Description

• Dates: Saturday and Sunday of the conference (October 7th and 8th, 2023).
• Presenters: Richard Kieran, Lisa Hinton, and Tim Taylor.
  • Presenter Backgrounds:
  • Richard and Lisa work at Woodrow First School in Redditch, where they use Mantle of the Expert from Nursery to Year 4.
  • Tim is an international teacher and coach in Mantle of the Expert, and author of ‘A Beginner’s Guide to Mantle of the Expert’ [2016] and ‘Try This… Unlocking Learning with Imagination’ [2023].

Workshop Content:

• The workshops will focus on the use of conventions of dramatic action in Mantle of the Expert.
• They will explore in detail a Mantle of the Expert context based on Lewis Carroll's poem, Jabberwocky, which was used at Woodrow School.
• Attendees will learn how these conventions were incorporated into the context and how they were used to develop learning.
• Richard and Lisa will share planning materials and photographs of student work.
• Practical aspects of running Mantle of the Expert in a mainstream school will be discussed, including assessment, timetables, planning, and behaviour management.

Workshop Style:

• The workshops will be both discussion-based and practical/exploratory.
• Attendees will have the opportunity to participate in demonstrations on how to use the conventions to create engaging and meaningful sequences of learning.

Dorothy Heathcote Now Conference, Aberdeen 5th - 8th October, 2023

Date & Time
Starts:
Saturday 7 October 2023 11:15am