Can your class take the E&D Challenge?

This activity, in particular, gave Mr Redmond (The E&D Champion 2012) a real focus and challenge for a month, and he took it on himself to win it!  The discussions promoted deeper thinking, problem solving, evaluation, synthesis and of course helped the class become more open minded and grounded individuals.  Thank you Mike George for laying down the challenge!

Show me boards

Pop into H002a (Teacher Learning Space) and pick up a few tips/tricks on how to use "show me" boards - then borrow them for a session - if you like them -go buy some.  Teacher training team and coaching team can't go anywhere without them!

What did you do yesterday?

 

At the beginning of every session, teachers can ask this question - sometimes you may have to get other students to prompt certain learners to remind them that they did learn "something" yesterday.

 

Sometimes it can be done the otherway round:

Share

Pair

Think/reflect

Train your students to use a rnage of questions



The resources include a session plan, play doh, questionning cards, task sheet and a short video.  Pop into H002a, the Teacher Learning Centre and find out more - it could be the 45 minute lesson you have been looking for!!

Click here to watch a short 3 minute video demonstrating Blooms taxonomy and questioning in action
"i-phone meets Bloom"



Good planning makes good learning

 

Good planning makes good learning.

Copies of templates for Scheme of Work, Group Profile, Sesion plans with exemplars (and short videos) can be found on sharepoint here

 

Compared to all other elements of good or outstanding learning eg. session plans, ILT, E&D, checking of learning, raport etc - teachers who had a good Group Profile or good Scheme of Work were 20% more likely to have their session graded a 2 or a 1.  Good planning makes good learning.

What's in the envelopes or boxes?

Ice Cream tubs were used by Stuart King.  Each tub contained a small prop and an image.  Students then completed the following chart (individually) - one line per ice cream tub! 

Create 3D sculpture

Many thanks for our visiting friends at Colleg Gwent who today played with Play-Doh in our Staff Development session and shared ideas, creating some of the photos above!

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO EMAIL MATT ANY PHOTOS OF YOUR SCULPTURES - PLEASE DO, AND I WILL ATTACH TO THIS BLOG.

Finchm@citybathcoll.ac.uk