Aim: To support teachers with the development of Computing in their schools. This event is intended for secondary school Computing teachers, (particularly those teaching GCSE Computer Science), but other interested individuals are very welcome to attend and are likely to find it beneficial.

What to expect: Starting with our Resource Roundup, you'll have an opportunity to discover great resources and strategies first-hand from other teachers actually using them. Then, following a short presentation you'll take part in a highly engaging (and entertaining), live hands-on Computing lesson that is intended to support your own professional development as well as that of your colleagues. Expect plenty of practical ideas, helpful suggestions and transferable strategies you can be using with your students the very next day.

Programme:

13:30 Resource Roundup: "Bring & Brag"

• You'll need to bring a resource along with you and then brag about it to other teachers e.g. a teaching or learning resource you have discovered, something you've been marking or working on, or student work.
• It doesn't need to be anything particularly outstanding, amazing or super-special, in fact - something you might already have with you could work really well, for example, a piece of student work that you're unhappy with would be ideal.
  

14.00 Strategy share: Discover effective ways to teach GCSE Computer Science.

• A presentation describing how flipped learning can be used to ensure successful outcomes for GCSE Computer Science

14:30 A live lesson: Take part in an engaging, GCSE Computer Science lesson

• A role-play situation. Participants act as GCSE students while our host acts as your teacher, with occasional experiments in humour by our host.
• Experience strategies as a student that you might feel encouraged to use to support your own students

16:00 Close: Time to bid farewell

There is an early evening event nearby following this event that you may be interested in, more details here

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Can't attend, won't attend: Don't be disappointed if you can't make this event - you could host something very similar in your school without requiring too much fuss or organisation. To discover how exa.foundation can support improvement in your school visit: http://exa.foundation/training