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Chief Executive of ACID, Dids MacDonald OBE, Podcast brought to you by The Design and Technology Association in partnership with The Edge Foundation. Listen now. We talk with Dids Macdonald OBE Co-founder and Chief Executive of ACID (Anti-copying in Design). At the time of recording, Dids was also Master of The Furniture Makers Company, the City of London livery company and charity for the furniture industry. We were joined in the conversation by Anne Sampson, who was the outgoing Educational Events and Campaigns Manager. Designers are notoriously bad at protecting their...
Industrial Designer, Jonathan Robin, We love this episode with Industrial Designer Jonathan Robin. Jonathan was born in Rio da Janeiro and experienced a truly international upbringing with a French father and American mother. Following a relatively traditional educational experience in Rio, he transitioned to initially study Law before realising this was not for him and switching courses to Industrial Design, in which he graduated three years later. Since graduation, Jonathan has worked in small startups to more prominent design agencies across continents. He has designed everything from street furniture for a new tram...
Materials and their properties - Metals, GCSE classroom teaching resource, Materials and their properties: Metals Age 14-16First published 2017 One of a series of classroom teaching resources for students, addressing the relevant content of all four Awarding organisations' Design and Technology GCSE specifications. The resource will also be useful to students enrolled other technical courses including Engineering. This contains a PowerPoint presentation containing a range of summary information for students to help them understand and apply their learning in product analysis, making design decisions and selecting and using materials. Contents ...
Supporting you in the West Midlands, We help you deliver your D&T curriculum. Join us today and receive a free eLearning course. Offer only available to West Midlands schools, secure it now. Have you been grappling with D&T challenges on your own? It's time to connect with like-minded colleagues and benefit from the collective expertise of our association. Find out more about how we can help support you and unlock the full potential of Design and Technology education in your school! Or Click this link to fill in your details and we will get...
Food Mid KS3 Y8 Technology in Society - The appliance of science, D&T Key ResourcesFood Mid KS3 – Y8 Technology in SocietyThe appliance of science – 1 hour First published 2015; updated 2016 Students will investigate new and emerging technologies used in the production of food including an understanding of the key terms associated with molecular biology. They will understand that food can be altered to look and taste differently and how it might be presented. The work of a number of inventive chefs is featured. Key Learning Investigating Molecular Gastronomy, key terms...
Challenging All Learners in KS3 D&T, How can D&T teachers ensure that all students, regardless of background or ability, are stretched, stimulated, and inspired in Key Stage 3? This was the central question explored in a recent National Association for Able Children in Education (NACE) webinar, delivered in collaboration with the Design & Technology Association. The session, led by our curriculum consultant and former head of department Lol Conway, focused on inclusive, practical strategies for raising challenge across mixed-ability groups. Drawing on real classroom experience and the latest research into cognitive...
KS3 D&T Learning Planner and Assessing Without Levels – Teacher Guide, KS3 D&T Learning Planner and Assessing Without Levels – Teacher Guide and Resource BankFirst published 2015; updated 2016 This free guide and associated tools have been produced to support design and technology teachers in developing practice in school. It has been designed to enable you to use the provided KS3 learning programme or to part-populate your own. The resource comprises a Key Stage 3 plan for D&T learning, planning and auditing tools, and guidance on using the D&T Association Progression Framework and associated...
Are you really teaching D&T?, Are you really teaching D&T? Or are children getting a poorly conceived, watered down version of the subject, asks Gareth Pimley, lead primary consultant for the Design and Technology Association… Egyptian shadufs and sarcophagi. Viking longboats and Greek vases. Replicas, reproductions and representations. Imitations, duplications and decorations. Form without function, products without a purpose, craft without a client. D&T dumbed down. Have you ever wondered whether the design and technology project you are teaching is, in fact, design and technology? Some ‘design and technology’ activities might be...
Speaking and listening through D&T projects Virtual Client Interview 3 Library, Speaking and listening through D&T projects Virtual Client Interview 3 LibraryAges 11-14 YearsFirst published 2014 This programme, supported by the Paul Hamlyn Foundation, aims to improve the speaking and listening skills of Key Stage 3 students through delivery of a D&T project. For full details of the project go to the Improving speaking and listening skills through D&T projects page. Many schools find difficulty getting people from the community to come into school to interact with students, but research has shown that having a ‘real’...
Speaking and listening through D&T projects Virtual Client Interview 1 Donkey Sanctuary, Speaking and listening through D&T projects Virtual Client Interview 1 Donkey SanctuaryAges 11-14 YearsFirst published 2014 This programme, supported by the Paul Hamlyn Foundation, aims to improve the speaking and listening skills of Key Stage 3 students through delivery of a D&T project. For full details of the project go to the Improving speaking and listening skills through D&T projects page. Many schools find difficulty getting people from the community to come into school to interact with students, but research has shown that having...
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