Download Mantle of the Expert SVC 19th March

What is Mantle of the Expert?
What’s the role of the pupil?
Mantle of the expert allows pupils to take
charge and direct their own learning
journey for the unit/topic.
What's the role of the teacher?
The teacher facilitates the learning…this
can be hard to do as you have to allow
pupils to direct their own learning!
Interdependence
Team
Work
Planning a Mantle of the Expert Enquiry
• What dimensions of the curriculum do you want to explore?
• What interests you and the pupils?
Planning • Any other considerations?
Inquiry
• The Theme
• The Inquiry Question
• The Situation
• The situation e.g. UN, Disaster Emergency Committee, travel agents
Developing • Identify the client
the
• Identify the experts
situation
• How does it fit your existing curriculum?
Exploring
• What tasks and activities could you use?
the
curriculum
Where to
start?
• First Steps…sharing the medium term plan
Project Brief…
Sawston Village College have asked your travel agency
to plan a number of Geographical educational trips to
the Middle East, Asia and Russia.
Your educational trip needs to include:
• Geographical features
– Weather and climate
– Physical and Human features
– Different areas in the country that pupils should
visit (multi city/area)
• Historical attractions
• Religious attractions
• Cultural attractions
Project Brief…
You need to plan and consider…
Costs of each of the trips
• Air travel – could you use budget/low cost airlines?
• Coach costs – how much will petrol/diesel cost?
• Accommodation costs – will pupils stay in youth
hostels, hotels, B&Bs, luxury hotels?
• Food costs – will food and drinks be included?
• Activities for pupils – what are the costs of these?
Are group discounts available?
• Spending money for pupils – how much will they
need?
Tour Guidelines…
When planning your trip you need to think about and
provide evidence for…
• Educational aims of your visit – will it to focus on
the physical elements of the country e.g.
mountains, rivers, tectonic activity?
• Purpose of the activities – what is their
educational and geographical purpose? E.g. camel
riding in the Arabian Desert.
• Is it safe for pupils to go there – e.g. there are
no risks of war/conflict or terrorism. There are no
infectious diseases?
Head
IT Manager
Head
Advertising
Itinerary
Itinerary
Transport
Transport
Finance/
accounting
Health
advisor
Asia
Manager
Middle
East
Manager
Russia
Manager
Hospitality
Itinerary
Client
Finance/
accounting
Health
Advisor
Hospitality
Transport
Finance/
accounting
Health/
Disease
Hospitality
Final Structure
Jack
Tom W
Bethany
Tatiana
Charlotte
Susie
Harry
Lucas
Tom H
Freddie
Viktor
Harry
Asia:
Theo
Levi
Middle
East:
Katie
Russia:
Nathan
Lloyd
Jenny
Ellie
Nicolas
Theo
Amy
Aiden
Jay
Client: Mrs Sage
Charley
Kieron
Evie
Nicole
Final Structure
Assessment Outcomes…
Assessment Outcomes…
Completing assessment criteria for:
• Advertising
• IT
• Leadership / Management