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Retrieval Practice
Retrieval Practice
Stage: Primary
Key words: Effective practice; retrieval practice
This video presentation from Shirley Torrie, DHT at Aberdeen Grammar School, explores retrieval practice, why it helps learning stick, where it fits in planning, and a wide menu of classroom-ready retrieval activities.
The suite of materials also includes a copy of the PowerPoint and video examples showing the strategies being used in a P4 classroom and a P7 classroom.
Shirley Torrie Video
Presentation
P4 Video Example
P7 Video Example
Continuous Provision
Continuous Provision
Stage: Primary
Key words: Effective practice; continuous provision;
In this video presentation from the South East Improvement Collaborative, effective continuous provision in a P1 classroom is shared.
Effective questioning - Aberdeen Grammar School and Airyhall Primary School, Aberdeen City
Effective questioning - Aberdeen Grammar School and Airyhall Primary School, Aberdeen City
Stage: Early Years, Primary and Secondary
Key words: Effective practice; learning and teaching; questioning
This video presentation from Shirley Torrie, DHT at Aberdeen Grammar School, supports you to transform your questioning into powerful critical inquiry. It equips teachers with proven questioning strategies that increase pupil participation, elevate thinking and foster deeper learning.
The suite of materials also includes a copy of the PowerPoint and video examples showing the strategies being used in a P3 classroom and a P7 classroom.
Shirley Torrie Video
Presentation
P3 Video Example
P7 Video Example
Using rubrics to improve writing - Kingswells Primary School, Aberdeen City
Using rubrics to improve writing - Kingswells Primary School, Aberdeen City
Stage: Early Years, Primary and Secondary
Key words: Effective practice; learning and teaching; rubrics; challenge; differentiation
In this video you will see:
A class teacher talking about how their school uses rubrics to support differentiated levels of challenge
A clip of classroom practice which shows how the teacher uses rubrics to build clarity around what success looks like at each level
Learners talking about how they use rubrics to lead their own learning and identify next steps
Examples of rubrics from early level to third level are shared, supporting a clear standard for assessment
Reflective questions for you to consider in your own context
Video Example
Presentation
Solo Taxonomy
Solo Taxonomy
Stage: Primary - Secondary
Key words: Effective practice; solo taxonomy
This presentation, with added voiceover, provides an overview of solo taxonomy and how it can be used in the classroom.
Effective use of assessment - Kingswells Primary School, Aberdeen City
Effective use of assessment - Kingswells Primary School, Aberdeen City
Stage: Early Years, Primary and Secondary
Key words: Effective practice; learning and teaching; assessment; pace; challenge
In this video you will see:
Classroom practice showing pre/post assessments.
Two teachers explaining effective use and next steps.
Reflective questions for you to consider in your own context.
Video Example
Presentation
Using a lesson study approach to improve learning and teaching in numeracy in Glasgow
Using a lesson study approach to improve learning and teaching in numeracy in Glasgow
Stage: Primary
Key words: Effective practice; numeracy and mathematics; learning and teaching
This exemplar provides materials to support the introduction and implementation of a Lesson Study approach.
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