9 th may 2011 how to show that progress is being made
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Preparing for Ofsted Monitoring Visit
9th May 2011
How to show that progress is being made
What is a plenary? Write down what a
plenary is on the post it note
As a group on each table, come to an agreement as to what the purpose of a plenary is
Share with your table your most successful plenary
“the plenary is poorly used if it is simply a bolt-on-extra which provides an opportunity for groups of pupils to present their work daily; it is essential time for making sure that pupils have grasped the objectives and made progress, so that the next lesson can begin on firm foundations”
Ofsted
ObjectivesOutcomes To enable staff to
show progress being made during an Ofsted lesson drop in
All will understand what a mini plenary is
Even better if you discover some practical mini-plenaries that you will use in the classroom
Excellent when you share ideas and discuss implementation with colleagues
Connection Phase
Activation Phase
Demonstration Phase
Consolidation Phase
The Accelerated Learning Cycle
Why a mini-plenary?
Simple rules
The best time for recall is ten minutes after teaching something. Always display your
learning outcomes somewhere in the classroom
They should be unobtrusive to the lesson
Ask the right question
Ask the right questions
Wrong question Right question
Who knows what a mini plenary is?
Tell your partner what a mini-plenary is etc
What have you learnt in this lesson about a mini plenary?
Tell your partner one plenary idea that you have learnt today and plan to use?
Mini plenary: Pair and Share
With your partner (the person sitting next to you) share one thing that you have learnt, understood more or an idea you plan to use
30 secs to talk then swap over
All will understand what a mini plenary is
Even better if you discover some practical mini-plenaries that you will use in the classroom
Excellent when you share ideas and discuss implementation with colleagues
Outcomes
Use the ideas in the envelope choose one to use this week in a ks3 lesson
It should be◦ Appropriate for your subject◦ Preferable a reusable resource◦ Something which you are comfortable with
Pre-prepared mini plenary
Always display outcomes Stick to the four part accelerated lesson
plan If an observer enters conduct a mini plenary
within 5 mins unless progress will be seen through the planned plenary
Ask the right questions
Consolidate
WWW – green
EBI - pink
Questions
Plenary
Ideas from –
The Creative Teaching and Learning Toolkit (and Handbook) – Brin Best and Will Thomas’35 Ideas for Plenaries’ – Pimlico Academy – Chris Marshall http://www.teachit.co.uk/custom_content/newsletters/newsletter_oct06.asp http://www.schoolhistory.co.uk/teachers/starters.html http://www.geographypages.co.uk/start.htm http://news.reonline.org.uk/rem_art10.php http://www.teach-ict.com/teacher/plenary/plenaries.htm http://www.kenttrustweb.org.uk/UserFiles/ASK8/File/Secondary_Science/Secondary_Science_Resources/science-ideas-for-starters.pdf
Made by Mike Gershon – [email protected]
www.independentthinking.com http://www.bristol-cyps.org.uk/teaching/secondary/science/pdf/el_starters.pdf www.teachingthinking.net http://www.geointeractive.co.uk/contribution/wordfiles/starters%20list.doc www.psychexchange.co.uk www.teachinglinks.co.uk/Lesson%20Starters%20and%20Plenaries.doc TES resources site Edward De Bono – How to Have Creative Ideas (Vermilion, Chatham, 2007)My head Other people’s heads
If you want to make the slides whizz through really quickly and then press escape to choose a plenary at random do this:
Select all slides, change slide transition to ‘0’ seconds and uncheck the ‘advance on mouse click’ box. Start the slide show and it should work.
Useful summary about plenaries - http://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/downloads/education/education_online/key_documents/key_stage_3/tlf_plenaries_circle.doc