Association For Latin Teaching

ARLT/CA Annual Refresher Course INSET

Saturday 5th March 2005

St Peter's School York

Director Wilf O'Neill, MBE Secretary Lynne Primmer

Lectures

Option Groups

• ICT update – new software and initiatives Julian Morgan
  A look at recent developments in 'classical computing' including demonstrations of some of the latest software.
  
  
• Classics Trips - why, how and whether to run them David Pritchard
  We will cover the ins and outs of running trips abroad, especially to Italy and Greece, and use some time for a discussion in which we could share experience, propose ideas and ask those burning questions. Topics will include companies, destinations, finance, group management, guiding, risk assessment.....
  
  
• A civilising influence: setting up Classical Civilisation as a new A Level option in your school Gill Heyes
  Challenges and opportunities, choosing modules and the sometimes difficult choice between staffing Classical Civilisation for larger numbers or Latin and Greek for just a few.
  
  
• Telling tales: Homer in the primary classroom Bob Lister
  In this session we will examine two questions: why teach Homer to 9-11 year olds, and how best to do so? We will look at some of the materials available for teaching Homer, and consider how teachers can use the Homeric epics as a way of developing children's speaking and listening skills.
  
  
• Integrating ICT Gill Mead
  In this session we will discuss the issues in making ICT an integral part of a lesson and also look at the problems and pitfalls and suggest ways forward.
  
  
• Read it Right! Wilf O’Neill
  What should Latin sound like (probably!)?
  
  
• Cicero: Pro Milone Robert West
  The group will discuss approaches to teaching this text, set for OCR AS/A2 in 2006 and 2007.
  
  
• AQA set texts: different approaches to prose and poetry Tasos Aidonis
  Tackling set texts can sometimes be a little unrewarding since it seems such a race. Pupils also sometimes get the impression that if they learn the whole set text by rote they have a good chance of success. There is probably a grain of truth there but I think that by getting them to appreciate the text and understand it in the context of contemporary literature and art (along with some good language notes) the experience is much more rewarding. I will be using a variety of visual and written resources to give my own way of approaching the text.
  
  
• Using the interactive whiteboard Steve Llewellyn
  A discussion of the uses of the interactive whiteboard in the classics classroom. We will practice basic techniques, consider specific lesson contexts and evaluate the usefulness of this tool.
  
  
• Classical Civilisation at GCSE Hilary Walters
  Maximising marks for OCR GCSE Classical Civilisation (with reference to Athenian Home and Family, Sparta, Odyssey and Sophocles).
  
  
• Latin in the Prep school Gill Fyffe .
  Teaching Latin to entire year groups with a hugely differentiated ability range – assessment and differentiation; finding the right balance; available courses and their suitability for different ability groups etc.
  
  
• Horace: Odes Books 1 & 3 David West
  This session will deal with the prescription set for both AQA and OCR. Professor West would like questions and suggestions on a postcard in advance from those who would like to attend and will adapt his session to suit them.
  (Prof David West, Holpeth House, The Stanners, Corbridge, NE45 5BA)
  
  
• Latin for the little ones Barbara Bell
  How Minimus can give children a positive first taste of Latin. The session will include information on the ways in which the Primary Latin Project can support teachers, and a look at the sequel, Minimus Secundus.
  
  

Discussion groups

Provisional timetable

9.30 onwards - arrival & coffee

10.00 Welcome and lecture: Peter Jones

11.00 Coffee

11.30 Option groups (1)

12.15 Option groups (2)

1.00 Lunch

2.15  Option groups (3)

3.00 Discussion groups

3.45 Lecture: Emma Stafford

4.30 Tea (ARLT Committee meeting)