Enhancing teaching, assessment and learning in primary schools through Concept Cartoons
When I used these strategies more pupils talked. But the point is they are talking about what we are learning about and not toys or what they are doing at the weekend!! (First school teacher, Suffolk)
When I used the Concept Cartoons for assessment I couldn’t stop them learning. (Science leader, Durham)
Concept Cartoons are an accessible and motivating approach to teaching and learning in science and mathematics. The Concept Cartoon project, underpinned by many years of research, has had a significant impact in schools around the world. This interactive and engaging course illustrates why, when and how to use Concept Cartoons. It offers access to a deceptively simple strategy for getting children thinking and talking that will have a big impact on developing their understanding and on teaching, learning and assessment in your organisation. The course will give you an opportunity to explore what underpins good teaching in science, mathematics and English. Just like children, you may find that you identify some wobbly bits of your subject knowledge and develop these in a non-threatening way.
Concept Cartoon resources are available at a discounted price to support this course.
On this course you will:
- Experience the power of using Concept Cartoons in a range of different contexts
- Understand the relationship between Concept Cartoons and teaching and learning
- Learn creative ways to use Concept Cartoons to gain access to children’s ideas and put assessment for learning into practice in a way that is easily manageable
- Learn simple ways that Concept Cartoons can be used for engaging children in their own assessment and helping them take their learning forward
- Find out how to generate and manage thinking, talking and discussion in the classroom
- Discover how Concept Cartoons can be used to develop deeper understanding of concepts.
Target audience:
Teachers, headteachers, teacher educators, trainee teachers, teaching assistants and consultants/advisers
This course lasts a minimum of half a day, but can be for a full day. It will be tailored to meet the needs of your organisation rather than ‘off the shelf’.
Available for:
MATHEMATICS, ENGLISH and/or SCIENCE
How to book this course:
Contact Jo Williams, Tel 01270 764314, to discuss how Concept Cartoons can transform teaching, learning and assessment in your organisation.
Charges are calculated on a course by course basis, but are typically between £450 and £950 per day, plus expenses, depending on the size of the organisation and number of people attending. Special subsidised rates apply to some of our courses and for trainee teachers.
