Lesson planning tweaks for teachers : small changes that make a big difference! / Melanie Aberson, Debbie Light.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Melanie Aberson, author.

Light, Debbie, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lesson planning.

Classroom management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (145 p.)

Place of Publication:

London, England : Bloomsbury, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Lesson planning is a requirement of every teacher. Whether you are planning your day-to-day lessons or a formal observation, planning is a skill that can be refined and improved to ensure your workload is manageable and your lessons exceptional. Aimed at committed and reflective teachers who want to develop their practice, this book introduces Tweaks for Teachers: small changes that make a big difference! It encourages you to review your current lesson planning practice and develop lessons that enable students to make outstanding learning gains. The book focuses on making practical, small cha

Contents:

Cover; HalfTitle; Series; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; How to use this book; 1 An introduction to lesson planning; Our lesson plans; The formal lesson plan; The one page plan; Planning a lesson; 2 Assessment for Learning; Constructing and sharing challenging learning intentions; Modelling and sharing high-quality exemplars; Peer feedback; Reviewing learning; Annotated History lesson plan; Annotated Media arts lesson plan; Top tweaks checklist: AfL; Learning leader: AfL; 3 Questioning; Questioning to encourage pupils to think deeply

Questioning to check understandingQuestioning to reflect and review progress; Peer-to-peer questioning; Annotated Design and technology lesson plan; Annotated English lesson plan; Top tweaks checklist: questioning; Learning leader: questioning; 4 Stretch and challenge; Grouping strategies; Provision of choices; Developing independence; Collaborative learning; Annotated Business studies lesson plan; Stretch and challenge provision in Business studies lesson plan; Annotated PE lesson plan; Top tweaks checklist: stretch and challenge; Learning leader: stretch and challenge

5 Commitment to learningDealing with getting stuck; Growth mindset; Creating a culture of excellence; Ability to listen to and learn from their peers; Annotated Art and design lesson plan; Annotated ed Religious education lesson plan; Top tweaks checklist: commitment to learning; Learning leader: commitment to learning; 6 Marking and feedback; Tweaking your marking and feedback planning; Top tweaks checklist: marking and feedback; Learning leader: marking and feedback; References; Appendix; Subject index; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed July 29, 2015).

ISBN:

1-4729-1616-6