All Members' Autumn Conference: 4 October 2008: Blog

All Members Conference 08 - Blog now available

The official All Members' Conference 2008 blog is now available to members and can be found at:

http://amac2008.naaceblogs.org/

Both delegates and those who were unable to attend can post comments on each of the sessions. Perhaps it's a question for the speaker, or a more general comment on what was said. The session posts have been populated with session slides and videocasts where possible.

We are delighted to advise that our keynote speakers will be Ruth Hammond of Becta, Fiona Aubrey-Smith of Uniservity and Mick Waters, Director of Curriculum at QCA. In addition the day will include an exhibition for delegates, two sets of parallel workshops on gaming, real time reporting, handheld technologies and assessing pupil progress and a very lively lunch.

The Naace AGM will follow this conference and there will be prize draw to close.

Date and Venue

4th October 2008, Techno Centre, Coventry

Programme

09.00 - 10.00 Exhibition, Registration and Bacon Rolls

10.00 - 10.10 Introduction and Opening remarks - Gareth Davies

10.10 - 10.45 Extending Learning Opportunities - Fiona Aubrey-Smith

What do we mean by Extending Learning Opportunities? Whose learning are we referring to? How far, and in which directions, are we doing the extending? Who is making, and benefiting from these opportunities? These key questions and some corresponding thoughts, ideas and examples of current practice will be shared to provide a context and some challenges to think about during and after, the All Members Conference.

10.45 - 11.00 Coffee Break

11.00 - 11.40 Two parallel sessions

Gaming - Sara de Freitas

Assessing Pupil Progress in ICT - Terry Handley

Assessing Pupils' Progress (APP) is the new national approach to assessment that equips teachers to make judgements on pupils' progress, fine-tune their understanding of learners' needs, and tailors their planning and teaching accordingly. QCA have recently piloted this approach in ICT to compliment those already developed for Science, Mathematics and English. The pilot has been greeted enthusiatically by the teachers involved.

This session will introduce the methodology and some of the materials developed in addition to hearing from one of the pilot schools about their experience

11.45 - 12.30 Safeguarding Children in an Digital World - Ruth Hammond

ICT has opened up a world of opportunity; however we must all ensure that whilst the children and young people in our care enjoy the benefits they are also prepared for the risks.  This session will aim to highlight the key policy messages and resources which are available to help safeguard our digital natives!

12.30 - 1.15 Lunch, Exhibition and networking

13.15 - 13.55 Two parallel sessions

Real Time Reporting @ Djanogly - Darren Frearson, Djanogly Academy

The ‘Real Time Reporting Journey’ covers our current setup in terms of what parents have access to, and how they access it securely. It will cover the problems and obstacles we have overcome along the way and the benefits to the learners, family and school.

Using Handheld devises in Key Stage 2 - Ruth Jack

Last year Ruth was invited to join a group to look at the use of Handheld devices in and out of the classroom. The project focused on the use of EDA’s at West Stow Anglo- Saxon village near Bury St. Edmunds. The final report is being written up and will be published soon. The presentation will focus on the project and the general use of Handheld devises in schools.

13.55 - 14.10 Coffee Break

14.10 - 15.00 A Curriculum for the Future - Mick Waters

Young people learn together; from each other, from adults in school and elsewhere. The challenge for the curriculum is to exploit natural links so that teaching and learning can come together to the benefit of each individual. This session will examine some of the possibilities in the design and presentation of a curriculum for the future.

15.10 - 16.20 AGM

16.25- 16.30 Prize Draw

• Digital Camera
• 1 years free subscription to J2e.com worth up to £499
• Bottle of wine
• 4-Month free trial offer of eFolio for any number of staff and students, configured to school’s own requirements.
• Choice of OxBox
• Websites for Teachers Book

 16.35 Depart

Booking

Booking is now closed.