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 …
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 …
May
08
Written by Emily Player (D/T GTP The Voyager Academy. Who is it for? This is an idea for all teachers at KS3 interested in developing group work. All teachers especially those with a passion for creating stimulating learning environments interest in building ‘engine rooms’ open to new approaches for student thinking Outline of the idea …
Feb
22
Who is it for? Useful at any level and in any context for encouraging and enlivening discussion during plenaries. Outline of the idea: I use this technique every time I need to enliven a plenary. I pick a student, “Michael”, who I know from previous lessons is reasonably secure on the topic in hand but …
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 …