Student Leader Board

Can you think of a link between these 4 famous people? Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing Richard Branson, the founder of Virgin Walt Disney, the creator of Disney Motion Pictures and Disneyland Colonel Harland Sanders, the founder of KFC

They are all independent learners Independent or self-regulated learners are active and curious: they create their own hypotheses, ask their own questions, coach one another, set goals for themselves, monitor their progress and experiment with ideas for taking risks, knowing that mistakes and ‘being stuck’ are part of learning. DfES, 2006

Florence Nightingale A celebrated nurse and pioneer in nursing education, Nightingale herself was self-taught with some help from her father.

Colonel Sanders Colonel Sanders, founder of the KFC empire, dropped out of school in the 6th grade. Upon reaching retirement age without much in the way of funds, Colonel Sanders decided to better himself with self-education and the founding of KFC.

Branson has dyslexia and had poor academic performance as a student, but later discovered his ability to connect with others. On one of Branson's last days at school, his headmaster, Robert Drayson, told him he would either end up in prison or become a millionaire. Branson's parents were supportive of his endeavours from an early age. When 15-year-old Richard decided to breed budgies and persuaded his father to build a huge aviary, his father built it. Branson's parents have been described as encouraging. Richard Branson Independent learning doesn’t necessarily mean doing it on your own. It’s about having the motivation and initiative to try, taking whatever help is available along the way.

Walt Disney The namesake and co-founder of Walt Disney, this cartoonist taught himself to draw by copying drawings in magazines. He continued to learn throughout his life, always looking for new opportunities to improve.

Why is independent learning so important at KS4 ...helps you learn how to work at your own pace, meet deadlines and organise your time effectively … helps you identify areas of strength and weakness ...improves your academic performance Why is independent learning so important at KS4 ...increases your confidence and motivation … develops a sense of self-responsibility and self-discipline ...revise for your exams!

Doddle are running a nationwide student leader board in the lead up to your exams to encourage you to get revising! They’ll be looking at the number of resources you’ve completed on Doddle. The winner will be the student who completes the most independent learning/revision on Doddle. The top 3 students nationwide will receive an Amazon Fire 7 Tablet with runner up prizes for students in the top 10! Coombe Dean will also award bonus points in Classcharts based on the results.

Enter your school name, username and password. Just in case you’ve forgotten how to log in to Doddle… go to www.doddlelearn.co.uk and click on the login button. Enter your school name, username and password.

How can you use Doddle on your own? You don’t have to wait for your teacher to assign work. With Doddle, you’ve got access to loads of interactive presentations and revision materials, so you can use Doddle whenever you need to: Click on ‘Browse’ to see all your revision materials for that subject.

Presentations – in-depth introductions to whatever you’re studying. In Browse, you’ll find: Presentations – in-depth introductions to whatever you’re studying. Worksheets – use these during exam preparation to vary your revision. Revision – quickly recap a topic when you’re revising for exams. Teachers must assign quizzes in order for students to access them Interactives – animations and activities that let you see ideas in action.

How can you use Doddle on your own? You can find all the assignments you have completed since September in your ‘Submitted’ tab. Click ‘Submitted’ to revise resources you have completed previously. You can view your past quiz results and confidence ratings.

How can your teachers help you use Doddle? In order to complete a quiz, your teacher must assign it to you. There a tonnes of different types of quizzes. Mini quizzes are great for homework as they take about 20 minutes. Why not: Suggest your teacher sets you a quiz for homework? Ask your teacher to assign you lots of different quizzes to support your revision?

Take control of your learning: … learn wherever, whenever – you can access all Doddle quizzes on your phone! …browse for resources if you didn’t understand something in class …do your homework on the computer instead of on paper! With Doddle you can… ...learn through interactive and engaging activities! …know how well you did as soon as you finish a quiz and have a way to improve your score! ...revise for your exams!

So... get logging in to Doddle and revising for those all important exams. And remember, the top 3 users of Doddle nationwide will receive an: Amazon Fire 7 Tablet! When: 2 weeks of the Easter Holidays! .