Storybirds @ Tile Hill Wood School

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Tile Hill Wood School & Language College

Session outline:
What & Why Examples (KS2&3 / KS4&5) Practical

Aims:
1. to develop links with our 30 feeder schools 2. to develop group work within and across Key Stages 3. to challenge stereotypes on what language learning looks like

Impact

High impact Low effort

High impact High effort

Low impact Low effort

Low impact High effort Effort

Project 1:

Eine Urlaubsromanze
Secondary (Year 10) & Secondary (Year 12)

1. Year 10 just finished controlled assessment on holiday 2. Year 12 working on marriage & relationships (AQA) and subjunctive in indirect speech 3. Y10s started project using their drafts 4. Y12s worked as proof-readers, then continued the story up to an unexpected twist 5. Y10s finished off 6. all left feedback using two stars and a wish format

Eine Urlaubsromanze

Project 2:

La selva tropical
Primary (Year 5) & Secondary (Year 7)

1. existing Spanish link with 2. feeder primary whose two Y5 classes (36 pupils) were working on Rainforest 3. weekly video-conferencing session (introductions, birthday, some animals) 4. Year 7 class: just finished family, colours, adjectives

1.Create a class

2.Add users (set passwords to password if youve

got the time)

3.Set an assignment

1. use as teaching tool / class library 2. raising the profile of MFL in your school (PTE, SLT, open evenings, governors) 3. stage 1 of controlled assessment

bertramrichter@yahoo.com @bertramrichter

Storybirds @ Tile Hill Wood School