Given the nature of U.K. schooling for parents, pupils and teachers during the coronavirus pandemic, I am offering online professional development for teachers to help share my knowledge of teaching and learning research - on a shoestring budget to bring in a small residue income at a difficult time for us all - to help connect the online, teaching community.

What will you learn? Teachers are curious about research but often don’t know where to start.

This 30-minute webinar/training session (plus 10 minutes question and answer) aims to meet demands and help other teachers learn more about retrieval practice and how you can adapt the ideas back in your place of work in terms of its theory and application in the classroom.

Why? Theories of why humans forget have been tested for decades.

What we do know is that learning itself is not harmed by the amount of verbal material studied, but the retrieval of that material becomes more difficult as the number of items tested increases. Research into interference and memory (Malmberg et al., 2012) suggests that we must not assume that ‘forgetting is the result only of changing context’

How? This webinar offers a teacher training resource which teachers can use to develop their own knowledge of retrieval practice to develop in theory and application in the classroom. This editable file allows users to adapt the material to lead for teacher training sessions. The resource contains a 17-page PDF and Powerpoint file.

Who? This training is perfect for experienced teachers and school leaders who wish to explore cognitive science and discover how to instil action-research approaches to teaching and learning at a classroom level.

Presentation: This is online webinar session is presented via Zoom. Ticket holders will receive the signup hyperlink.

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What is included?

• The training is £5.00 (including 20% VAT)

• There is a ticket administration fee (by Eventbrite).
  

• A digital copy of the presentation deck will be circulated after the event.

Led by:

Ross Morrison McGill is also known as @TeacherToolkit, is the ‘most followed educator on social media in the UK’. He works with pupils, teachers and school leaders across the world, supporting teaching and learning, workload and mental health.

A former deputy headteacher, he has been teaching for 27 years working in some of the most challenging secondary schools in London. In 2015, he was nominated as one of the ‘500 Most Influential People in Britain’ by The Sunday Times. He is currently writing his fifth book and is studying for his EdD at Cambridge University.

Other training dates are available. If you have any questions please contact Support@TeacherToolkit.co.uk.

FAQs:

What do I need for the event?

You will need a desktop or laptop with a reliable internet connection. You do not need to download any software. If you miss the live session for whatever reason, the resources and video will still be shared with you.

How does the webinar work?

During the training, the host will share their screen, video and audio in a webinar so that attendees can use the chat or question and answer options to interact with the host and other panellists.

Attendees are view-only participants who can be unmuted if the host chooses. Their view of the webinar is controlled by the host. They can interact with the host and the panellists through the Q&A and the chat.

Can I access the resources and video?

The host reserves the rights to hold the recording and audio footage. This will be circulated to all paid clients after the event. Note, you do not need to be a live participant to access the video and resources.

How can I contact the organiser with any questions?

Please contact Support@TeacherToolkit.co.uk if you have any questions.

What is the refund policy?

We can refund the full ticket price if you notify us 24 hours before the start time of the event. We cannot issue any other refunds less than 24h hours as planning and resources will have already been created and distributed.