Welcome back to university, and the next phase of your EdLab engagement. In the first conference in December, project teams met to begin to generate possible ideas and directions – and you should have sustained this work, with support through your project coordinators blog – since this point. Our next conference will take place this Saturday (13th) between 10 and 3. Through this day, you will start to form some more concrete plans for the development and execution of your projects, set some milestones and establish responsibilities for the delivery of them.
The agenda for the day will take the following structure:
9.45 – Arrival
10.00 – Keynote: The Seven Deadly Sins of Education – Mark Peace (Lecture Theatre 3)
10.45 – Project Workshops
- The Oubliette – 2.18
- Elizabeth Gaskell’s House – 2.17
- Mobilise Grimm and Co – 2.16
- Environmental Play – 2.15
- Early Years Explorers – 2.19
- The Language of Clay – 2.31
- The Game Makers – 2.07
12.00 – Working lunch: During this hour, you should work independently in support of tasks developing your project. In addition, the following workshops are available.
- 12.00 to 12.30: Support with blogging – 3.68
- 12.30 to 13.00: Applying for Teacher Training (third year students only) – 2.18
13.00 – Project Workshops (various rooms)
- The Oubliette – 2.18
- Elizabeth Gaskell’s House- 2.17
- Mobilise Grimm and Co – 2.16
- Environmental Play – 2.15
- Early Years Explorers – 2.19
- The Language of Clay – 2.31
- The Game Makers – 2.07
14.30 – Plenary: Briefing on your assessed work (Juliette Wilson Thomas) – LT3
Important: Please make sure that you have undertaken any preparatory tasks for your project ahead of this day.
Early Years Explorers 