This keynote was recorded in preparation for the first international mantle of the expert conference at Waikato University, Hamilton New Zealand, August 27-30, 2009.

Gwent Theatre, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales
Monday November 2nd 2009
For the first time the national mantle of the expert conference will be hosted in Wales. This is an introductory conference with keynotes from Dr. Dorothy Heathcote and Luke Abbott. It will suit teachers, school leaders, senior managers and those with responsibility for curriculum development in primary schools. Based on practical classroom practice, there will be an emphasis on developing meaningful, engaging and challenging experiences for children’s learning.

This paper, written by Mary James, outlines how formative assessment for learning is often confused with summative data collection and aims to make the distinction between the two clear and unequivocal.
“Assessment for Learning is part of everyday practice by students, teachers and peers that seeks, reflects upon and responds to information from dialogue, demonstration and observation in ways that enhance ongoing learning.”

In collaboration with Bishop Grosseteste University College Lincoln, mantleoftheexpert.com has created a course for experienced practising teachers to study mantle of the expert to Masters Level. Titled: ‘MA Degree route to dramatic arts inquiry pedagogy (also known as Mantle of the Expert)’ the course will be directed and lead by Luke Abbott supported by a team of highly trained practising tutors and skilled users of mantle of the expert.

A new publication from CP Durham Sunderland.
For over four years, Shelby Wolf from the University of Colorado has been conducting research on the partnership between Bexhill Primary School, Sunderland and County Durham’s Theatre Cap-a-Pie.

The following evaluations came from teachers, school leaders and educators attending the June 19th, 2009 conference in Malvern, Worcestershire…

From the Autumn Term, 2009 we will be holding termly Study Days for Mantle of the Expert. These days will give visitors the opportunity to observe practice, work with our practitioners, see our approach to planning and assessment, and discuss the challenge of leadership.

Friday 19th June, 2009 – the National Mantle of the Expert conference hosted at the Abbey Hotel, Malvern, Worcestershire.
The documents on this page include Luke Abbot’s keynote address and resources from the planning workshop.

Kevin Holland describes a Creative Partnerships funded project he developed to creating contextualized opportunities to study, apply and develop maths using mantle of the expert.

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