Skill Acquisition with Sports Psychology With Wes Davis Friday 7th February 9.15 am -12.15 pm

Outline:

This webinar will explore a variety of teaching and learning strategies as well as essential examination technique. With a focus on Skill Acquisition and Sports Psychology, it will offer innovative strategies on how to explain the challenging areas of the specification. Complex topics will be broken down into small, concise steps with regular opportunities for rehearsal and checks for understanding. Optimising cognitive load, overcoming passivity of students and mass participation in questioning will feature throughout the course. It is suitable for teachers at all levels of experience. Course materials will be emailed before the event.

Focus:

Responding to the 2024 exam series: 

• key takeaways from paper 2
• tips for outstanding exam technique

Quick wins in Skill Acquisition:

• Types and uses of feedback
• Types and methods of practice
• Learning theories

Outstanding explanation techniques for theories and models of Psychological Factors

A progressive chaining explanation approach to allow students to memorise as
they go, check and apply:

• Interactionist theories of aggression
• Vealey’s model of sports confidence
• Craik and Lockhart’s Levels of Processing Model
• Chelladurai’s multi-dimensional model of sports leadership
• Reducing cognitive load with streamlined explanations

Effective study strategies 

• encouraging students to work independently

Timings:

9.15 – 10.30     Session One
10.30 – 10.45  Break
10.45 – 12.00   Session Two
12.00 – 12.15    Chat will remain open

Tutor Profile – Wes Davis

• teaching and Learning Coordinator and Head of Sport at Worcester Sixth Form College
• >16 years’ experience teaching all components of OCR A-Level PE
• highly experienced A-level PE Examiner and Team Leader for a major awarding body
• recently shortlisted for the TES and Worcestershire Education Awards teacher of the year award
• experienced CPD provider