1. Conference 3 Wednesday 16 th July 2014

2. Croydon Quest Academy Gilbert Scott Primary Wolsey Infant School Lewisham Sedgehill Elfrida Primary Athelney Primary Bromley Hayes Secondary Hayes Primary Alexandra Infant School Pickhurst Infant Academy

3. Ascend Teachers only 8.30 - 9.45am 8.30Working breakfast for teachers to work on presentations and/or Completing data capture and evaluations (ICT suite available with wi-fi access) Headteachers, Ascend Leaders and Teachers 9.45 for 10.00am start 10.00Introduction to Conference - Addressing the issues Leonie Osborne, Paul Foster 10.15Lesson Study Trios - Presentations : 5 - 10 minutes maximum 11.15Comfort Break 11.30Lesson Study Trios - Presentations : 5 - 10 minutes maximum 12.30Plan for Ascend Year 2 Paul Foster, Leonie Osborne 1.00Lunch 1.30 - 2.15Headteachers meet to discuss and plan for Ascend Year 2 1.30Ascend Teachers opportunity to complete Data Capture and Evaluations 3.00Close of Conference

4. GuineaGuinea pig?

5. Superheroes

6. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aeWcjK L372g&safe=active Rich Tea? Hob Nob? Which biscuit are you?

7. Addressing the issues…... Our Ascend Aim! Closing the Gap between PP6 and non PP6 pupils by improving the quality of teaching in English/Maths

8. Adressing the issues… 1. Each lesson study teacher in the trio focusses on 3 -4 PP6 /underachieving pupils in the focus Engage in lesson study research lessons to: Find out what their barriers to learning are Develop new teaching strategies and resources to break down the barriers and enable them to make accelerated progress.

9. Improve Project delivery What would improve the planning and delivery of lesson study? E.g. time is needed and when, focus and quality of discussion? What would improve the evaluation process?

10. Improve knowledge mobilisation How can we share what we are learning, teacher subject knowledge, new teaching strategies and resources?

11. Key Objective Problem statement Key ideas Potential solutions Draft Action plan

12. Conferences Ascend Learning Networks Ascend website Starlesson Next steps How do we mobilise this knowledge so that we can learn from each other?

13. Ascend Website- whistlestop tour Paul Foster ascendlearning.org.uk

14. Starlesson Star Lesson: (Capturing, Tagging, Clip Creation) 1. Capturing video footage of your trio¹s lessons. 2. Tagging the trio¹s lesson videos in accordance with intended lesson outcomes. 3. Creating clip banks and/or lesson highlight videos from the captured footage. Lesson Gems:(Storage, Collaboration, Evidence) 1. Where the key clips from captured Star Lesson videos are stored. 2. These key clips can be collaborated around regardless of geographical location. 3. The resulting video blogs will provide evidence of project effectiveness.

16. Headteachers say: Quality of peer discussion and focus on specifics of individual students’ learning is a key change to the professional learning culture (fits in well with new Ofsted focus on learning too)

17. How can we set up systems and routines that support this type of learning in our schools so that it is everyday business?

18. Lesson Study is the tool

19. Impact! Closing the gap Improvements in subject knowledge Improvements in subject pedagogy

20. Lesson Study –the future

21. Agenda ASCEND Project Conference Agenda 9.30 Arrive and Refreshments 9.45 Impact Evaluation S Hellman, D Godfrey (Institute of Education) 11.45 Refreshment Break 12.00 Post Lesson Study sharing experiences 1.00 Lunch 1.45 Star Lesson Training Hardware session - how to record with the mobile HD unit and the app. Software session - how to use all the various features to tag, edit, export and share Lesson gems - how to upload, tag, create channels, create alliances and flip lessons 3.45 Close of Conference