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Techniques for Developing Personal Learning and Thinking Skills

 
Techniques for Developing Personal Learning and Thinking Skills
19 Oct 2010 WS2640 £245 Leeds City Centre
20 Oct 2010 WS2641 £245 Birmingham City Centre
21 Oct 2010 WS2642 £259 London Euston
25 Jan 2011 WS3609 £259 London Euston
26 Jan 2011 WS3610 £249 Leeds City Centre
27 Jan 2011 WS3611 £249 Manchester City Centre
28 Jan 2011 WS3612 £249 Birmingham City Centre
05 Apr 2011 WS3613 £249 Birmingham City Centre
06 Apr 2011 WS3614 £249 Manchester City Centre
07 Apr 2011 WS3615 £249 Leeds City Centre
08 Apr 2011 WS3616 £259 London Euston
05 Jul 2011 WS3617 £259 London Euston
06 Jul 2011 WS3618 £249 Leeds City Centre
07 Jul 2011 WS3619 £249 Manchester City Centre
08 Jul 2011 WS3620 £249 Birmingham City Centre
11 Oct 2011 WS3621 £259 London Euston
12 Oct 2011 WS3622 £249 Leeds City Centre
13 Oct 2011 WS3623 £249 Manchester City Centre
14 Oct 2011 WS3624 £249 Birmingham City Centre
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Helping young people to learn, develop and succeed faster

Personal, learning and thinking skills (PLTS) are now high on the teaching and learning agenda.  They are integral to the ‘new’ 2008 on Diplomas but also offer pivotal personal development opportunities for all young people.

Research has also shown that in order to acquire and develop fundamental concepts such as organising oneself, managing change, taking responsibility and perseverance, learners need to develop and apply skills from all of the follow six groups and in a wide range of learning contexts. 

Further more it is recommended that PLTS are incorporated into teaching and leaning at all stages from age 11 to 19

This workshop provides participants with an understanding of the components that make up the PLTS framework and aids relevancy in a variety of contexts. It provides opportunities to consider existing practice and identify ways to introduce or extend techniques in which the development of PLTS are delivered and assessed.

For Whom

This workshop is designed for those who are preparing or just beginning to deliver Diplomas. This could include subject specialists and other team members such as those involved with Functional Skills, tutorials or work experience. It is aimed at practitioners across all consortia types and encourages the breadth of environments to share their experiences and challenges during this workshop.

The workshop will also be attractive to those responsible with the management and development and observation of teaching and learning programmes who need to understand what latest good practice looks like.

The workshop is therefore applicable to private training providers, FE colleges, adult community learning providers, schools and employers.  Indeed any and all situations where young people have opportunities to learn. 

Aim and objectives

To provide managers, practitioners and employers with the knowledge, ideas and confidence to recognise and try a variety of approaches and techniques to assist their learners in developing PLTS, by:

Content

Participants experience a range of approaches for developing their understanding whilst exploring and exchanging ideas and techniques to use with their own learners. This workshop provides opportunities to develop techniques or activities to take away, adapt and share whilst developing a greater understanding of the pedagogy underlying the approaches experienced during the day. Participants are encouraged occasionally to move out of their comfort zones and in doing so appreciate how they might be able to apply some of the techniques to their own personal development or that of others.

The day is spilt into 4 sessions

  1. Developing an understanding of the ‘PLTS’
  2. Recognising the pedagogy supporting each skills group
  3. Exploring techniques and approaches for assessment
  4. Identifying the impact for implementing PLTS delivery and recognising ways to implement

Session 1 – Developing an understanding of the ‘PLTS’
This session is designed to provide the background of PLTS, what they are and where they came from and why they are important, by:

Session 2 – Recognising the pedagogy supporting each skills group
This session builds on the knowledge gained in session 1 to move knowledge into application. It aims to provide delegates with opportunities to share experiences, gain new ones and appreciate how using a range of recognised pedagogical approaches can help develop PLTS in their learners. This session covers:

Session 3 – Exploring techniques and approaches for assessment
This session provides the opportunity to reflect on some of the techniques and approaches used during the day, relate them to the range of PLTS and initiate, develop or adapt techniques or activities for delivery and assessment of progress, by:

Session 4 – Identifying the impact for implementing PLTS delivery and recognising ways to implement

The final session explores what participants might need to prepare for delivery and assessment of PLTS. It aims to recognise the impact for implementing PLTS delivery. Delegates will be given opportunities to reflect on their experiences and shared ideas in order to plan for implementation.

Participants will be provided with time to reflect, consider and evaluate the impact on their own learning from the day’s experiences, by:

Learning will be facilitated through:

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Certificates of Professional Development.

Formal Certificates of Development will be issued, by post, to participants who complete this workshop. These certificates will detail the key learning aims and the face-to-face learning hours undertaken, enabling participants to update their CPD records and logs accordingly. The workshop also allows time, during the day, for participants to reflect on and record their personal learning development and consider how best to apply the knowledge gained on return to work. This element of the programme is designed to maximise the benefits from attending and enable participants to make better review judgments when recording their CPD activities.