MODE B TEACHING

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CHOICE & CREATIVITY

Designing effective projects with enquiry questions

Showcasing knowledge in any format

Introducing elements of choice to stimulate creative thinking

Setting up opportunities to experiment with materials and ideas

Making the most of spontaneous responses to events

Creating conditions for strongly independent learning

MAKING IT REAL

Opportunities for first-hand experience

Maximising the value of trips beyond the classroom

Reinforcing and extending learning online

Stretching students with knowledge that has inherent limits of certainty

Building student confidence to face very demanding problems

Linking learning to real-life opportunities and audiences

ORACY

Steps to setting up in-class debates

Oral rehearsal as a precursor for writing

Involving students in teaching parts of lessons

Preparing to speak to an audience

Students presenting ideas to class

Performing speeches and poetry learned by heart

STUDENT-DIRECTED ACTIVITIES

The key elements in designing effective group work

Structured tasks for independent home learning

Flipping learning by reading in advance

Setting up puzzles and clues for students to solve

Harnessing online video to support learning

Routines for engaging students in multiple short activities

An overview of concepts in Early Years play

Enacting scenarios to explore ideas and responses