Carol Allen, Personalised Learning for ALL

Saturday

Carol Allen, 11:45, will discuss how the same teaching and learning strategies and methodologies employed to include students can be extended to support staff and voluntary helpers in order to facilitate their own inclusive learning.

Personalised learning has been a key feature of effective working practice within the SEN field for many years. This session will look at how the same teaching and learning strategies and methodologies employed to include students can be extended to support staff and voluntary helpers in order to facilitate their own inclusive learning empowered by the effective use of ICT and technology.

Val Brown, Creatively accessing the curriculum using ICT in a Special School.

Saturday
Val Brown, Woodlawn School, 10:45, offers practical strategies as she looks at the general work of the school from Early Years to KS4 encompassing developing the international dimension to an inclusive art lesson; from high tech to low tech.

Woodlawn School in North Tyneside is recognised for its work enabling pupils to access the curriculum using ICT. This seminar will look at the general work of the school from Early Years to KS4 encompassing developing the international dimension to an inclusive art lesson; from high tech to low tech.This seminar offers practical strategies that can be used by any member of staff and resources that could be equally used within mainstream schools as well as special schools.

Mrs. E.A. Draffan, Developing skills and capabilities for the use of gadgets and computers in teaching and learning environments.

Friday, Mrs. E.A. Draffan, will illustrate how some students with specific learning difficulties have developed strategies to make the best use of gadgets such as recorders, mobile phones and other handheld devices as well as computers to assist their study skills.

The use of assistive technologies will also be mentioned with hints and tips along the way.

Dr Steve Chinn, A Framework for Maths

Friday
Dr Steve Chinn, 10:45, will look at how maths can be taught to acknowledge learners’ skills and deficits and will also consider the key characteristics of good technological support.

The technology used to support maths learning can only be successful if the underlying maths structure is effective and built around the different ways that children learn. This seminar will look at how maths can be taught to acknowledge learners’ skills and deficits and will also consider the key characteristics of good technological support.

Professor John Munro, Learning to teach students who have reading and literacy learning difficulties

Associate Professor John Munro of Melbourne University, 11:45, will describe one approach to using educational technology to train teachers to teach students who have reading and literacy learning difficulties.

This seminar describes one approach to using educational technology to train teachers to teach students who have reading and literacy learning difficulties.
To successfully teach these students, teachers need to
• understand how readers read,
• identify the multiple causes of these difficulties
• assess and diagnose these difficulties
• use effective teaching procedures.

The approach uses educational technology procedures to teach these components. It simulate the processes involved in early word reading and shows how dyslexia is caused. Second, it shows various types of reading difficulty being diagnosed. Third it shows various teaching procedures being used in regular classrooms.

Judith Stansfield, Matching ICT tools to dyslexic needs

Thursday
Judith Stansfield, 10:45, will provide exemplification of how new and emerging technologies can be used to support dyslexic children and young people to gain access to the curriculum and help them become more independent learners.

Bob Black, Developing early reading skills to promote and develop spoken language

Wednesday

Bob Black, 13:00, will focus on children with Down syndrome and others with speech and language difficulties with the seminar demonstrating how teachers can use early years ICT to promote language and literacy skills. In essence the seminar will assist teachers in ‘teaching reading to teach talking‘.

For children with Down syndrome and others with speech and language difficulties the seminar will demonstrate how teachers can use early years ICT to promote language and literacy skills. In essence the seminar will assist teachers in ‘teaching reading to teach talking‘. The Link between reading and productive speech has been well researched and proven since Lesleys Duffen’s first paper and the work of the Downs Syndrome educational trust and others. Children with Downs syndrome in common with many other visual learners have a specific learning profile, not just a global delay

Pete Wells, Hollywood on a Shoestring!

Wednesday

Award winning Pete Wells, 11:45, will demonstrate an exciting range of software and techniques that can turn any classroom into a lively, creative Hollywood studio which can benefit all learners!

“Lights, Camera, Action!” Join the digital movie revolution with Pete Wells as he demonstrates an exciting range of software and techniques that can turn any classroom into a lively, creative Hollywood studio which can benefit all learners!
In this fun-packed seminar Pete will show a number of cheap and cheerful ways to turn any child into the next Spielberg! See how learners have benefited from simple, sensory stop-motion animation, exciting Chromakey projects, digital story telling projects (produced without using a camera) as well as scandalous, revealing celebrity interviews!
“You ain’t seen nothin’ yet!”

Carol Allen, Creativity and SEN made accessible through ICT

Wednesday
Carol Allen, 10:45, will look at catching pupil’s imagination and providing purposeful activities with outcomes that have value with examples based on recent classroom practice.

All learners have the capacity to express their ideas, thoughts and dreams and gain pleasure and enjoyment from doing so, but how are these to be captured when some experience great barriers to traditional learning routes? This session will focus on easy to replicate, practical ideas for all learners whatever their level of ability and skill. Imagination catching; purposeful activities with outcomes that have value are the focus of the session with examples based on recent classroom practice.

Special Education Needs @ BETT

BETT will once again be able to offer a number of strategies and classroom practices to support the SEN agenda with a varied programme of seminars run by practitioners, experts in key areas and exhibitors having a range of resources to support teachers in the classroom and beyond.

Chris Olley,King’s College, London and Education Interactive, Improving the Teaching and Learning of maths and science through the appropriate use of

The TI-Nspire platform represents a significant move forwards for maths educators. Typically a department may have the resources to invest the time and money in using one or maybe two of the dynamic software or graphics calculators available, leaving a wide range of the curriculum untouched. TI-Nspire integrates all of the very best dynamic software into one application which runs exactly the same on a desktop PC and a handheld device for easy classroom use. Multiple representations of mathematics are the natural outcome allowing teachers to support their students in developing mathematical ideas, rather than practicing methods. The session will act as an introduction to TI-Nspire together with an engagement with the possibilities it presents.

Dan Sutch, Doug Belshaw, Teacher, Ridgewood School, Doncaster,Teachers as Innovators

This seminar will look at available resources and strategies that support teachers in developing new approaches to teaching and learning, empowering teachers to act as the innovators of new educational practices. The session will also highlight the resistances to change within schools and share different strategies used by innovative teachers to reduce these barriers. The aim of the session is to enable participants to leave with knowledge of the tools and strategies to develop new practices in their own schools.

Home access through technology

Parrs Wood will show how this school is supporting home access through technology

Leon Cych, Director Learn 4 Life, Using Second Life in the Schools' Sector

Leon Cych, from Learn 4 Life, talks about examples of the uses of Second Life in the schools' sector. He will be demonstrating several current projects and showing how this virtual platform can be used to extend teaching and learning, training and CPD in schools both locally and globally.He will be highlighting the benefits and drawbacks of using a MUVE (Multi User Virtual Environment) to deliver education for the 21st Century. How is this relatively new learning platform being used to engage teachers and pupils in a more compelling ways.

Simon Brennand, Deputy Headteacher, Philip Morant School & College, Enriching the curriculum & assessment system

This seminar will showcase curriculum enrichment work across Key Stages 1-4, the use of CADCAM and the encouragement of problem-based flexible learning.Resourcing and sustaining cross-network innovation will also be considered, alongside outcomes which can be used to assess the impact of these transformations

Tash Lee, Laura Shore, Deputy Head, Luckwell Primary School, Bristol, ‘Fountaineering’ for educational change

‘Fountaineers’ is a whole school project in which primary pupils are co-researchers, co-designers, owners and engineers of an interactive and programmable, intelligent water fountain. Ultimately the fountain is a vehicle and a focus for us to trial and to develop new approaches to teaching and learning, to challenge some traditional school structures and to put personalised learning and learner voice into practice.The seminar will provide practical advice, and share tools and processes for others to be able to run similar projects in their own institutions.

Ross Wallis, Head of Art, Sidcot School, Exploring and Exploiting Digital Media in Art and Design Education

This seminar aims to introduce teachers to the potential of digital media in art education through a collage of examplar material that encompasses digital Image-manipulation, animation, film making, web design and interactive multimedia, from classroom projects with younger years, to individual A level work created by students who have gone on to study and practice digital art and design at degree level and as a profession. The session will end with a glimpse at current developments such as the use of mobile devices, blogging, vlogging, vle’s web 2.0 and the potential significance of Bebo.

Dr John Morgan, Steve Moseley, Assistant Deputy Head, Ashton Park School, Bristol, Enquiring Minds

Enquiring Minds is a new approach to teaching and learning which taps into students’ interests, questions and ideas and uses them to develop skills of research and knowledge creation. The approach has been developed and trialed by Futurelab and two partner schools, and a guide to Enquiring Minds is to be launched at BETT. This seminar will introduce the approach, tell the story of the project and present some of the findings about the approach from our research in schools.

New technology and the workspace

Djanogly will discuss the interaction of new technology and the workspace

Handheld technologies in the curriculum

Dearne School, will look at the use of handheld technologies in the curriculum

Alan Cameron, Education Officer and project manager, Effective Learning & Teaching through Video Conferencing

4 rurally isolated primary schools have been engaged in a 2-year programme with 30 primary pupils receiving weekly lessons via video conferencing from an instrumental tutor on brass instruments. The project has been greatly enhanced through partnership working with the London Symphony Orchestra. Rod Franks (Principal Trumpet, LSO) has given additional lessons via video-link direct from the St Luke’s Centre, London to the remote schools. This session will look at how the quality of learning and teaching exceeded Headteachers’ expectations.

Rob Couch, Head of ICT Services, Guernsey Education Department, Enabling Primary Curriculum Innovation through a Managed Service

Guernsey embarked on an ambitious strategic change programme to support learning through ICT. In September 2005 all the Island’s schools came back to a completely new managed ICT environment focused on enabling innovation, the 17 primary schools had agreed priority areas for the development of ICT integrated with AfL principles; learning intentions and success criteria are used to create assessment and recording facilities within SIMS. Schools are encouraged to post units of work online in order to build up an island-wide resource of knowledge, experience and practice. Elements of transformation are already evident.

Jessica Pykett,Developing and accrediting personal competencies and skills

This seminar will report on the findings of work carried out by Futurelab on behalf of the QCA. The research draws together a review of current projects and initiatives which provide insights into different approaches to developing young people’s skills and competencies (broadly classified as ‘21st century skills’) through non-subject led approaches. We identify how these different approaches might be developed and supported at a national level, and make recommendations as to assessment and accreditation practices which could be used to promote and develop personal skills and competencies. Principles and models for nurturing and assessing personal competencies and skills are identified. We will outline proposals for two accreditation frameworks, based on the idea of a ‘personal challenge’ and a ‘participatory curriculum’.

Dr. Tim Rudd, Simon Kaufman, Teacher Advisor - ICT, Mathematics, Inclusion Support and Development Service, Barnsley, Approaches to learner voice in s

This seminar will focus on the principles, perspectives and practices around increasing ‘learner voice’ in schools, particularly in light of the personalisation agenda. It will look at prior research, alternative practice, tools for participation and empowering learners. It will also show some examples of projects and practice that have fostered greater learner voice and demonstrate why this is a key issue to consider in relation to future teaching and learning, pedagogy and the organisation of schools.

Miles Berry, Terry Freedman, Personalised Learning through Technology

This seminar will explore how ICT can contribute to a new experience of schooling, assessment for learning, pupils’ ownership of learning, peer mentoring and parental engagement, thus fulfilling the aspirations of the Gilbert Report. The design of schools for the future will be discussed, as will possibilities for teachers’ CPD. Provision for more radical interpretations of personalised learning will also be discussed. There will be practical examples of how technology such as Learning Platforms, VLEs, MISs, blogging, handheld devices and home computers are being used, and there will be lots of ideas for teachers to try out for themselves.

Andy Lowe, ELearning Director, St Paul’s Catholic College. Captivate students and enhance learning with a learning platform

Andy will demonstrate how to use a learning platform to personalise learning, improve results and inspire pupils from a school that has already achieved this. The talk will also cover how to make teaching resources interesting on a VLE and advice on the best ways to help teachers get their lesson materials online.

Peter Yeomans & Steve Wheeler, 11:45, Wednesday, Collaborative tools in teaching and learning: the University of Plymoth example

This seminar will give a broad overview of the challenges and impact of collaborative tools in learning and teaching.It will aim to introduce some of the theory and pedagogy of wiki based learning and teaching. It will look at the implementation issues for a school in terms of web based technology and the impact upon the approach to learning & teaching drawing upon the lessons learned during a pilot project by the University of Plymouth in partnership with local schools.

Andy Tyerman, Becta, 10:45 Wednesday, What will a personal online learning space mean for schools and for learners? Where are we now?

The Government target for learners to have access to a personal online learning space by March 2008 will be a significant move towards the widespread uptake of technologies that widen access to learning. Learners will increasingly take greater control over their learning as they have choices about when and where they are engaging. What are the challenges to the role of the teacher and the school to ensure that best practice and effective use of the technologies leads to improved outcomes for learners in the shortest possible timescales? The session will provide an update on the current position and how learning platform technology is having significant impact around the country.

Classroom Practice

The CPD programme at BETT aims to showcase a number of teachers and schools who have successfully integrated ICT into their practice. These seminars will provide a number of classroom strategies, hints and tips which the visitor can then contextualise into their own environment.

Ewan McIntosh, Learning and Teaching Scotland, We’re adopting! A strategy for adopting social media in education

Using blogs, wikis, podcasts, social bookmarking and other social software seems an obvious advantage to those already using these tools in the classroom. But how can administrators and community leaders get their own learning communities to see the light? Ewan and colleagues in East Lothian, Scotland, have used grounded business strategies and a passion for experimentation to successfully integrate new technologies and teaching into their schools. In this session, find out what they are doing, how they are doing it and talk through your concerns, opportunities and challenges.

Keri Facer, Futurelab, Space to Think: Preparing for Long Term Educational Futures

This presentation will provide an overview of findings from a programme of work currently being conducted by Futurelab into the future role of education in the context of technological, social and global change. It will provide a summary of the latest forecasts and predictions from scientists, industry and non governmental organisations. It will identify key issues facing educators in planning for the future. The presentation will also offer a set of tools for education leaders and innovators to use to create ‘space to think’ for planning BSF programmes or transforming curriculum, pedagogy and home-school relations.

Educational Debate 3, Saturday 12:15

What technology changes have best reflected the changing pedagogical landscape in recent years?

Educational Debate 2, Thursday 12:15

What are the key leadership challenges facing educators at a time of technological and social advancement?

Education Debate 1, Wednesday 14:00

What three changes in the approach to teaching and learning are required to raise attainment through ICT?

Educational Debates

Educational debates
For the first time at BETT, a number of debates will offer visitors the opportunity to engage with some of the key agencies involved with ICT educational practice.

Each of the debates below will involve key players from the leading educational agencies outlining their own thoughts about the topics under debate. Through the use of interactive voting systems, the audience will be able to share their own views on these questions and facilitate the discussion process.

Wednesday 14:00, What three changes in the approach to teaching and learning are required to raise attainment through ICT?

Thursday 12:15, What are the key leadership challenges facing educators at a time of technological and social advancement?

Saturday 12:15, What technology changes have best reflected the changing pedagogical landscape in recent years?

Mick Waters, QCA, Primary learning - a curriculum looking forward

Mick Waters, Director, Curriculum Division, QCA will deliver this keynote address.

Primary schools are thinking hard about how to make the curriculum work for their children. Many have recognised that the school can drive the learning, making the curriculum do its job.This session will offer some ways forward, looking at aspects of ICT, and provide examples of progress being made across the country.

Partnerships for Schools

Tim Byles, Partnerships for Schools, Friday 12:15, will also provide an up to date view on the Building Schools of the Future programme.

Becta keynote address, Niel McLean, Personalising learning in a connected world

The debate about personalising learning asks challenging questions. To what extent is it possible or desirable to meet individual learners' needs? If we want to open up real possibilities to personalise what is learnt, how it is learnt, where it is learnt, when it is learnt, how learning is supported, and how it is recognised, do we have the tools for the job? If new technology offers us the tools, what does that mean for the role of the teacher and the school? This session considers the challenges and opportunities for personalising learning in a connected world.

Tony Richardson, Becta, Delivering the e-strategy for education

This session will be led by Tony Richardson, Executive Director, Strategy and Policy, Becta.

This session will set out Becta’s view about what the e-strategy is aiming to achieve in order to extend, enhance and enrich learning and to empower learners. It will be put in the national context of the evidence we have of the impact of the Harnessing Technology Strategy on the quality of learning, learner motivation and engagement and the evidence of impact on achievement. It will outline the future development of the strategy – in the context of a more demand-led system. This will ensure the needs and demands of learners, parents/carers and employers drive the way 21st century technology is harnessed to create a much more personalised system for all.

Mick Waters, QCA, Designing a new secondary curriculum

Mick Waters from the QCA, Thursday 10:45, will indicate how the revised secondary curriculum is a real oppurtunity for schools to look again at the design of the learning experience they offer their pupils.Many schools are already underway with reformatting the way they engage with young people and this session will explore the impact.The ICT implications will be illustrated and possibilities offered.

DCSF Keynotes, Doug Brown, Wednesday, Ralph Tabberer, Thursday

The DCSF will present two keynotes one by Doug Brown, Wednesday 15:30, the other by Ralph Tabberer, Thursday 13:45, highlighting the latest government thinking on particular issues related to ICT within education.

BESA keynote, Disruptive mobile learning

The BESA keynote address will be delivered by Professor Mike Sharples, Professor of Learning Sciences and Director of the Learning Sciences Research Institute, who will talk about how children are starting to bring the rich but disruptive activities of social networked learning into classrooms through mobile networked devices. Mike will draw on some of his studies (e.g. providing students with 'personal learning organisers' and the new 'PI: Personal Inquiry' project) and also work from other countries on enriching and orchestrating learning through mobile technology. There are important challenges - e.g. how to link formal and informal learning, how to cope with the disruption of personal technology in schools, and how to design mobile technology for learning that isn't just a 'teacher in a small box'.

Ministerial Keynote, Wednesday 9 January

The Ministerial keynote address will take place at 11:00 on Wednesday 9 January which will outline many of the ICT related educational priorities the government has.

The BETT 2008 CPD programme

For School Leaders, Local Authority Advisers, Policy Makers and International visitors the CPD programme at BETT 2008 provides a broad range of keynotes delivered by some of the key players in education.