Tim Rylands coming to Kent AGAIN
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Friday, July 11, 2008 10:43 AM
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kent-teachers
19 January - a whole day workshop for 200 Kent teachers. Contact mandy.barrow@kent.gov.uk for further details
http://www.segfl.org.uk/microsites2/kentmyst
After Tim's inspirational afternoon presentation at the EIS ICT Conference, we are inviting Tim down to Kent for the last two weeks of January 2009 to kick start a whole unit on using Myst to develop Literacy and ICT skills.
Tim will be visiting Maidstone, Tonbridge, Malling, Darford East, Cranbrook & PW and Tun Wells in January and we have space for three more Clusters. To register your school's / Clusters interest please leave a comment below or email mandy dot barrow at kent dot gov dot uk.
Tim will also be visiting Canterbury and Ashford, but at a different time.
BBC News item on Tim
A two week block will be kicked started with a Myst training day for 200 teachers. This would be followed by teachers being invited to observe Tim in action teaching Year1/2 , Year3/4 and Year 5/6 classes throughout West/Mid Kent. Observations will take place in school halls so that 30 teachers can attend each session. Schools taking part must be prepared to share pupil's work via the internet.
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“Vocabulary, especially descriptive, has improved considerably.....
Sentence construction is better and they are more willing to have a go with punctuation. Their writing is much more interesting and they think more carefully about the content. Spelling still needs improving but then so does myne”
“Myst has improved my confidence in teaching writing and added a much more creative approach to writing and literacy.”
“Children are naturally writing in paragraphs!”
“Boys have been really motivated”
“Great SAT’s results!”
Visit Tim's web site to view some samples of students' writing e.g.
‘I stepped out into a landscape of almost unbearable beauty, a feathered sky stretching out across the silken sea, warm sand beneath my feet. Turning, I saw steps, foot worn and timeless, winding downwards. Where would they lead me?’
Ben, aged 10
You can also read about what the press say, the impact on pupil attainment and also see Tim in action on YouTube.
http://www.timrylands.com/html/media.html