Name: Rachel Hawkes
Date registered: December 12, 2011
Jan
05
This is a summary for all teachers of ideas for our priority in the classroom at this time of year; establishing a positive learning environment and building an ethos for learning with new classes. These ideas were shared at the first T&L meeting in mid-September last year, once teachers had begun to establish routines with …
Jun
08
Who is it for? Anyone trying to help students develop their resilience and independence in the classroom. (Please see attached presentation from the History and Geography SSAT and Royal Geographical Society conference in London in May 2013). Outline of idea This work was done by the Geography department this year, as a coherent departmental approach …
Mar
07
Who is it for? Anyone trying to help students develop their use of evidence and its application. Outline of idea My GCSE Philosophy and Ethics students sometimes have real trouble remembering to use evidence in their essays. In addition they often forget to explain the relevance of any evidence they offer. Sometimes they also end …
Mar
02
Who is it for? Anyone trying to help students develop their use of evidence and its application. Outline of idea My GCSE Philosophy and Ethics students sometimes have real trouble remembering to use evidence in their essays. In addition they often forget to explain the relevance of any evidence they offer. To play Evidence Bingo …
Oct
24
Who is it for? I’ve tried to use this to develop essay-writing skills and students’ reflection on their own essay writing at KS5. This is something to do at the end of a topic as you’re preparing to set students an essay. Outline of idea This is based on the old party game “Consequences”. Each …
Oct
18
Who is it for? This is relevant to all teachers of practical subjects who spend much of their lesson time rotating around the class assisting individual pupils. Outline of idea I had two Yr 9 classes who were starting to learn an entirely new program and set of concepts to do with programming (Computer Science). …
May
30
Motivation report sheet Who is it for? All teachers interested in raising the motivation levels of their pupils. Outline of idea We asked a small group of students from years 8 and 10 to track their motivation levels during a school day. Through discussion students created a template to monitor their motivation levels throughout the …
May
23
idth=”150″ height=”150″ />Who is it for? This is a way to revise key language and ideas from any topic. It is also a useful way to improve oral literacy and spontaneity in oral responses. I used it in Spanish, but it could transfer easily to other subjects. Outline of idea The idea is an adaptation …
May
16
Who is it for? What is outlined below is a maths lesson which could be adapted to suit a range of ages and abilities looking at the topic of averages. Whilst the lesson below is clearly a maths lesson I would be interested to see if it could be adapted to suit other subjects. Outline …
Apr
29
Who is it for? This idea is potentially usable with any class that needs to have notes to refer back to in future and which they need to learn and to use as a revision resource. It is particularly useful for pupils who do not find it easy to make notes for themselves. Outline of …