learning without boundaries

Learning Without Boundaries

STUDENT

Rachael Edgar@Dubai_Teachmeet

Teaching in Dubai….the challenges?

“Spoon feeding in the long run teaches us nothing but the shape of the spoon”

Inspiration….

Student T&L Community….• Student toolkit for starters and plenaries• Kids PGCE • Shared planning/ understanding of ‘GREAT’

learning • Getting the basics right• Writing great HOT questions• Observation feedback from me/peers

STUDENTS AS OWNERS OF THEIR OWN LEARNING!

Epedagogy….

• Classtools.net- Lots of creative activities, great QR code ‘Treasure Hunt’ generator

• Triptico- simple desktop app full of innovative resources for interactive learning

• Morfo- ios app, turns images

into talking/dancing 3D characters

Students as observers of learning

Raising the bar….• Trained in lesson obs: Teachers TV• Simplified observation form• Trained in giving feedback• Additional tool for student

voice• Used for staff interviews

Rachael Edgar@Dubai_Teachmeet

Next steps..

• Global Classroom:Student T&L Blog- Blogging with other schools in the UK via KidBlog(Interested? contact me!)

• Student T&L Hub group to run alongside staff pedagogy groups (4 key foci)

• Train students as coaches to the next cohort of ‘TTs’

• ‘Kids 5 minute Lesson Plan’?