Part two: Teaching knowledge Liam Anderson, Head of Design & Technology at Trinity School, Newbury In part one of this blogpost, I shared some thoughts and reflections on how mentors could support design and technology (D&T) student teachers with developing their understanding of curriculum planning and considering the ‘big picture’ of D&T. In this second […]
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Developing student teachers’ understanding of D&T curriculum planning
Part One: Learning to plan Liam Anderson, Head of Design & Technology at Trinity School, Newbury I was privileged to recently lead a session at the University of Reading for D&T student teachers on curriculum planning. In this blog post, I will share some of my reflections on how to effectively support student teachers to […]
Preparing Trainee Teachers to Teach Primary Design & Technology
Janine Pavlis, Lecturer in Primary Education (D&T) at St Mary’s University, London. Twitter: @JaninePavlisDT At the beginning of each semester, my trainee teachers are asked to share one word relating to what they think D&T is about. Common answers will include various materials they have previously used, different objects they made at secondary school, and […]
Some of the cracks are still showing!
Drew Wicken, Director of Design & Technology, Co-op Academy Stoke-on-Trent I completed my teacher training over a decade ago, when design and technology (D&T) was fragmented into many different subject disciplines. I had the privilege of completing a 3-year degree in D&T with education. This helped build and shape my knowledge of the subject and gave […]
Enhancing D&T teacher education
Introducing a new programme to run alongside your D&T teacher education course Matt McLain and Alison Hardy have a new 6 session programme beginning in October 2021 aimed at student D&T teachers . The programme works alongside the Learning to Teach Design and Technology textbook, with each session focusing on a different aspect of teaching D&T. The programme is […]