What would you prefer: to be told a definition of an idea or to be guided to construct your own definition, ideally through dialogue with your peers?
Dr Amelia Roberts uses Thinking Skills techniques to explore the difference between attempts to transfer knowledge compared to structuring activities to engage and inspire learners, often through dialogue. Amelia will suggest strategies and share resources that can be adapted to any teaching environment.
The talk will be particularly beneficial to anyone home-schooling or any educational setting reintegrating learners back into a school environment after Covid-19 disruptions.
Amelia will suggest strategies and share resources that can be adapted to any teaching environment. The talk will be particularly beneficial to anyone home-schooling or any educational setting reintegrating learners back into a school environment after Covid-19 disruptions.
About The Speaker
Dr. Amelia Roberts is an Associate Professor at UCL, Deputy Director of UCL Centre for Inclusive Education and UCL Institute of Education’s Vice Dean (Enterprise). Dr Amelia Roberts’ research focuses on knowledge exchange and reflective practice to support teachers of vulnerable pupils and covers inclusive education, Lesson Study, Autism and whole school approaches to Social, Emotional and Mental Health.
She is currently part of the research team on ‘Wellbeing and Behaviour: identifying interventions for positive participation for young people at risk of exclusion in school in order to reduce adverse long term societal impact’.
Amelia has worked with the Department for Education on a number of projects, including co-writing two reports for Whole School SEND and is currently an Inclusion Expert for the Standards and Testing Agency.
Amelia led on the weekly publication of resources to help schools and families during Covid-19 related school disruption. She has spoken recently on Sky News, BBC South East today and BBC Radio on this and other topics.
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This event is free although we would welcome a suggested donation of £5. Your donation will go directly to supporting the London Wildlife Protection which provides a rescue service when possible for all trapped, injured, sick or orphaned birds.