://www.digitalschoolhouse.org.uk/staffzone/epassport/online-introduction

  16. Developing independence https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0Ao96IdHP4M1-dFdmU25VNmQxVW1kemhMOXZTNnVZLVE&hl=en&authkey=COHBxtYO Google docs Independent learning videos Text to speak with document & hyperlinks http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQqFrPAoYWM

  17. Integrated should be creative • Advantages • Teaching style • Connecting learning • Curriculum coverage • Examples: • Multimedia • Internet • Database • Programming • CAD/CAM Resource on CD

  18. Database: Exemplar • Team work • ICT • Literacy • Drama • Science • Maths The cloud with a silver lining! Resource on CD

  19. Control or is that computing… ROBOMIND: Exemplar • Literacy • Numeracy • Geography • Science • Art • ICT Details on CAS website

  20. Control or is that computing… SCRATCH: Exemplar • P4C • Literacy • Numeracy • Art • ICT • Drama Details on CAS website

  21. Control or is that computing… Data Harvest: Exemplar • Art • Music • ICT • DT • Literacy

  22. Practical advice ?

  23. Support available • The British Computer Society ( www.bcs.org.uk ) • Vital ( http://www.vital.ac.uk/ ) • naace ( http://www.naace.co.uk/ ) • Computing At School ( http://www.computingatschool.org.uk/ ) • Local specialist • The Digital Schoolhouse ( www.digitalschoolhouse.org.uk ) • Computing At School Hubs • Local universities e.g. Queen Mary’s, Royal Holloway • CS Unplugged (http://csunplugged.org/ ) • Primary Resources ( http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/ict/ict4.htm )

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