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Linear A-Level: Planning for a new Year 12 class

1/9/2016

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This is just a quick share. Jon, kind as ever, has previously posted in detail about his approach to planning for the new linear A-Level. If you haven't seen it, I recommend a read. It inspired me to reconsider our approach, and specifically how best to set about milking our Threshold Concepts ideas and resources for all their worth. It was tempting to simply follow Jon's plans - and I plan to at some point; they are full to the brim with opportunities - but I also felt the need to wrestle with the TCs further, to get to grips with how they might be of day-to-day practical help.

How do our plans and approaches differ?

It's probably fair to say Jon's plans lean a little more towards abstraction and conceptual approaches, perhaps offering a stronger grounding in the history and affordances of photography too. Mine, possibly, lean more towards documentary work, with students collaborating on both sides of the camera a little further.

It's not something Jon and I have really discussed in-depth so it will be interesting for our students to meet later in the school year, via our Tate Exchange project, to share experiences. (More on that to follow, alongside a great opportunity to be involved).
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Click on the images above to download the full pdf. As with all of the resources on this site, we are always keen to have any thoughts and feedback via the comment boxes. - What are your approaches to A-Level or GCSE planning? Do you see Threshold Concepts as a possible way of enriching lessons? Or perhaps you find them a little highfalutin?

Either way, if you've got this far, we'd love to know.
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Jon link
1/9/2016 09:31:29 pm

This is great Chris. I really like how thoroughly you've tackled the TCs in a structured sequence of activities/challenges. It makes total sense. I think you're right about the difference in our approaches - I'm going to attempt to embrace a bit more of a documentary approach this year, as well as providing opportunities for more moving image work (and sculpture!) Thanks for sharing your thinking. I'm sure colleagues will find it incredibly useful.

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chris
4/9/2016 12:18:28 pm

Hopefully. Your post - and our subsequent chat - about how Tate Summer School dived straight into making, is appealing to me also

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angie
18/9/2016 11:57:56 am

This is amazing, it really made me think/reflect on our practice. It would be really great if the downloads were editable rather than pdf teachers could build on adapt then share other approaches.

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Rhys Baker link
25/9/2016 09:27:35 am

This is great. Are you TOTALLY linear? We still have AS / A2 mixed together, consequently the issues of co-teachability are starting to arise. Out of interest, are you running technical workshops separately (e.g. Shutter, Aperture, ISO etc.) or are they 'part and parcel' of the theme based course? Thanks! :-)

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