Mar 2012
02

Cre8us and ‘parTnership pLus’ Teaching and Learning Conference

This event is now closed

  • Jointly hosted by parTnership pLus (formally known as the Coventry Teaching and Learning Partnership) and Cre8us.
  • Friday 2nd March 6pm - Saturday 3rd March 12noon
  • University of Warwick
    Coventry
  • Schools,
  • Schools across Coventry, Warwickshire and Solihull are invited to attend the next Teaching and Learning Conference taking place at The University of Warwick (Coventry) on Friday 2nd - Saturday 3rd March 2012.

    Keynote speeches (FREE to attend!) by:

    Professor Neil Mercer

    (Professor of Education, University of Cambridge on Language and Learning in the Classroom); and

    Valerie Hannon

    (The Innovation Unit: 'How can Schools, Teachers and Young People innovate learning in the 21st Century?'

    Friday 2nd March 2012 and Saturday 3rd March 2012

    Participation at your choice of teacher - led workshops is FREE!  Workshops include (though subject content may vary from advertised): Creative Teaching for Creative Learning; Parental Engagement; Digital Technologies in the Classroom; Maths cluster work across secondary schools; Sustaining Creative Change; Creative innovations in a changing culture; Questioning and developing questioning techniques; Student Leadership; Learning Triads; Raising standards of literacy across the curriculum; Teaching and Learning (The Stringer Way); Effective Marking; Facebook and Twitter to aid learning.

    The Conference will host its own micro-website where participants will be invited to engage in digital debate about issues discussed and workshops themes, both prior to the event, and during the event via Twitter - just use the Twitter tag #ppinnov8us

    Please view the Conference Programme for more details.

  • Participation at the keynote speeches and teacher - led workshops is FREE but must be booked in advance!

    Members of parTnership pLus: Residential accommodation (evening meal, bed and breakfast) is available for teachers from schools who are registered members of parTnership pLus.

    Non-members: Non-registered schools can book a residential place at a rate of £105.00 for evening meal, bed and breakfast OR £25.00 for evening meal (no bed and breakfast).

    n.b. Cre8us are not directly handling bookings for this event.  To register your interest and/or book a place, please contact Jane Westwell - PA to the Headteacher at Westwood Academy by emailing admin@westwood.coventry.sch.uk or calling 024 7642 6901