TLA e-bulletin

Welcome to the latest edition of the TLA e-bulletin!

Now, it would be easy to write off February and March as being amongst the least merry months of the teaching calendar, what with Christmas and half-term having come and gone, and the push up to Easter sometimes feeling like a marathon. Happily, as the evenings are getting lighter and spring is on its way, there are lots of good things happening at the College that you can get involved in, so read on to see if anything takes your fancy.

The next TeachMeet is on 23 March and we'd love to replicate the success of last summer's event, when we were bowled over by the lively atmosphere and high quality presentations from our contributors. If you think it's your time to shine, please sign up for a presenting slot - it can be a really rewarding experience both for you, and our TeachMeet attendees. Go on, don't be shy! You can present with a partner, too, if you like.

As ever, if there's something you'd like to share with us, we'd love to hear from you. Just drop us a line at tla@centralnottingham.ac.uk

1. Push the ownership of the learning on to the learners. (Matt Woolass)
   
2. When working with learners who have ASC, keep it simple and straight-forward. (Victoria)
   
3. Aim for total differentiation – make learning really personalised. (Julie Huby)
   
4. Allow students and staff to engage and motivate students to believe that the course is better than expected. (James Carver, Student)
   
5. To get students to take a leading role in TLA, use open questioning techniques to enable engagement between learners. Use learners’ work to compare and contrast ideas. Use what do you feel, think, why, what, how… (Anna Tostevin)
   
6. Make lessons interesting and add humour! (Anon)
   
7. Treat students as if they were members of your own fanily. (Michelle Keegan)
   
8. Plan to cater for your individual learners’ needs. Plan for everything! (Anon)
   
9. Make sure you have plenty of time for what you have planned. (Christa Swanwick)
   
10. Start a course with clear ground rules. Such as be honest but not offensive, say what offensive is. Make sure you keep developing knowledge of diversity (EDI).
    
11. Welcome diverse nationalities and languages. (Richard Baker)
    
12. Use current industry experience (Clara Gamble, Student)
    

• English and Maths -both within English and Maths sessions and within the vocation
• EDI, British Values and Prevent*
• Target setting and next steps

*Remember that Issue 13 of the TLA e-bulletin was a special EDI issue which offered advice and practical help and resources for teaching Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. To refresh your memory, just click here: https://tinyurl.com/hva95fx

Sharing your experiences with colleagues and developing your professional skills is never time wasted. Why not sign up for some new training? Or perhaps deliver some yourself at the next TeachMeet on 23 March?

You can read more about what's on offer and book your place by visiting the Internal Training events page on Staffnet, or by clicking on this link: https://staffnet.snc.ac.uk/departments/tlt/SitePages/Internal%20Events/List.aspx

• Effective Feedback 07/03/2017 13:00
• 21st Century Learner 15/03/2017 09:30
• 21st Century Learner 15/03/2017 14:00
• Assessment for Learning 15/03/2017 16:00
• Assessor forum 17/03/2017 09:30
• Assessment for Learning 21/03/2017 08:30
• Assessment for Learning 21/03/2017 11:00
• Teachmeet 23/03/2017 17:00
• Aiming for Outstanding 27/04/2017 09:30
• Assessor forum 12/05/2017 09:30
  
• Assessor CPD event 04/07/2017 09:00

If you have a top teaching tip to share, or you'd like to nominate someone for the Central Bright Spot slot, or have any other bright ideas on pretty much anything TLA-related, do get in touch with the team! tla@centralnottingham.ac.uk