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For the third term of Tallis Lab we are very excited to be working with the Arts College on a shared project called "Past Present and Future". Later in the term we will be exploring this theme in relation to our current school building and the new school that is emerging on the north part of the school site. We will be looking at how we can create a memory bank to archive what our current school means to us. Check out the site later in term to see how we do it, but it looks like it will be an interesting blend of new technologies and hands-on making.
To begin with, and inspired by the BBC's excellent "A History of the world in a hundred objects", we are going to look at how objects can be the starting point for really fascinating enquiries and research projects. Further down the page you will find a link to the audio file of episode from the BBC series that will be the starting point for our work. You can also take a look at Mr Bish signing his version of the radio programme for our deaf students. I am not sure which is most fascinating!
To begin with, and inspired by the BBC's excellent "A History of the world in a hundred objects", we are going to look at how objects can be the starting point for really fascinating enquiries and research projects. Further down the page you will find a link to the audio file of episode from the BBC series that will be the starting point for our work. You can also take a look at Mr Bish signing his version of the radio programme for our deaf students. I am not sure which is most fascinating!
Mold Gold Cape - Click to play
The clip above is hosted on a great site called soundcloud. It is really easy to upload your audio and it creates the code for the handy little player that you see above. What makes it even better - it's absolutely free! As with so many web 2.0 tools it is just a case of registering and activating your account.
Mold Gold Cape in BSL
Mr Bish has done a great job making the audio recording accessible to our deaf students. You can tell that Mr Bish has got really into the programme - I wouldn't be at all surprised to see him out with a metal detector this weekend.
It may also help to have a look at this simplified transcript of the programme. All the key ideas are there, but it should prove to be a bit easier to follow if people miss the audio or want to track back and find a key idea.
Click here to download the simplified transcript
It may also help to have a look at this simplified transcript of the programme. All the key ideas are there, but it should prove to be a bit easier to follow if people miss the audio or want to track back and find a key idea.
Click here to download the simplified transcript
We are keen to explore ways of assessing how our students are developing as creative learners. This creates a bit of a challenge for us as we are accustomed to tracking what students have learned, but less used to thinking about how students are progressing as learners. A group of staff have worked on developing an "Assesing Pupil Progress" structure focusing on creativity to see how this might be done. We are going to see how students respond, and how it might help them to think about their approaches to learning and how they might develop the skills to be an independent learner. I am going to try out the grid with my Year 9 Groups and we will see how they respond and consider any changes or adjustments in the light of their experiences.
