Book description
Full On Learning provides a blueprint for educators in all settings
to construct the ideal conditions for effective learners to grow and
develop. This is a no-compromise approach to the architecture of
learning, creating quality learning experiences that foster a love of
learning. The start point is your end-point the learner. What kind of
learner do you want to develop? What are the characteristics of an
effective learner and how can we teach to support the development of
these characteristics? If future employers are looking for people who
can solve problems, think creatively and be innovative, what can we
do, as part of our current curriculum provision to enable students to
deliberately' practise this skill? If being intelligent is not, in
fact, measured by your IQ score, and has far more to do with the
ability to apply higher order thinking to unfamiliar contexts and
create new solutions to existing problems, then what learning
challenges can we design for Year 9 on a sunny Wednesday afternoon
that will allow them to develop the emotional and intellectual
resilience required to be able to do this? Full On Learning offers a
range of tried & tested practical suggestions and ideas to
construct the ideal conditions for the characteristics of effective
learners to flourish.
Zoe Elder was one of the youngest teachers to become an Advanced
Skills Teacher (AST) and is currently Gifted and Talented Manager in the
South West of England where her remit includes managing learner-led
initiatives, students conferences, teacher research projects, leading a
team of ASTs. She is also a consultant and speaker for NACE (National
Association for Able Children)as well as speaking at national
conferences to get the best out of all learners.
