Welcome
Welcome to Learning and Teaching in Action in Sperrin IC.
This site is created to communicate our Learning and Teaching Policy along with ‘the theory’ or fundamentals behind the policy and how it is put into action in our school. It is envisaged that this site will be our digital handbook helping us realise our school aims. |
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our BlogFollow our Blog to find out about what's current in Sperrin.
What goes on during Staff Development Days, What's a focus on our School Action Plan, What other people are saying, Food for thought and just generally any thing that we think is of interest. |
Accelerated Learning
Teaching and learning is our core business. In sperrin we follow the principles of accelerated learning. The acronym CHAMPS is used to sum up the elements of good teaching and learning. Find out what this looks like in practice in our school. |
Thinking Skills
Questions instigate learning.The right questions challenges pupils to develop higher order thinking skills. Are you a left brainer .. or a right brainer? Learn more ...... |
Support for Learning
Support for SEN Learners Assessment for Learning SIMS to support Teaching and Learning |
Acknowledgements
This website is used as a vehicle to pull together all the good practice, ideas and educational thinking that I think reflect what is fundamental to good teaching and learning in Sperrin.... or anywhere.
No wheel has been reinvented .. every effort is made to give credit to all sources and people.
Particular influences include the work of:
Alastair Smith - Alistair Smith has been described as the UK’s leading trainer in modern learning methods.
http://www.alistairsmithlearning.com/
Howard Gardiner - Howard Gardner, multiple intelligences and education.
http://infed.org/mobi/howard-gardner-multiple-intelligences-and-education/
Black, Paul and Wiliam, Dylan - Inside the Black Box: Raising standards through classroom assessment
Dr Mahesh Sharma
Dr Sharma is the former Cambridge College president and served for thirty years as professor of mathematics education to undergraduate and graduate students. Internationally, he is known for his groundbreaking work in math education and math learning problems, particularly, dyscalculia and other specific learning disabilities in mathematics. Visit The Centre for Teaching and Learning Mathematics
All those people and organisations who support teachers
NEELB CASS staff - especially the Mathematic Team
http://www.neelb.org.uk/teachers/cass/mathematics/
CCEA - especially NI curriculum resources and mini-sites
http://www.nicurriculum.org.uk/
And most of all -- the inspirational teachers that I have had the pleasure to work with. Top of the list - staff of Sperrin Integrated College - main contributors of this work.
This website is used as a vehicle to pull together all the good practice, ideas and educational thinking that I think reflect what is fundamental to good teaching and learning in Sperrin.... or anywhere.
No wheel has been reinvented .. every effort is made to give credit to all sources and people.
Particular influences include the work of:
Alastair Smith - Alistair Smith has been described as the UK’s leading trainer in modern learning methods.
http://www.alistairsmithlearning.com/
Howard Gardiner - Howard Gardner, multiple intelligences and education.
http://infed.org/mobi/howard-gardner-multiple-intelligences-and-education/
Black, Paul and Wiliam, Dylan - Inside the Black Box: Raising standards through classroom assessment
Dr Mahesh Sharma
Dr Sharma is the former Cambridge College president and served for thirty years as professor of mathematics education to undergraduate and graduate students. Internationally, he is known for his groundbreaking work in math education and math learning problems, particularly, dyscalculia and other specific learning disabilities in mathematics. Visit The Centre for Teaching and Learning Mathematics
All those people and organisations who support teachers
NEELB CASS staff - especially the Mathematic Team
http://www.neelb.org.uk/teachers/cass/mathematics/
CCEA - especially NI curriculum resources and mini-sites
http://www.nicurriculum.org.uk/
And most of all -- the inspirational teachers that I have had the pleasure to work with. Top of the list - staff of Sperrin Integrated College - main contributors of this work.