Evidence suggests peer collaboration really motivates pupils, especially when learning remotely. Brindley, Laschke and Walti 2009 state that: “There is a significant relationship between participation in small group collaboration experiences and deeper learning. Peer collaboration aids the development of learning and teamwork skills. It can increase a sense of community, closely linked to learner satisfaction and …
January 2021 KS1 Lesson 1 Express yourself with drawing KS1 KS1 Mark Making Lesson 1 Activity 1 KS1 Mark Making Lesson 1 Activity 2 KS2 Lesson 1 KS2 Tone Lesson Overview Tonal Shading Lower KS2 Using Tone Lower KS2 Lesson 1 Upper KS2 Using tone Lesson 1 Worksheet Upper KS2 Using Tone Lesson 1
January 2021 resources Week 1 click HERE Week 2 click HERE Week 3 click HERE Week 4 click HERE
In order for pupils to make progress, feedback should be more work for the recipient than the donor. (Dylan Wiliam) If feedback is to move pupils forward it can be helpful to reframe it as an instruction to do something: Redraft or redo: By editing and improving one piece of work until it is excellent, …
Provide live feedback to pupils can be hugely beneficial, whether this is done remotely or in the classroom via modelling. Evidence suggests pupils who know what success looks like have a goal. Goals can increase motivation and belief. (Locke and Latham, 2002) Furthermore cognitive science states that providing worked examples – models broken into steps …
A very simple strategy to get pupils to enhance the quality of their verbal response. Pose a question, invite a response, provide formative feedback, then request the pupil to “Say it again, better”. Then finally respond to the improve verbal response. Say it again better
A strategy to increase pupil engagement in class discussion/questioning and ensure probing feedback to as many pupils as possible. Keep using feedback as a way of probing to gauge understanding; the focus is on “What have you understood” rather than “Have you understood” Further information here Cold calling
A version of collective feedback where a small group of pupils collectively critique their work via small group dialogue. They offer one another suggestions or advice about how to improve. This may need to first be modelled by the teacher before moving to ‘gallery’ sessions. Click here for guidance how to implement this technique. Class …
Weekly remote lesson plans for Art click HERE Bubble closure art resources Below are art resources for remote learning which will cover two weeks of learning (two hours per week). Two of the lessons are based on the same theme (1 per week). Click below to view the resources. EYFS Art Home Learning KS1 Art …
Pupils can find the experience of remote learning quite daunting especially when ‘interacting’ with peers online or having to participate during live lessons. The research suggests peer interaction is important to motivate, but we also know how important it is as a teacher to direct and engage pupils when teaching. Below you can find some …