How to be an outstanding primary school teacher / David Dunn.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dunn, David, author.

Series:

Outstanding Teaching

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Effective teaching.

Elementary school teaching.

Education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (152 pages)

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

London, [England] : Bloomsbury, 2017.

Summary:

The second edition of David Dunn's bestselling How to be an Outstanding Primary School Teacher, now updated to reflect changes in teaching initiatives and educational policy, including valuable new content on using technology in the primary classroom. This book features lots of easy-to-introduce activities and techniques that will propel satisfactory and good lessons into the outstanding category - not just when being observed, but all the time. And the best news? It tells you how to do this without spending lots more time planning, researching and preparing 'out of this world' lessons. David Dunn provides invaluable advice on all areas of classroom practice, from lesson planning to differentiation, questioning and assessment for learning. There are dozens of starters, plenaries and useful websites, and the author's own website offers resources to save you even more time. A must for all primary school teachers who want to become outstanding, not just for the inspectors but for every child they teach.

Contents:

Cover

Dedication

Title Page

Contents

Introduction

Chapter 1 The Outstanding Teacher . . . Released!

The outstanding philosophy

Chapter 2 Outstanding . . . Relationships

Congruency (genuineness)

Empathy

Respect

In context

Smile!

PRM (positive role model)

Welcome!

Welcome . . . and ask

Activities with the children

Tell me a fact

Introduce me!

Walkabout

Link letters

To err is human

Jumbled names

Joke of the day

Guess who?

Link it!

It means a lot to me

What would you do?

This belongs to me

Find a strength

Emotions ladder

My flag

My shield

Write the letter

Questionnaires

Plan it!

ID cards

Parents

Regular communication

Be honest

Be helpful

Be approachable

Be professional

And so . . .

Chapter 3 Outstanding . . . Planning

Planning basics

Objectives

Differentiation

Support/teaching assistants

Assessment

IEPs/specials needs/G&amp

T

Resources

Questions

Key information

Individual lesson plan

Chapter 4 Outstanding . . . Personalised Learning

Teaching

Learning

Teach the cat

Visual summary

Hot seating

Grab 'em!

Press conference

Tableau

Dictionary challenge

Bullet summary

Debrief

Using groups

Record it

The contract

Blockbusters

Give us a clue

Fact or fib

Why or because

Question time

Pass it around

Class plenary

Display

Learning wall

Concept maps

Learning logs

Chapter 5 Outstanding . . . Assessment for Learning

Formative vs summative assessment

The ideal learning environment for AfL

Objectives - effective ones!

Open and closed learning objectives

Success criteria

Remember

Tell me!

Do it wrong

Do it wrong again

Peer-assessment

The language of peer-assessment

Three stars and a wish.

Feedback sandwich

Plenary pals

Swap it!

Peer smiley faces

Give me the answer

Self-assessment

Thumb-o-meter

Traffic lights

More traffic lights

Smiley face

Star ratings

Bouncing!

Exit poll

One-minute summary

Clear as mud

Self-evaluation

Marking

Rolling marking

Peer-marking

On the hunt

Detailed marking

Give time

The best AfL resource ever

Chapter 6 Outstanding . . . Classroom Management

Expectations

The no. 1 secret for getting any child to behave

Alongside the no. 1 secret

Voice volume

Spell it out

Lip reading

Moving in

Moving out

Attention getting

Ask!

Pairs

Sign language

Meet and greet

Back in the USSR

The good ol' USA . . .

Reflection time

Procedures and routines

Letting off steam

Listening time

Decisions and problems

Good listening cards

Seating

Chapter 7 Outstanding . . . Differentiation

Making each lesson as accessible as possible to every child in your class.

Grouping

Things to think about

Collaborative group work

Co-operative work

Cascading

Paired teaching

Wheel within a wheel

Envoy

Goldfish

Snowball

Jigsaw

Swap around pairs

Pupils as the teacher!

Learning styles

Differentiation by questioning

Differentiating extension

More lesson differentiation

Plenary differentiation

Chapter 8 Outstanding . . . Questioning

Knowledge

Comprehension

Application

Analysis

Synthesis

Evaluation

Wait time

No hands

Lollipop sticks

Paired talking/talking partners

Effective questioning

Getting the question right

Giving a range of answers

A statement

Finding opposites

Giving the answer first

An opposing standpoint

Socratic questioning

Conceptual clarification questions

Probing assumptions.

Questioning viewpoints and perspectives

Probe implications and consequences

Questions about the question

Conscience alley

Flashbacks and flash forwards

Exchange questioning

No hands up except . . .

Chapter 9 Outstanding . . . Technology in the Classroom

Pros and cons of using technology in the classroom

'E-safety'

Childline Online Safety

Using technology in English

Writing

Speaking and listening

Using technology in maths

Using Twitter

Chapter 10 Outstanding . . . Community Engagement

What is my school community?

Considerations for primary schools

Ideas for the classroom

Chapter 11 Outstanding . . . Starters

Getting started on starters!

Mystery number game

Fizz-buzz

Steps

Spot the mistake

Splat

Alien counting

Dense teacher

Continuum

Who am I?

Do it in three

There's a hole in my bucket

Eyes closed

Milling around

Show me!

Draw it!

Unscramble

Ask me

What was it?

Beat the teacher

Taboo

Call my bluff

Show me variation

KWL (Know already/Want to know/have Learned)

Ordering

Bingo

Find me a partner

Number fans

Up and down

Chapter 12 Outstanding . . . Plenaries

What is a plenary?

Five golden rules

Testing a hypothesis

Mnemonics

What have I learned?

Three things learned today

Diagrams

Question it!

Compose two

Pyramid

Learning boards

Ready, steady, teach!

Quiet sentences

Concept cartoons

Dominoes

Learning tree

End-of-lesson reviews

Die plenary

No time left?

Chapter 13 Outstanding . . . Homework

Homework with a purpose

Planning

Choice

Open objectives

Quiz

Decisions, decisions

Reduce

Mark the teacher

Ask at home

Virtual homework

Homework rewards.

It's all about the talk

Chapter 14 Outstanding . . . Support for Teaching Assistants and Learning Support Assistants

How quality of teaching can be improved

Close partnerships

Planning together

Knowledge and questioning

Interaction

Have a laugh!

Dealing with behaviour

Chapter 15 Outstanding . . . Self-Evaluation and CPD

Peer mentoring and coaching

Learning walks

Observing each other

Performance management

Schools sharing good practice

Teacher swaps

Have a student

Ask your TA/LSA

Asking the kids

Teachers TV

Reading

Staff meetings

Classroom visits

Twitter

Chapter 16 Becoming Outstanding and Staying Outstanding! Further Reading and Resources

Assessment for Learning

General teaching

Thinking skills

Questioning

Classroom management

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Copyright Page.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4729-4623-5

OCLC:

1151195536