Name: Michael Bigg
Date registered: October 16, 2011
May
09
Who is it for? Anyone looking to engage students in thinking about what they know (and what they need to know). It’s a useful revision tool. Outline of the idea: I’ve begun using ContentGenerator.net’s “Multiple Choice Generator”. [Note: You may need to sign up to be able to download the installer]. It’s a free multiple …
Feb
08
Who it is for: Anyone looking to boost some confidence in written assessment tasks. Outline of the idea: I stumbled across this completely by accident when I left a class with a cover teacher to do an end of unit test. We use like this one to make marking more simple and highlight “things you …
Feb
01
Who is it for? Anyone looking for a way to ensure that everyone contributes answers (without having to pick on people yourself). It works at all key stages. Outline of the idea: Some time ago I stumbled across this when looking for an easy way of picking people to answer questions or contribute ideas to …
Feb
01
Thanks to Becky Gale! Who is it for? An idea for teachers that are marking or assessing to specific criteria, particularly if students often make the same mistakes. Outline of the idea I produced sticker sheets containing key information on the assessment criteria or the contents that students should have included in their work. I …
Jan
25
This comes from Katie Slusar and Pippa Boyns. Who is it for? KS3 groups or anywhere you want to encourage (or discourage!) contributions. Outline of idea Version One – targeting a quiet pupil Give pupil anywhere between one and five contribution cards. These should be small pieces of paper or card, could have a C …
Jan
25
Thanks to Peter Law! Who is it for? Anyone looking for a good way to get pupils to take part in a quick quiz at the end of the lesson to check their understanding of work covered in class (or earlier on in the scheme of work). Outline of the idea At the end of …
Jan
17
Thanks to Zach Beamish-Cook for this! Who is it for? Anyone trying to help students to develop their skills in reading texts and identifying their key points. Mainly aimed at KS4/5. Outline of the idea A common problem in developing students' skills in reading texts is that they find it difficult to process a whole …
Jan
11
Thanks to Rachel Hawkes for this. Who is it for? This is an idea borrowed from our excellent Head of Drama and adapted for various foreign languages classes at KS3 – 5 and of all abilities. It reduces anxiety, promotes concentration, develops memory skills, and is fun! Outline of idea (what you wanted to do) …
Jan
11
Thanks to Irayna Owen for this. Who is it for? This is a very quick and easy method of checking group understanding of what you have been discussing or introducing orally – I use it with Key stage 3 low ability groups, but I would imagine anyone could use it. Outline of idea (What you …
Nov
30
As Christmas approaches I was thinking about a way I could get some nice decorations made for my classroom in a way that would also help my Year 11s to learn something. The result was “Argument Chains”, a version of a simple paper chain that also visually represents a written argument. Who's it for? Anyone …