Beyond Partnership Project Launch Conference
The TDA launched the consultation period for the Beyond Partnership Project at the Hilton Metropole Hotel, London, on 25th June 2009.
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.
DCSF Gender Agenda Project Publications
Findings from the the Gender Agenda Project research are now available in the form of three publications.
Effective Pre-School and Primary Education 3-11 Project (EPPE 3-11) Pupils’ Self-perceptions and V
The resource is a research brief that reports the findings of ‘Pupils’ Self-perceptions and Views of Primary School in Year 5’, part of ‘The Effective Pre-School and Primary Education 3-11 Project (EPPE 3-11)’, which was commissioned by the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF).
An evaluation of the use of the BBC News School Report project in initial teacher education for the
This is an evaluation report of the use of the BBC News School Report project in initial teacher education, which was undertaken on behalf of the TDA by the Association of IT in Teacher Education (ITTE), and was published in July 2009.
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:
citizED: The MACI (Music, Art, Citizenship, ICT) Project – An example of a Cross Curricula Citizen
The MACI project is an example of a cross-curricular citizenship project. It challenges students to work in groups and over thirteen weeks to use citizenship, music, art and ICT to produce a video about ‘A problem in the school or community that concerns them most’. This word document includes the pupils' work book as well as briefing notes for teachers.
Promoting Creativity in Initial Teacher Education; a study by tutors and students at Canterbury Chri
The resource is a research paper that forms part of a much wider initiative, the Higher Education Arts and Schools (HEARTS) project, and specifically discusses the development of a collaborative project between the education faculty at Canterbury Christ Church University (CCCU) and local schools. Entitled ‘Strangely Familiar’, the researchers aimed to demonstrate the impact of involvement in the Arts on creative teaching and thinking.
Effective Pre-school and Primary Education 3-11 Project (EPPE 3-11): Influences on children's cognit
This a DCSF Research Brief which builds upon the original Effective and Pre-school Primary Project (EPPE) 3-11, which investigated children’s intellectual and social/behavioural development between the ages of 3-7 years (Sylva et al, 2004). The EPPE 3-11 extension follows up the sample to the end of primary school (age 11 years, the end of Key Stage 2). This Research Brief provides an overview of the latest findings. It reports on the long term impact of the Home Learning Environment (HLE) an
Learning Gender in Primary School Playgrounds: Findings from the Tomboy Identities Project
This paper was presented at Exeter University in 2006, as part of Seminar Four (Cultures, values, identities and power) of the ESRC Teaching and Learning Research Programme (TLRP) Thematic Seminar Series, Contexts, communities, networks: Mobilising learners’ resources and relationships in different domains. The study followed two classes from Year 5 through to Year 6 in two contrasting primary schools, exploring primary pupils’ outdoor play in relation to the construction of gender identitie
Security Risk Management Distance Learning Module
This course is divided into twelve chapters, each one based on a different aspect of managing risk in the field. The text is designed to be read from beginning to end, and in most instances a good understanding of the material presented in any chapter is required to fully appreciate the next. For the casual reader who only wants to review those chapters of most interest, however, references to important points in previous (and in some instances future) chapters are included where required for fu
Nat Turner's Rebellion (3:35)
In August 1831, one of America's largest slave uprisings strikes fear in
the South and prompts some to call for an end to the institution of
slavery and others to toughen their stance against slaves. The impact of this planned event is explained and how the federal government comes to the aid of the rebels. The treatment of Nat Turner after he is hanged may be difficult for some students to handle.
Iraq Project Update #1
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Afghanistan Project Documentary
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Afghanistan Project Documentary
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Afghanistan Project Documentary
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2nd Life Episode 1: Project Background
This first episode briefly describes the background to the project, initial development, goals, and the recent NMC conference in Second Life.
2007.09.13-Democracy as an Ongoing Project
Alexander Keyssar discusses democracy in America in one of the keynote lectures for the?September Project.? A historian by training, Dr. Keyssar has specialized in the excavation of issues that have contemporary policy implications.
2007.09.13-Democracy as an Ongoing Project
Alexander Keyssar discusses democracy in America in one of the keynote lectures for the?September Project.? A historian by training, Dr. Keyssar has specialized in the excavation of issues that have contemporary policy implications.
Connecting Common Experiences - Armen Berjikly, Julio Vasconcellos (Experience Project)
Armen Berjikly, the Founder and CEO of The Experience Project, and Julio Vasconcellos, VP of Business Development discuss their experience of building a technology start-up that unites people who can improve each other's lives. Berjikly discusses how he built his new venture from fund raising to establishing the company infrastructure. He talks about the importance of hiring the right people to work in a start-up and illustrates the key role of a "Mentor Capitalist" in the journey of an entrepre
