masters working with schools, colleges, academies in the sw for tean event (b’ham, june 4th 2013)...
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Masters working with schools, colleges,
academies in the SW
For TEAN event (B’ham, June 4th 2013)
Julie Anderson PhD, Masters in Education/ IMP Programme lead for
School of Education, Plymouth University
Module 1
30 credits
Module 2
30 credits
Module 3
30 credits
Module 4
30 credits
RESINED
10 credits
Dissert-ation
50 credits
PGDip: Education stage MA: Education stage
Programme Structure
Structure
Our programme structure similar to many but the dissertation with the initial 10 credit preparatory module may be different.
This module requires tasks to be undertaken that help prepare the students to do a practical project – as well as preparing a suitable ethical protocol.
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Outcomes & Awards
CAPS (30 M level credits)Certificate of Advanced Professional Study
PGCert (60 M level credits)Postgraduate Certificate
PGDip (120 M level credits)Postgraduate Diploma
MA in Education (180 M level credits)
Attendance and participation
The classic model is ten, usually evening sessions of up to three hours in length on campus or other SW venues
Taught and independent study modules available usually more at a distance with occasional meetings.
Attendance and participation continued.
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New weekend provision since 2012- usually a Saturday once a month - with directed study and activities between face to face sessions.
On site group working on school, college or academy premises becoming increasingly popular – often spread over academic year
Assessment Modes
Critical Review of a Body of KnowledgeDeveloping Practice through a ProjectUnderstanding the Use of Data Critical Reflection on PracticeMaking an Argument
NB: You cannot undertake the same assessment mode twice
Focus on the school based work
We have always offered to come into schools and work with suitably sized groups of teachers and TAs
What is developing is the that the schools, college and academies are using this to create a more developed research culture among their staff
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Second celebratory event co run between the university and local
college
The event later this month aims to share the impact to date of these Research Communities and the power of Action Research in today’s classrooms at two CollegesLocal schools being invited. In 2012 we had 60 staff attending from across Cornwall and Devon on a sunny Saturday morning!
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Key Note Speaker—local head teacher
He is on our EdD programme. A teacher for 20 years, and a Secondary School Head teacher since 2010. Always been involved with educational research. He will talk on the significance of high quality research, both in terms of the impact on children and the wider impact on the profession. Followed by Shared Practice Workshops—Run by staff from both his and the host college on the research in their own classrooms.
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Titles Include:-
“The Impact of Post 16 Skills Programme”“Whole School Literacy Drive on FSM Students”“Motivation and Students to Achieve at KS4”“Do Co-operative Learning Approaches Improve
Motivation and Achievement in Boys”“Implementation and Assessment of SMSC
within The School”“Learning Skills and Student Attitude—Is There
A Link”
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“Hand Held Technologies in The Classroom”“The Effects of Classroom Based Physical
Activity on Student Behaviour”“Student Led Questioning”
Thank you. Questions?
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