Humanities History at The Romsey School Keynote speaker: Ben Walsh Ben is Associate Vice President of the Historical Association. He has been involved in History education for over 25 years. He is well known as an author of text books and digital resources for organisations including the UK National Archives and the BBC. He is also senior examiner for GCSE History. Programme for the day: 8.30 – 8.45 Arrival and registration 8.50 – 9.45 Keynote: Ben Walsh How can we help students develop their ‘Big Picture’ of History? The new National Curriculum for history has placed a greater emphasis on chronology and on encouraging students to try to develop a big picture of how all the periods and topics they study fit together. This is a mighty challenge. In this keynote session Ben explores some of the ideas, resources and approaches which have been developed by teachers, publishers and the Historical Association to try to help teachers to help students to wrestle with this worthwhile but challenging aim. 9.50 – 10.35 Workshop 1 10.35 – 10.50 Break / refreshments 10.55 – 11.40 Workshop 2 11.45 – 12.25 Workshop 3 12.30 – 1.30 Lunch 1.30 – 2.45 Workshop 4 2.50 – 3.25 Into School/College subject groups for action planning 3.25 – 3.30 Evaluations sheets and close Humanities History Staff at The Romsey School Workshop R1a Historical Sources in the classroom Ben Walsh (History) Workshop R2 Flipping Learning…! Adam Bettiss & Ian Clapton Workshop R4 I’m flipping lovin’ it! Katie Broadribb Workshop R5 Philosophy! What’s that all about? Dr Lawrence Harvey Workshop R6 Using Literacy to level the playing field Jennie Firth Workshop R7 Teaching the Holocaust in the 21st Century Alison McGrath & Jessica Lloyd “Perhaps someday we will Workshop remember even these trials with R8 pleasure” (Virgil, Aeneid, book 1, line 204) Mark Robinson and Sannam Siddiqui Workshop R9 Motivating and engaging students to maximise ‘progress for all’ in GCSE History Sam McNay & Sarah Herrity Workshop R10 A pathway to success for Yr 11 Students – making revision meaningful and enjoyable Nicola Pandolfo & Charlie Fisher (History) Workshop R 1a Ben Walsh presents Historical Sources in the classroom Most students find it hard to use historical sources well. Drawing on teacher practice, evidence from examinations and the collections of national and international archives Ben Walsh looks at ways to get students interested in searching for sources, making effective use of them and seeing how the use of sources develops critical thinking and a connection with the people who inhabited the past. Using paper and digital resources we will examine ways to make the use of sources an activity to look forward to, and above all look at how sources can shine a light on the hidden actors of history – the ordinary men and women who shaped history in quieter ways than monarchs or politicians, but no less significantly. Workshop R 2 Adam Bettiss & Ian Clapton present Flipping Learning…! Sharing practice that has been recently piloted in school and is part of a whole school focus on independent learning and reverse teaching inspired by INSET from Paul Ginnis. In this session you will cover: What is ‘Flip Learning’? How can ‘Flip Learning’ be used effectively in the curriculum? How can other independent learning strategies lead to reverse teaching? By the end of the workshop you will be able to: Confidently use ‘Flip Learning’ and other independent learning strategies as part of your teacher’s toolkit Independent learning strategies such as Flip Learning are highlighted through the Geography curriculum but can be applied to other curriculum areas also Workshop R 4 Katie Broadribb presents I’m flipping lovin’ it! The positive impacts of Flipped Learning at GCSE Flipped learning has its origins in USA where it has gained a big following of both teachers and lecturers. It is based on the idea that students complete a pre-lesson task as their homework in order to have some foundations of the topic to be covered. This enables teachers to differentiate more effectively in the classroom and personalise our lessons more especially at GCSE. In this session you will cover: A ‘whistlestop’ tour of the basics of flipped learning and ideas and strategies to implement this approach in your classroom By the end of the workshop you will be able to: Takeaway strategies to trial flipped learning in your lessons whatever the subject. Be energised to try a simple but radical approach to homework Workshop R 5 Dr Lawrence Harvey presents Philosophy! What’s that all about? See how students are introduced to AS Philosophy and get a taster of how Philosophy is taught. The use of Prezi as a tool for introducing students to Philosophy. In this session you will cover: Introducing what Philosophy is (within the context of the new AS specification) Giving teachers a student’s view of what Philosophy is at AS level We will look at what Philosophy is and what the key areas of study are in the new specification Workshop R6 Jennie Firth presents Using Literacy to level the playing field In this session you will cover: Developing Literacy in Humanities The key elements in embedding successful Literacy in your classroom strategies to develop oracy in your classroom Ideas to develop reading skills How to bridge the gap between talking and writing practical ideas to help develop students’ written work By the end of the workshop you will be able to: Take away practical, tried and tested strategies and activities ready to use in your classroom Workshop R 7 Alison McGrath & Jessica Lloyd present Teaching the Holocaust in the 21st Century In this session you will cover: Teaching the Holocaust Use of sensitive photos Resources to be shared By the end of the workshop you will be able to: Have a range of resources and tips on how to teach the Holocaust Workshop R 8 Mark Robinson and Sannam Siddiqui present Creating Classroom Culture “Perhaps someday we will remember even these trials with pleasure” (Virgil, Aeneid, book 1, line 204) In this session you will cover: Rather than one off activities, we will be exploring a range of strategies to develop and shape the atmosphere and culture in your classroom: For each student: Preparing for the lesson by completing effective pre-learning tasks For the teacher: Improving focus and understanding through the ‘Big Picture’ For the class: Developing collaborative learning By the end of the workshop you will be able to: Have practical ideas for pre-learning activities that will engage students in their work Create your own ‘big pictures’ and use them to track student understanding Apply a range of classroom specific ideas to encourage collaboration Workshop R 9 Sam McNay & Sarah Herrity present Motivating and engaging students to maximise ‘progress for all’ in GCSE History A range of examples of good practice will be shared including outstanding lessons that have proven success in maximising the progress of GCSE students in History. In this session you will cover: Enquiry led learning Differentiation Engagement Enjoyment By the end of the workshop you will be able to: Take away a range of ideas and resources that can be used to benefit your own practice when maximising the progress of GCSE students in lessons Workshop R 10 Nicola Pandolfo & Charlie Fisher present A Pathway to success for Yr 11 students in Humanities – making revision in these subjects meaningful and enjoyable In this session you will cover: Ways to engage learners during the exam season Simple and fun ways to make revision more stimulating Ways to promote student motivated revision Revision skills that help to promote student progress and achievement By the end of the workshop you will be able to: Take away a set of strategies that can be applied in Humanities lessons to make revision more interesting