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Ideal for monitoring and for the self-evaluation process.</font></p> <p><font size="-1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <b>A handbook for teachers and support staff</b> with hundreds of practical strategies for turning the policy into practice.</font></p> <p><font size="-1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <b>Personalisation in Teaching</b><br /> <b>5 Key Principles</b></font></p> <ul> <li><font size="-1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> Classroom management systems in place, atmosphere and environment welcoming.</font></li> <li><font size="-1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> Learning aims clear and understood by all.</font></li> <li><font size="-1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> Key vocabulary displayed, used and understood.</font></li> <li><font size="-1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> All students participate without anxiety.</font></li> <li><font size="-1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> Teachers identify, review and celebrate learning.</font></li> </ul> <p><font size="-1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <b>Principles</b> on 1 page. <b>How?</b> 51 pages of ideas to help teachers reach these goals.</font></p> <p><font size="-1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <b>Personalisation in Learning</b><br /> <b>4 Key Principles</b></font></p> <ul> <li><font size="-1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> Learners are clear and confident when activities and tasks begin.</font></li> <li><font size="-1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> Effective learning tasks demand thinking and understanding, not just answers.</font></li> <li><font size="-1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> Planning for differentiation helps to meet the needs of all learners.</font></li> <li><font size="-1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> All teachers have a responsibility for integrating and developing basic and key skills.</font></li> </ul> <p><font size="-1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <b>Principles</b> on 1 page. <b>How?</b> 45 pages of techniques, examples and guidance.</font></p> <p><font size="-1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <b>Personalisation in Assessment</b><br /> <b>4 Key Principles</b></font></p> <ul> <li><font size="-1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> Key purpose of assessment is to promote learning; distinction between Assessment <i>of</i> and Assessment <i>for</i> Learning understood by all.</font></li> <li><font size="-1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> Assessment criteria shared and understood by all.</font></li> <li><font size="-1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> Learners engage in peer and self assessment.</font></li> <li><font size="-1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> Feedback and feedforward systems are in action.</font></li> </ul> <p><font size="-1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <b>Principles</b> on 1 page. <b>How?</b> 32 pages of these principles seen in practice.</font></p> <p><font size="-1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> The principles and ideas have been warmly received by schools as the quotes indicate:</font></p> <p><font size="-1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <i> I m going to buy a copy of this handbook for all of my staff. And on this occasion they ll thank me! </i><br /></font> <font size="-2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> Derek Wise, Head of Cramlington Community High School and member of DfES 2020 Teaching and Learning Review Group</font></p> <p><font size="-1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <i> Robert Powell s INSET was a day bursting with practical strategies, exciting, stimulating and varied... </i><br /></font> <font size="-2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> (following INSET on ideas in the book) Anna Wells, AHT, Manchester High School for Girls</font></p> <p><font size="-1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <i> Robert s ideas can be adapted to any age or situation and have had a huge impact upon attainment and progress at Marston Vale Middle School. </i><br /></font> <font size="-2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> Jim Godfrey, Headteacher</font></p> <p><font size="-1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <i> Quite inspirational; the most positive feedback that we have ever received from INSET. </i><br /></font> <font size="-2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> (following INSET on ideas in the book) Derek Peaple Headteacher, Park House School and Sports College, Newbury</font></p> <p align="center"><b> <font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="4" color="#0000FF"> <a href="http://www.robertpowellpublications.com/CART/TEMPLATE1/product.asp?63|Books|56">ORDER NOW</a></font></b></p> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> </table> <p align="center"><font size="-2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">&copy;2005 Robert Powell Publications.</font> </p> </body> </html>