In my workshops I teach simple graduated practical skills and techniques, that I call Focused Practical Tasks, to enable pupils to realize their ideas.
Workshops are designed for staff and for pupils.
Examples of workshops.
Make it - work
- Structures & Construction techniques.
- To enable pupils to realise their creative ideas through learning basic practical skills.
- To make models where the wheels turn so that testing and development can take place.
- To make structures such as cranes, bridges and towers that are structurally strong and able to carry loads.
Make it - move
- Mechanisms, Simple electrics and Control.
- To make models where the wheels turn so that testing and development can take place.
- To make models that move using simple mechanisms such as levers and cams.
- To make models that move using a method of power such as rubber bands and electric motors.
- To make models that can be controlled with strings, electric motors and computers.
Make it - bridge
Make it - fly
- Flight
Make it - my own
- Interior design through model making and photography
My work is focused towards
- Creativity - through practical activities
- Personalized learning- promoting choice
- Challenge - promoting decision making, prioritizing, planning, team work
- Personal safety -and consideration of others
- Enjoyment - having fun
- Experiential Learning – hands on
- Inclusion - of creative activities within the school curriculum
- Enrichment – of all curriculum areas.
- Re engagement – Re discover the joy of learning
- Sustainability - using easily obtainable and recycled materials.
Workshops are designed to include
- ECM (Every Child Matters) outcomes
- The STEM agenda (Science Technology Engineering & Maths)
- National Curriculum (NC)
- When I work with teachers and pupils, I value the process (the experiential learning that takes place) that is worked through in activity sessions to achieve the end result.
- I aim to achieve sustainability through the use of easily obtainable or recycled materials.