AfL Network Meeting6th March 2008

Agenda

1.00 Welcome, introductions

1.15 AfL Leading Teachers initiative

1.25 Alan Banks – the AfL Wiki

1.45 Gloucestershire guide to AfL – update

2.05 Sharing practice

2.30 Tea

2.50 Questioning and Dialogue – mini-inset

3.45 Plenary

4.00 Close

AfL Leading Teachers InitiativeObjectives: • to develop innovative practice in AfL; • to disseminate best practice across LA in networks; • to support AfL consultants with subject areas within

schools. Outcomes: • Growing resource of AfL materials to support

teachers.• Increased impact of AfL on learning; reduction in in-

school variations.

AfL Leading Teachers Network

Activities:• Trial and evaluate innovative practice in own classrooms• Develop strategies for tracking and securing pupil

progress• Support whole school development in own schools• Coach colleagues• Deliver training to / share practice with small groups of teachers

with identified needs• Contribute to LA run network meetings• Run smaller local networks for enthusiastic ‘AfLers’. • Continue to develop best practice guide• Developing primary / secondary AfL links

AfL Leading Teachers Network

Darin Williams English Dene Magna

Simon Ball Science Balcarras

Jane Caddy Maths Tewkesbury

Alan Banks Geography Barnwood Park

Peter Hayward Geography Sir William Romney’s

Rachel Crouch History Severn Vale

The Gloucestershire AfL Wiki

Alan Banks

Gloucestershire Guide to Good AfL

Gloucestershire Guide to Good AfLPurpose:• To develop a shared and common

understanding of AfL across subject areas• To deepen and extend teachers’

understanding and practice• To offer key generic tools and strategies

shown to work in Gloucestershire schools• To offer subject specific examples of AfL in

practice

Gloucestershire Guide to Good AfLContents:• Part 1 – teaching and learning.• Part 2 – leadership and management of AfL• CD of parts 1+2

• Internet www.assessment4learninggloucs.wikispaces.com

Gloucestershire Guide to Good AfLOrigins of materials:• National Strategy resources• Publications by leading AfL figures• Gloucestershire secondary schools• Consultants’ own materials• 8 schools project report• Internet

What further contributions can you make from your own school?

Sharing practice

‘Speed dating’ activity!

Questioning and Dialogue

Objective• To consider strategies to support teachers to

develop effective questioning and dialogue in lessons.

Outcome• You will have identified how you will support

progression in questioning and dialogue in your school.

The big question:

• Why does skilled questioning and dialogue contribute to effective AfL?

Strategies for effective dialogue

• To what extent are these strategies being used by teachers in your school?

• By whom?• Which strategies are the most prevalent?• Observed impact on learning?

• What are the barriers that may be preventing some teachers from using them?

• How can your teachers be encouraged to make better use of these strategies?