Talking D&T

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This is a follow on from Tuesday's episode with more detail about why I made the suggestions I did to the Design Council event about what can be done to develop and improve D&T in England.

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A few weeks ago I attended an event hosted by the Design Council with a broad group of people who were pulling together thoughts to be used to lobby the UK government about funding some developments in D&T.

I was asked to share thoughts about what could be done. In this episode I read out my notes, with some extra bits, about my ideas. As usual, I"m open to feedback and comments!

There is more to follow in the next episode which is only available to subscribers and Creator Patreons.

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This week it's a pod takeover from Amanda, Ciaran and Andy. They are launching the project (re)designing D&T inviting you to answer the 18 contentious questions.

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Project overview

Guidance for responding: 'Have Your Say'

18 questions 

How to respond to the questions:  use this link to upload your responses: https://ntupsychology.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_e3uA5bBcRdmPD5s

Halliwell, A., Mason, A., Hardy, A., & Ellis, C. (2023). A DEVELOPING PROJECT: INVESTIGATING FUTURE FORMS OF DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION. The 40th International Pupils’ Attitudes Towards Technology Conference Proceedings 2023, 1(October). Retrieved from https://openjournals.ljmu.ac.uk/PATT40/article/view/1627


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Its been a while since its just been me on there, but this week I'm giving an update on what's been happening, some additions to the podcast and plans for the future.

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Redesigning D&T project:

18 contentious questions

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I'm joined this week by a former student of mine, Sam Reynolds. As I taught him I felt more entitled than normal to ask difficult questions (spoiler alert - he handled them very well 😉)

You can find Sam on Twitter: MrReynoldsDT

School Webpage - https://www.st-pauls.org.uk/

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6 Material Areas  

• Woods, Metals and Plastics 
• Graphics, Cards and Boards
• Engineering
• CAD/CAM 
• Food Preparation and Nutrition
• Fashion and Textiles 

The St Paul's Learning Talents that we've interwoven throughout the Design and Technology curriculum  

• Thought Process - "Working it out! Applying what you know."
• Academic Articulation - "Communicating like a scholar."
• Linking Learning - "Making and using connections"
• Evaluation - "Asking .... To what extent? Would it be better if?"
• Necessary Knowledge - "Being curious to know."
• Tenacity - "Independence in and beyond the classroom."
• Strategic Approach - "Knowing the best approaches to get the best outcomes" 

The 5 categories that we've split into 'technical principles' knowledge 

• "The materials around us" 
• "DT and our world"
• "Confidence in Drawing"
• "How things work" 
• "Food Preparation and Nutrition" 

Students revisit these categories each year in KS3. We assess students understanding in each of these areas, as well their progress in "design and make" projects.

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This was a new topic for me - outdoor learning in D&T. Sue Taplin talks about her work as a forest schools leader and her EdD

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Amanda and I talk about Niekie Blom's fabulous chapter from the Debates in D&T book: Design cognition in design and technology classrooms.

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Debates in D&T Education, chapter 14.
Niekie Blom

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This week I'm talking with Russell Hill, award winning D&T teacher from Houlton School, about setting up a new KS3 curriculum.

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Houlton School

Twitter: @Mr_Hill_DT

Curriculum Overview - https://www.houltonschool.org.uk/curriculum-2/curriculum-overview/ 

Learning Journey (D&T - https://www.houltonschool.org.uk/assets/Documents/Letters/Learning-Journey-Design-Technology-v3.pdf

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We've sorted out the data and now we have 18 contentious questions that we think are up for debate.
Listen to me, Amanda and Ciaran talk about the next stage of the Redesigning D&T project and how you can get involved.

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Expressions of interest survey

18 contentious questions

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I'm joined by Georgia McLean and Claire Vickery to debate - does food fit in D&T?

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Debates in D&T book

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Georgia has kindly shared some resources about her Trust's D&T curriculum. These are share under the Creative Commons licence: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)

Georgia McLean D&T curriculum

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