Mantle of the Expert.com http://www.mantleoftheexpert.com A dramatic-inquiry approach to teaching and learning Sun, 29 Apr 2012 11:47:38 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Mantle of the Expert: Third Conference in Wales http://www.mantleoftheexpert.com/conferences/%ef%bf%bcmantle-of-the-expert-third-conference-in-wales/ http://www.mantleoftheexpert.com/conferences/%ef%bf%bcmantle-of-the-expert-third-conference-in-wales/#comments Sun, 29 Apr 2012 11:40:34 +0000 Tim Taylor http://www.mantleoftheexpert.com/?p=2412
Parkway Hotel, Cwmbran 13th September 2012 - Following the tremendous success of two MoE conferences in Abergavenny, this will be a further opportunity for students, teachers and teacher trainers to benefit from this invaluable training opportunity.
]]> http://www.mantleoftheexpert.com/conferences/%ef%bf%bcmantle-of-the-expert-third-conference-in-wales/feed/ 0 Dorothy Heathcote’s Legacy – special two-day event http://www.mantleoftheexpert.com/conferences/dorothy-heathcotes-legacy-special-two-day-event/ http://www.mantleoftheexpert.com/conferences/dorothy-heathcotes-legacy-special-two-day-event/#comments Sat, 21 Apr 2012 16:22:04 +0000 Tim Taylor http://www.mantleoftheexpert.com/?p=2392 Saturday / Sunday June 16 - 17th, 2012 9.30 a.m. – 4.30 p.m. West Midlands Mantle of the Expert Network presents - DOROTHY HEATHCOTE’S LEGACY: A special two-day event, involving a range of practitioners who will demonstrate the continuing influence of Dorothy Heathcote’s work in their current practice and thinking.]]> http://www.mantleoftheexpert.com/conferences/dorothy-heathcotes-legacy-special-two-day-event/feed/ 0 Alfie Kohn keynote http://www.mantleoftheexpert.com/film-and-video/alfie-kohn-keynote/ http://www.mantleoftheexpert.com/film-and-video/alfie-kohn-keynote/#comments Tue, 10 Apr 2012 13:03:21 +0000 Tim Taylor http://www.mantleoftheexpert.com/?p=2359 Alfie Kohn outlines some of the general assumptions underlying standards-driven education and advocates an approach to education that contextualises learning within meaningful projects and creates a curriculum not academic but intellectual.]]> http://www.mantleoftheexpert.com/film-and-video/alfie-kohn-keynote/feed/ 0 Interview with John Holt http://www.mantleoftheexpert.com/podcasts/interview-with-john-holt/ http://www.mantleoftheexpert.com/podcasts/interview-with-john-holt/#comments Tue, 10 Apr 2012 09:51:34 +0000 Tim Taylor http://www.mantleoftheexpert.com/?p=2348 An audio interview on Youtube with John Holt who discusses the 'return to basics' movement in American education in the early 1980s. Very interesting analysis of schools and education at the time and the American government's review which advocated a concentration on literacy, numeracy and testing to drive up standards.]]> http://www.mantleoftheexpert.com/podcasts/interview-with-john-holt/feed/ 0 Photographs of Dorothy Heathcote at Work http://www.mantleoftheexpert.com/news/photographs-of-dorothy-heathcote-at-work/ http://www.mantleoftheexpert.com/news/photographs-of-dorothy-heathcote-at-work/#comments Fri, 06 Apr 2012 20:56:51 +0000 Tim Taylor http://www.mantleoftheexpert.com/?p=2329 These photographs are from the Heathcote Archive at Manchester University and show Dorothy working with students and adults in the UK, USA and New Zealand during the 1970's and 80's. They wonderfully capture her great energy, creativity and commitment to making learning engaging, meaningful and enjoyable. Click here to see the full collection on Flickr.]]> http://www.mantleoftheexpert.com/news/photographs-of-dorothy-heathcote-at-work/feed/ 0 Key Writing and Essential Reading http://www.mantleoftheexpert.com/key-writing/key-writing-and-essential-reading/ http://www.mantleoftheexpert.com/key-writing/key-writing-and-essential-reading/#comments Fri, 06 Apr 2012 19:49:16 +0000 Tim Taylor http://www.mantleoftheexpert.com/?p=2323 http://www.mantleoftheexpert.com/key-writing/key-writing-and-essential-reading/feed/ 0 Essential Reading 1: Teacher and Role http://www.mantleoftheexpert.com/key-writing/essential-reading-1/ http://www.mantleoftheexpert.com/key-writing/essential-reading-1/#comments Fri, 06 Apr 2012 19:18:10 +0000 Tim Taylor http://www.mantleoftheexpert.com/?p=2300 "Teacher and Role - A drama teaching partnership" by Chris Lawrence was first published in the NATD journal in 1980. At the time Lawrence was an advisory drama teacher at Benwell Drama centre, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne. The article describes Lawrence's experience of working as an adult-in-role with Dorothy Heathcote and a group of children in a special school in 1972...]]> http://www.mantleoftheexpert.com/key-writing/essential-reading-1/feed/ 0 Drama Conference: The Power of Make Believe http://www.mantleoftheexpert.com/conferences/drama-conferences-for-2012/ http://www.mantleoftheexpert.com/conferences/drama-conferences-for-2012/#comments Wed, 14 Mar 2012 18:37:47 +0000 Tim Taylor http://www.mantleoftheexpert.com/?p=2242 Redbridge Drama Centre Weds 13th June 2012 - In the new era of curriculum innovations it is clear the new standards will focus on the motivation and engagement of learners in the care of gifted teachers. This one-day conference run by nationally recognised practitioners will offer a range of practical workshops and key-note speeches which will take a ʻfresh lookʼ at current trends, long-established skills and offer teachers a range of exciting teaching methods and materials.]]> http://www.mantleoftheexpert.com/conferences/drama-conferences-for-2012/feed/ 0 Study Days at Woodrow First School http://www.mantleoftheexpert.com/training/study-days-at-woodrow-first-school/ http://www.mantleoftheexpert.com/training/study-days-at-woodrow-first-school/#comments Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:21:35 +0000 Tim Taylor http://www.mantleoftheexpert.com/?p=2222 http://www.mantleoftheexpert.com/training/study-days-at-woodrow-first-school/feed/ 0 Study Days at Pound Hill Infant School, Sussex http://www.mantleoftheexpert.com/training/study-days-at-pound-hill-infant-school-sussex/ http://www.mantleoftheexpert.com/training/study-days-at-pound-hill-infant-school-sussex/#comments Sun, 15 Jan 2012 15:20:04 +0000 Tim Taylor http://www.mantleoftheexpert.com/?p=2202 http://www.mantleoftheexpert.com/training/study-days-at-pound-hill-infant-school-sussex/feed/ 0