Welcome to the Study Sparks website
“Institutions that embrace the global village give their pupils a head start in an increasingly competitive world”.
Times Education Supplement 13/11/09
Study Sparks are classroom resources created especially to give pupils a head-start by helping them to develop an international outlook. On this site you can preview some Study Sparks, order sets of them and join the Study Sparks Community.
What's in a Study Spark?
- explore issues in other countries
- are richly illustrated
- support key skills and functional skills
- act as springboards for further study.
Study Sparks can be…
- integrated into a normal sequence of planned lessons within subject areas
- used as part of celebrations (such as Chinese New Year)
- used during special project weeks.
Study Sparks help pupils to...
- develop skills in the CBI employability framework
- develop key skills and wider key skills
- develop personal capabilities
- apply their knowledge to new situations.
Each Study Spark starts with and illustration and brief text which together reveal something about the culture of a country. These are followed by activities and further information such as maps, photographs and tables of data to support the activities.
Study Sparks encourage the most effective learning approaches: discussion, practice by doing and teaching others. 2
2 National Training Laboratories, Maine
Types of Study Spark
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Investigate and report Activities that require primary or secondary research |
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Create and present Resources that can be used as springboards for creative activities. |
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Discuss and respond Issues that require groups to debate and share. |
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Analyse and solve Activities where problems need to be analysed and solved. |
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Organise and inspire Activities that require learners to engage, organise and inspire others. |
Create your own
Have you visited another country and been inspired to create a curriculum resource based around something you saw or experienced? If so... why not create it in the Study Sparks style?
You can download a free MS Word © template for each type of Study Spark by joining the Study Sparks Community.