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Knowledge of the Learner – How We Learn

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Knowledge of the Learner – How We Learn

  • Created By Jon Gibson
  • Last Updated September 20th, 2023

Programme Overview

Topic
Teaching and Learning – How Learners Learn SEND
Delivery Model Online Learning
What is Included
  • Certificate of attendance.
  • Course material (if applicable).
Cost
  • AED 440 per delegate plus 5% VAT
  • Discounts available for 3 or more delegates from the same school.
  • If you would like bespoke in-school training, please contact Rebecca (rebecca@infinitelearning.ae) for more information.
Deadline booking date:

Wednesday 4th October 2023
 
Date of Training 7th November 2023 
Time (UAE) 4pm to 6pm (UAE Time)
Platform Online

Target audience

Anyone who works in SEND in schools, Teachers & TA’s

Aims of the course

Develop an overview of some theories around learning:

  • Attachment

  • Learning interactions

  • Memory

  • Cognitive Load

  • Attention.

  • Metacognition & mindset
  • Allow participants to discuss and share with peers how this can support classroom practice.
  • Ask participants to commit to something they will change in their practice.
Intended outcomes

Allow participants to discuss and share with peers how this can support classroom practice.

Ask participants to commit to something they will change in their practice.

Jon Gibson

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Jon is an educational consultant, executive coach and SEND mentor who has conducted over one hundred plus reviews in secondary, primary, middle, first or special schools. Jon has worked/led projects in Education Opportunity Areas and in Wales. He co-authored the SEND Review of the State of Guernsey and Alderney and was the lead for secondary and special schools in the Inclusion Review of the State of Jersey. He has also researched, designed, and planned a 25- hour provision to offer schools an alternative to the Pupil Referral Units in Wiltshire. He is supporting leaders across the country and has 200 plus hours of experience coaching leaders. Jon is an improvement partner in a special school. He is published in the nasen connect magazine, Sec Ed and Primary Headteacher. He started teaching in London (1996) and has been a school leader since his second year of teaching. He became a senior leader in 2004 and has worked in mainstream and SEND settings. He has led: Teaching & Learning; Curriculum; Professional Development; Student Services and SEND; Data and School Improvement and more. He is also a trained British Schools Overseas Reviewer, PP and SEND reviewer, DSL and DSL Supervisor. He has also written a Level 2 course specification for EDEXCEL, an been a Challenge Partner Reviewer

Programme Details:

Session 1: Teaching and Learning – How Learners Learn SEND

 

This is a one-off online CPD session.

د.إ440
Trainer:
Jon Gibson
Duration:
2 Hours
Sessions:
1
Language:
English

Natalie Croome is a cross-curricular generalist, specialising in helping teams hone in on just what it is that student learning is showing them about possible areas of focus for teacher and/or leader learning. Using Professional Learning Standards as drivers in the design of high-quality Professional Learning Programmes, Natalie guides teams of leaders through engaging inquiries, honing in on connecting teacher learning to student learning. Natalie brings a fresh, adaptable and flexible approach to her work in leading Professional Learning; keeping it open to questions, research and taking a personal approach to the design process. In this way, she involves Professional Learners in the whole process, from identifying the focus area/s, designing the learning,facilitation, school-based practice, sharing findings, asking new questions... Areas of expertise include teacher identity, the ethics and professional practice of international education, global education pedagogies, bilingual & multilingual classrooms, inquiry-based learning, Cognitive Coaching, interdisciplinary & transdisciplinary approaches to teaching and learning, collaborative happiness, Positive Psychology and Emotional Intelligence. Natalie combines a professional approach with a sense of fun and a passion for connecting with people, building relationships, and leveraging curiosity, creativity and play as powerful learning tools.