Help Desk/Volunteers
Resources: Dictionaries Textbooks Revision Guides Laptops? Image from- https://twitter.com/brittwright22 who set up her own help desk after seeing this post 🙂 How It Works:Dedicate a space in your classroom where students can simply get up and go and seek help at any point of the lesson?They may want to use the help desk to; Find out […]
Bloomin’ thinking Cards
Cards to get students Bloomin’ thinking Resources: A set of Celebrity Cards, available on a Word doc. by clicking here–NEW updated Cards here by J Chappell. Rationale: The cards are a mixture of Bloom’s Taxonomy and De Bono’s Hats. The power of celebrity is the ‘hook’ here. How it works: Give each student a card. Think […]
Independent Reflection on Marking
Get your students to help themselves with your marking!
Traffic Light Progress
Resources:Stickers- Red/Yellow/GreenHow It Works: Further to my video- which can be seen here about how to use stickers to signify progress, I have designed this simple strategy. Firstly, a checklist is needed- your exam board might be able to provide you with one- but I think its worth re/writing the checklist into simple student speak- […]
Viewers and Listeners
Resources:Nothing- your normal presentation & task… How It Works:First arrange the desks in your classrooms where students will be facing each other. But one student/pair has their back to the board. (One student/pair shouldn’t be able to see the board at all!)The teacher then displays information on the board.The ‘viewer’ has a limited time to […]
Flow Charts
Flow Chart Activity: This activity allows students to make decisions or identify the differences and similarities. How it works: The flow chart activity is used as a starter so students can identify the different- in this case stage shapes. Students are given an image of a stage shape and they will need to use the […]
Magenta Principles
UPDATEResources:Handout/Explanation of the Magenta PrinciplesHow It Works:Whenever students are presented with a text/information/facts etc they are to use one or more magenta principles… reduce change assemble search connect arrange enlarge simplift classify compare and contrast deconstruct apply prioritise act it out? These are fantastic for note taking, revision and gaining an understanding of whatever material […]
Doctors diagnosis
Resources: A prescription template How It Works: Students become doctors! They diagnose an essay, piece of writing, classwork, homework etc- based on the symptoms– i.e Mark scheme, writing frame etc. The doctor then writes on the prescription template what the patient can do to improve their piece of work. The medicine they prescribe needs to […]
Knowledge Bank
The Knowledge Bank This links to the ‘Think Tax’ post- in your class… At the start of the new unit of study, each student is given an amount of ‘knowledge coins’. Students gain or spend coins based on the level of their independent thinking during the unit. Each student has a copy of the Knowledge […]
Recorded Learning
Resources: Students need a recording device? http://youtube.googleapis.com/v/aKMhEoEv79U&source=uds How it works: Pupils are given a topic, theory or subject that they need to research. They must create a video explaining their subject or topic area. Pupils are given the creativity of how they deliver their content, for example they could do a news report, a music […]