Area 8 Conference for Modern Languages: Programme

Friday 10^th March, 2006, Leeds Grammar School

Arrival and registration from 9: 00am: Coffee available.

Resources Exhibition open until 15:20

 

9:30: Welcome in Main Hall:

1.  “Effective strategies for teaching languages across the ability range”.

Simon Green

Coffee break 10:30- 10:45

 

2. 10:45: Split session:

2a “Developments in Primary Language Learning” Therese Comfort   or

2b“Using the Interactive Whiteboard in MFL teaching”- Wendy Adeniji

 

Resources Exhibition open in Foyer

Including Resources Presentations from 12:00

lunch for all, including exhibitors 13:00 – 14:00

Session 3.                  Workshops  in groups

 two sessions (each 30 minutes + 5 minute transit break): choose on the day from:-

 Session 1 (14:00)                                                    Session 2 (14:35)

a) French at KS2  – preparing for inspection. (Sandra Longden )

b) Teaching using the interactive whiteboard (Frank Hill and Dan Wilton Leeds GS)

c) Educational trips and exchanges – getting the most out of them

(NST rep Ian Pearson)

a) Primary Teaching resources

 (Sally Maynard)

b) The position of the 2^nd MFL at primary and secondary level (ISMLA: Duncan Byrne)

c) Assessment at GCSE & ‘A’ level.

 (Kevin Dunne)