TDA Standards case study: Planning for Creativity in the Curriculum of Initial Teacher Education Pro
A case study charting the experiences of trainees on initial teacher training programmes, including the ways in which the provider tailored provision to support trainees in developing creative lesson planning skills.
Teaching and Learning Research Programme (TLRP): Impact and significance
These resources, including four research briefings, are published by the Teaching and Learning Research Programme (TLRP) as it draws close to its conclusion in September 2009, and are entitled: ‘Impact and significance’, '‘Evidence based policy’: What evidence? What basis? Whose policy?', ‘Assessment of significant learning outcomes’, ‘Making a difference: Collaborating with users to develop educational research’ and ‘Transparency in planning, warranting and interpreting resear
Tool-kit 1: planning your research project
This 2005 Topic (now PRE-Online) article focuses on planning research projects in schools. It is the first in a series of articles published by the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) designed to equip the reader in primary or secondary education with the tools to conduct their own research project.
A briefing for trainees in initial teacher training (ITT)
These web pages from the Training and Development Agency for Schools (TDA) website clarify the roles and responsibilities of those involved in the induction process of newly qualified teachers (NQTs). These pages form part of a larger section on this website which describes other aspects of the induction process, including the function of the Career Entry and Development Profile (CEDP).
Evaluation of the Training and Development Agency for Schools’ funding for ICT in ITT Projects
The key component of this resource is a 60 page report outlining the impact on Initial Teacher Training (ITT) of targeted funding to support developments in Information and Communication Technology (ICT). In addition, an executive summary is available separately, and there is also a short video overview, six video case studies with notes, a video summary of the case studies and two further documents for ITT providers aimed at supporting their planning and evaluation of TDA-funded projects. The r
Web 2.0 technologies for learning at KS3 and KS4 - Project overview
This resource presents the outcomes of a review of the place of Web 2.0 technologies in Key Stages 3 and 4. The review was carried out for Becta (the British Educational Communications and Technology Agency) by the University of Nottingham in conjunction with London Knowledge Lab and Manchester Metropolitan University. In addition to outlines of the issues on the website, there are five downloadable reports plus two summaries and a set of supplementary materials:
Sci-tutors: Planning Expectations and Targets
This is a unit on lesson planning in science produced for the Sci-tutors website.
Sci-tutors: Lesson Planning - Light KS1
Review of a Teachers TV programme taken from the Sci-tutors site, illustrated by a KS1 lesson with a learning outcome "light is needed for us to see". This is one of a series of examples of tutor-led sessions in which videoclips have been used. The session is for a group of Primary ITE student teachers looking specifically at lesson planning.
Connecting With the Arts: Reflecting On Our Practice
This program explores methods for assessing instructional practice. Participants will see teachers reflecting alone and interacting with colleagues to evaluate and refine their planning and teaching. To conclude, the discussion group models a protocol that allows teachers to draw on the expertise of colleagues to refine their practice.
Web Analysis and Design - Quality Planning
This reading material forms part of the "Quality Planning" topic in the Web Analysis and Design module.
Modernism in China: Architectural Visions and Revolutions
China’s development and speculation about its future impact on the world are stimulating considerable attention in design-related disciplines internationally. This process has already encouraged various forms of cross-cultural and cross-disciplinary dialogue that will inevitably enrich our understanding of design and improve our responses to future design-related problems. However, much of this discourse tends to focus on either pre-twentieth century themes (e.g. China’s ancient sites and cu
Modernism in China: Architectural Visions and Revolutions
China’s development and speculation about its future impact on the world are stimulating considerable attention in design-related disciplines internationally. This process has already encouraged various forms of cross-cultural and cross-disciplinary dialogue that will inevitably enrich our understanding of design and improve our responses to future design-related problems. However, much of this discourse tends to focus on either pre-twentieth century themes (e.g. China’s ancient sites and cu
City history and multi-scale spatial master-planning
The UK and Chinese Governments have agreed at the highest level to collaborate through the China-UK Sustainable Development Dialogue on research and knowledge exchange to help ensure that the way we develop our cities will become truly sustainable. As a part of that initiative a group of related networks has been funded by the UK’s Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, inspired by the Dongtan Eco-city development north of Shanghai.
The specific network which is the subject of th
Intro to U of U Gerontology Programs (Certificate and MS degree) & Career Opportunities
This podcast presents an overview of the educational programs at the University of Utah related to gerontology and the career and job opportunities in thefiled of aging.
Intro to U of U Gerontology Programs (Certificate and MS degree) & Career Opportunities
This podcast presents an overview of the educational programs at the University of Utah related to gerontology and the career and job opportunities in thefiled of aging.
2008.03.06-Careers in the State Department
Robert Laing, Diplomat in Residence at Arizona State University, discusses employment opportunities in the State Department and offers suggestions for developing a career in the foreign service.
2008.03.06-Careers in the State Department
Robert Laing, Diplomat in Residence at Arizona State University, discusses employment opportunities in the State Department and offers suggestions for developing a career in the foreign service.
2008.02.19-Unfinished Business in the Balkans
Hinckley Institute of Politics Forum: Presented by William Montgomery; Columnist, former career diplomat and U.S. Ambassador to Bulgaria, Croatia, and Serbia and Montenegro. A discussion of the current political and social situation in the Balkans.
2007.09.19 - Introduction to Mac Management (Video)
This session introduced newcomers to the Mac and its management environment. We discussed the planning, imaging, deployment and management solutions available for the Mac, as well as concepts of workflow.
2007.09.19 - Introduction to Mac Management (Audio)
This session introduced newcomers to the Mac and its management environment. We discussed the planning, imaging, deployment and management solutions available for the Mac, as well as concepts of workflow.
