It is so easy using Concept Cartoons and yet their ideas are challenged. There were things that I think they know that using the Concept cartoons reveal are still problematic for them but by the end lessons their ideas have moved on. (Secondary teacher, Manchester)

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 pupils 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 pupils, 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 pupils’ 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 pupils 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, SCIENCE and CROSS CURRICULAR

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.

When I used the Active Assessment approach, it gets more pupils thinking more of the time. (Secondary teacher, West Midlands)

The Active Assessment strategies got pupils talking and thinking. It (Active Assessment) helps them to get to grips with some tricky ideas and enjoy it. (Secondary teacher, Edinburgh)

Are you committed to the idea of assessment for learning, but unsure of how to put it into practice? This course is about making it happen in the classroom. It builds on recent research into assessment for learning, using an approach developed through our highly successful Active Assessment project. The course is extremely interactive and engaging, emphasising children’s thinking and talking through a broad range of quick, simple but highly effective strategies. This course is not about doing even more. It is about making small changes that have a big impact in the classroom.

Active Assessment resources are available at a discounted price to support this course.

On this course you will:

• Experience using an Active Assessment approach that fits into everyday teaching
• Learn creative and manageable ways to reveal and develop children’s ideas
• Find out how to generate and support thinking, talking and discussion in the classroom
• Learn simple ways of engaging learners in their own assessment and helping them take their learning forward
• Understand how to put assessment for learning into practice in a way that is manageable
• Discover small changes that can make a big difference to classroom practice.

Target audience:

Teachers, headteachers, teacher educators, trainee teachers, teaching assistants and consultants/advisers.

This course usually lasts a full day and benefits from follow-up session/s where possible. It can be run for a half day in some circumstances. Courses will be tailored to meet the needs of your organisation rather than ‘off the shelf’.

Available for:

MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE, ENGLISH and/or ACROSS THE CURRICULUM

How to book this course:

Contact Jo Williams, Tel 01270 764314, to discuss how this course 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.

Are you committed to the idea of assessment for learning, but unsure of how to put it into practice? This course is about making it happen in the classroom. It builds on recent research into assessment for learning, using an approach developed through our highly successful Active Assessment project. The course is extremely interactive and engaging, emphasising children’s thinking and talking through a broad range of quick, simple but highly effective strategies. This course is not about doing even more. It is about making small changes that have a big impact in the classroom.

Active Assessment resources are available at a discounted price to support this course.

On this course you will:

• Experience using an Active Assessment approach that fits into everyday teaching
• Learn creative and manageable ways to reveal and develop children’s ideas
• Find out how to generate and support thinking, talking and discussion in the classroom
• Learn simple ways of engaging learners in their own assessment and helping them take their learning forward
• Understand how to put assessment for learning into practice in a way that is manageable
• Discover small changes that can make a big difference to classroom practice.

Target audience:

Teachers, headteachers, teacher educators, trainee teachers, teaching assistants and consultants/advisers.

This course usually lasts a full day and benefits from follow-up session/s where possible. It can be run for a half day in some circumstances. Courses will be tailored to meet the needs of your organisation rather than ‘off the shelf’.

Available for:

MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE, ENGLISH and/or ACROSS THE CURRICULUM

How to book this course:

Contact Jo Williams, Tel 01270 764314, to discuss how this course 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.

This feels very special. I hadn’t realised how to use puppets like this. (Nursery teacher, Stafford)

Puppets can transform learning in your classroom. This engaging hands-on course, which is part of the highly successful PUPPETS Project, shows you how puppets can provide a superb stimulus for talk and learning. It draws on extensive research that identified the value of using puppets in the classroom, and enables you to become confident in using puppets yourself. It is suitable for all age ranges (not just young pupils) and teachers working with pupils with Special Educational Needs.

Puppets, storybooks and animated CDs are available at a highly subsidised price to support this course. You may be able to take advantage of the special funding arrangements that are available for this course.

On this course you will:

• Learn about the impact of puppets on children’s engagement and learning in science
• Develop your skills and confidence in using puppets
• Explore a range of ways of using puppets to teach science
• Learn strategies for maximising the impact of puppets in the classroom
• Explore resources that support the use of puppets.

Target audience:

Teachers, headteachers, trainee teachers, teaching assistants, teacher educators and consultants/advisers.

This course normally lasts about 2 – 3 hours. It will be tailored to meet the needs of your organisation rather than ‘off the shelf’.

Available for:

SCIENCE, MATHEMATICS

How to book this course:

Contact Jo Williams, Tel 01270 764314, to discuss how this course can have a positive impact on your pupils’ engagement and talk in science and mathematics, and whether you can take advantage of the special funding arrangements available.

Do you want to find strategies to get children talking in mathematics lessons that make your life easier, lessons more enjoyable, and learning more engaging and secure? This interactive and engaging course provides essential guidance for making talk happen in the classroom. It explores the value of children’s talk and makes connections between talking, thinking and learning. It builds on recent research into dialogic teaching and argument, and links with current national initiatives. It offers a range of creative ways to get children actively engaged in lessons, promote their thinking and enhance their learning. Teachers and children will be inspired!

On this course you will:

• Gain access to a wide range of strategies for promoting talk in classrooms
• Develop confidence in promoting and using children’s talk in mathematics lessons
• Learn about the links between effective talk and developing mathematical understanding
• Learn how to use talk to support assessment for learning
• Learn how to use talk to create a sense of purpose for learners and a clear direction for learning
• Discover small changes that can make a big difference to classroom practice.

Target audience:

Teachers, headteachers, teaching assistants, trainee teachers, teacher educators and consultants/advisers

This course can be for a minimum of a half a day, but is better run over a full day or longer. It will be tailored to meet the needs of your organisation rather than ‘off the shelf’.

Available for:

MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE, ENGLISH, CROSS CURRICULAR

How to book this course:

Contact Jo Williams, Tel 01270 764314, to discuss how this course 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.

Do you want to find strategies to get pupils talking that make your life easier, lessons more enjoyable, and learning more engaging and secure? This interactive and engaging course provides essential guidance for making talk happen in the classroom. It explores the value of pupils’ talk and makes connections between talking, thinking and learning. It builds on recent research into dialogic teaching and argument, and links with current national initiatives. It offers a range of creative ways to get pupils actively engaged in lessons, promote their thinking and enhance their learning. Teachers and pupils will be inspired!

On this course you will:

• Gain access to a wide range of strategies for promoting talk in classrooms
• Develop confidence in promoting and using pupils’ talk in science
• Learn about the links between effective talk and developing scientific understanding
• Learn how to use talk to support assessment for learning
• Learn how to use talk to create a sense of purpose for learners and a clear direction for learning
• Discover small changes that can make a big difference to classroom practice.

Target audience:

Teachers, headteachers, teaching assistants, trainee teachers, teacher educators and consultants/advisers

This course can be for a minimum of a half a day, but is better run over a full day or longer. It will be tailored to meet the needs of your organisation rather than ‘off the shelf’.

Available for:

SCIENCE, can also be for MATHEMATICS, ENGLISH and CROSS CURRICULAR

How to book this course:

Contact Jo Williams, Tel 01270 764314, to discuss how this course 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.

Age Range:

Suitable for pupils age 8-12

Authors:

Anne Goldsworthy & Bob Ponchaud

CPD Support:

CPD is available to support this resource – email us

Price:

£25.00

‘Children have never had so much fun learning about science enquiry.’

Science Enquiry Games is an inspiring and motivating resource designed to help children in primary schools develop and consolidate their understanding of science enquiry. The photocopiable book contains 9 strategies that can be used in various ways to help children review and develop science enquiry skills.
Each strategy is based around games where children get actively involved. At least two alternative approaches are presented for each strategy (e.g. children moving around the room version, or play on table top version).

Electronic (PDF) versions of all resources needed to play the highly active games are included on the accompanying CD.

‘All you need for understanding the mechanics of science enquiry skills’

Quote from ASE’s Journal for Primary Science, Issue 106 – Jan 2009. Click here to see full review

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Age Range:

Suitable for pupils age 4-7

Authors:

Kate Blacklock, Debbie Eccles & Anne Goldsworthy, with illustrations & support by Tanya Shields

CPD Support:

CPD is available to support this resource – email us

Price:

£25.00

‘A pack full of games for learning science enquiry skills.’

We all know how important it is to teach children the skills of science enquiry. This pack gives you great ideas for teaching young children scientific skills through games and other stimulating activities.

From asking questions to measuring with non-standard units, this resource offers a variety of novel and exciting games to play with your class. There are eight different games on offer, each one created to help children learn a different science skill.

Concise teacher’s notes for each game will tell you:

• What it is
• Why it is important
• How to play the game
• About the resources needed to play each game
• Some further activities to extend the ideas
• All the necessary printable resources are provided on the accompanying CD.

This pack will be extremely useful for anyone who wants to teach science skills effectively whilst keeping their class actively engaged in enjoyable activities.

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Age Range:

Most suitable for pupils age 8-14, but can be used outside this age range.

Authors:

B Keogh, S Naylor, E Hankey & J Williams.

CPD Support:

CPD is available as part of the Concept Cartoon project.

Price

£20 inc VAT and postage

Download 4 free samples here… (2663)

‘Full set available now! It’s the perfect project for the summer term . . . and beyond!’

With 2012 London Olympics fast approaching, everyone is on the lookout for relevant resources. Why not try ‘Concept Cartoons – Talking sport and fitness’ from Millgate House Education and the Association for Science Education?

This all-new, innovative, science-focussed cross-curricular PDF resource is full of topical problems that include mathematics, history, geography and ethical issues as well. Sign up to our newsletter or follow us on Twitter if you’d like more information about this exciting new resource. The full set of 41 Concept Cartoons is now available to order below.

Concept Cartoons are quick, simple and effective. They are designed to intrigue, provoke discussion and stimulate thinking. Concept Cartoons make concepts problematic and provide an engaging stimulus for learning. Every Concept Cartoon is guaranteed to provoke ferocious discussion and leave children wanting to find out more!

Created by Brenda Keogh and Stuart Naylor, Concept Cartoons have been thoroughly researched in classrooms around the world. Simple cartoon-style drawings present learners with their own misconceptions and generate discussion and argument. They are remarkably easy to use in the classroom as a part of normal teaching.

Background text, written in pupil-friendly language, is provided. This suggests possible follow up activities and explains the science behind the different alternatives.

NOTE: Produced by Millgate House Education Ltd in partnership with the Association for Science Education (www.ase.org.uk) and Schoolscience (www.schoolscience.co.uk).

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Age Range:

Suitable for children age 3-7

Authors:

Gaynor Weavers

CPD Support:

CPD is available to support this resource – email us

Price:

£29.00

‘These attention-grabbing activities engage and inspire young children.‘

This eye-catching book is filled with delightful and easy to use starting points to encourage your children to observe, think and talk. Children will enjoy exploring and extending their ideas through to an imaginative range of Active Assessment strategies – assessment for learning in science made manageable for young children.

There are 26 sections. Each section contains:

• Stimulating activities
• Guidelines for how to use the activities
• Suggestions for what the learning outcomes might be and how to recognise children’s thinking and learning
• Illustrations of children’s responses
• Active Assessment strategies to use as extension activities

The site licensed CD contains printable activity sheets and other printable resources to use with the activities.

‘An innovative CD and book for developing observational, thinking and discussion skills in the early years; packed with engaging activities’

Quote from ASE’s Journal for Primary Science, Issue 111 – Jan 2010. Click here to see full review

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