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Can you save time assessing?
Can you save time assessing?
I was fortunate enought to be invited back to form part of a helpdesk at Newcastle University on the 26th of January delivering short bursts of CPD to their previous cohort of NQTs. The topic which was high on the NQT’s agenda was assessment and I took that topic.
The theme for me was about saving time assessing and saving time in giving formative and summative feedback. I admit now that my ideas may seem controversial to some, this all depends on your school’s marking policy so I appreciate this is not a one-size-fits-all approach, but it may inspire you to do something different.
ALL TEESSIDE: GCSE’s – Changing Ds into Cs and As into A*s
ALL TEESSIDE: GCSE’s – Changing Ds into Cs and As into A*s
MACMILLAN ACADEMY in partnership with ALL Teesside present;
French/Spanish/German GCSE. Changing Ds into Cs and As into A*s with Terry Murray, past chief examiner, teacher and currently trainer will be at Macmillan Academy, Middlesbrough on the 14th February 2013.
Cost £50 for members of ALL, £75 others.
Programme
9.-9.30 Coffee and registration
9.45. START. Seeing controlled assessments through the students’ eyes.
· Tips for Reading and Listening:
· CA exam technique – how to manage the different stages
· shortcuts
· how other teachers do it
· memorising techniques
· Vocabulary learning
· how to get better grades.
11.15. Coffee
11.30 Speaking and writing:
· what the exam boards want
· giving the exam boards what they want
· how to get more A*s
· how to organise the unorganisable
· websites that can help get better grades
1.00 Lunch and discussion
2.00 Close or work with other mfl teachers at the session on resources and planning
For further details about this event contact Una Storey, Head of MFL at Macmillan Academy u.storey@macademy.org.uk.
Address: Stockton Rd Middlesbrough, Cleveland TS5 4AG
Tel: 01642 800800
For ALL Teesside enquiries, contact allmiddlesbrough@gmail.com
