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Reach for the Stars Reach for the Stars Section 1 ContentsSection 1 Contents

Reach for the Stars - Reach for the Stars - Student Induction ProgrammeStudent Induction Programme

What the package containsWhat the package contains

An overview of the materials An overview of the materials



The blended package of materials The blended package of materials consists of:consists of:

BooksBooks

10 sets of 6 PLTS At-A-Glance 10 sets of 6 PLTS At-A-Glance cardscards

A CD-ROM full of resourcesA CD-ROM full of resources



A brief overview of the books in this A brief overview of the books in this packpack

Learning to Learn – the Fourth Generation by Guy Claxton tells the story of learning to learn approaches in recent years and describes how BLP moves that story on

Building Learning Power by Guy Claxton

Very readable explanation of the Supple Learning Mind and the Teachers’ Palette – key models that underpin BLP

Whats the Point of School? is Guy Claxton’s latest book – written to provoke, it offers practical approaches to build the learning capacity of young people in classrooms



Common features of the Common features of the PLTS At-A-Glance CardsPLTS At-A-Glance Cards

Ways of Ways of looking at looking at

assessmentassessment

Learning Learning lexiconlexicon

Teacher Teacher talktalk

Practical Practical ideasideas

Emotional Emotional climateclimate Typical behavioursTypical behaviours

Learning Learning habitshabits

What What QCA QCA saysay



CDROM Section 1:CDROM Section 1:Making the most of the materialsMaking the most of the materials

• Purpose of the packPurpose of the pack– To introduce students and their teachers to To introduce students and their teachers to

the learning habits that sit beneath QCA’s the learning habits that sit beneath QCA’s Personal, Learning and Thinking SkillsPersonal, Learning and Thinking Skills

• Details of what the package containsDetails of what the package contains

• Suggestion on how to put the Suggestion on how to put the resources togetherresources together



CDROM Section 2:CDROM Section 2:Why build Personal, Learning and Why build Personal, Learning and Thinking Skills?Thinking Skills?

Resources to help answer the above Resources to help answer the above questionquestion

• A series of questions and underlying A series of questions and underlying arguments to guide a strategic arguments to guide a strategic conversation on how to infuse PLTS conversation on how to infuse PLTS into the curriculum – in PowerPoint into the curriculum – in PowerPoint formatformat

• A digest of Guy Claxton’s latest book A digest of Guy Claxton’s latest book ‘What’s the point of school?’‘What’s the point of school?’

• A seminal paper - A seminal paper - ‘Why build learning ‘Why build learning power?’power?’ by Professor Guy Claxton by Professor Guy Claxton


Reach for the Stars Reach for the Stars Section 2 Senior LeadersSection 2 Senior Leaders

A Guided Conversation A Guided Conversation for Strategic Leadersfor Strategic Leaders

Working with the PLTS; Working with the PLTS; new opportunities for learning?new opportunities for learning?



Full trainer notes and Full trainer notes and resources for each unit. Units resources for each unit. Units last approximately 75 minuteslast approximately 75 minutes

CDROM Section 3:CDROM Section 3:Reach for the Stars – student unitsReach for the Stars – student units

Introduces students to Personal, Learning and Thinking Introduces students to Personal, Learning and Thinking Skills and the underlying habits, using an astronomical Skills and the underlying habits, using an astronomical theme.theme.

Unit 1Unit 1 On the Launch Pad On the Launch Pad

Unit 2Unit 2 The Solar System Game The Solar System Game

Unit 3Unit 3 The Spaceship Challenge The Spaceship Challenge

Unit 4Unit 4 Interstellar OverdriveInterstellar Overdrive

covering learning about learners

covering team work and self management

covering creative thinking

covering enquiry and reflection


On the Launch Pad

Reach For the Stars

Induction Unit 1

On the Launch Pad;preparing to be a

star learner

Reach for the Stars



Reach for the Stars – StarLog Reach for the Stars – StarLog and Blazeand Blaze

• A A StarLogStarLog in which students in which students reflect on their learning and reflect on their learning and plan for growth in learning plan for growth in learning habitshabits

• Information about Information about BlazeBlaze (student-friendly on-line (student-friendly on-line quizzes) that let students quizzes) that let students track the development of track the development of their learning habitstheir learning habits

STARLOG STARLOG ENTRYENTRY

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CDROM Section 4:CDROM Section 4:Bringing staff on boardBringing staff on board

A series of short CPD sessions that help staff develop teaching A series of short CPD sessions that help staff develop teaching routines which blend subject content with the development of routines which blend subject content with the development of learning habitslearning habits

CPD Unit 1 Looking at LearningCPD Unit 1 Looking at LearningCPD Unit 2 Using Teamwork in the ClassroomCPD Unit 2 Using Teamwork in the ClassroomCPD Unit 3 Building Progression in TeamworkCPD Unit 3 Building Progression in TeamworkCPD Unit 4 Using Questioning in the ClassroomCPD Unit 4 Using Questioning in the ClassroomCPD Unit 5 Building Progression in QuestioningCPD Unit 5 Building Progression in QuestioningCPD Unit 6 Planning a cross-curricular astronomical projectCPD Unit 6 Planning a cross-curricular astronomical project

www.buildinglearningpower.co.ukReach for the Stars CPD Unit 1

Looking at Learning

Looking at LearningLooking at Learning

Exploring the schoolExploring the school’’s direction in s direction in developing studentsdeveloping students’’ learning habitslearning habits

Full trainer notes and resources Full trainer notes and resources for each unit. Units last for each unit. Units last approximately 45 minutesapproximately 45 minutes



CDROM Section 5:CDROM Section 5:Classroom activitiesClassroom activities

A range of classroom based activities that A range of classroom based activities that continue the astronomical theme, reinforcing continue the astronomical theme, reinforcing and extending the ideas shown in the and extending the ideas shown in the Induction UnitsInduction Units

Activity 1 Seek and you will find Activity 1 Seek and you will find Activity 2 Is there life on Mars? Activity 2 Is there life on Mars? Activity 3 Mountain ExpeditionActivity 3 Mountain ExpeditionActivity 4 Mission Control Calling Activity 4 Mission Control Calling Activity 5 Using the Faulkes Telescope Activity 5 Using the Faulkes Telescope

Full trainer notes and resources for each activity.Full trainer notes and resources for each activity.Activities last approximately 75 minutesActivities last approximately 75 minutes

covering noticing and perseveringcovering questioning skillscovering collaboration in teamscovering listeningcovering planning and revising


Reach for the Stars Activity 1

Seek and you will find

Reach for the stars

Seek and you will findNoticing and persevering

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