Month: April 2020
See, Think, Wonder
The Situation You want to develop your students ability to read a visual text. The Solution Often when students look at a text, they attempt to process it all of the image at the same time. That is, instead of stopping and considering the elements of an image, they glance and develop an idea immediately. … Continue reading See, Think, Wonder
Socratic Circle
AITSL STANDARD: 4.1 - Support student participation Establish and implement inclusive and positive interactions to engage and support all students in classroom activities. AITSL STANDARD: 5.1 - Assess student learning Develop, select and use informal and formal, diagnostic, formative and summative assessment strategies to assess student learning. The Situation Your students find it difficult to … Continue reading Socratic Circle
Think, Pair, Share
AITSL STANDARDS: 3.3 - Use teaching strategies Select and use relevant teaching strategies to develop knowledge, skills, problem solving and critical and creative thinking. The Situation You want your students to collaborate equally. The Solution A Think, Pair, Share is a fundamental cooperative activity that you can run with students if you want them to … Continue reading Think, Pair, Share
Creating Learning Stations
AITSL STANDARD: 1.5 - Differentiate teaching to meet the specific learning needs of students across the full range of abilities Develop teaching activities that incorporate differentiated strategies to meet the specific learning needs of students across the full range of abilities. The Situation You want to provide your students with a variety of activities that … Continue reading Creating Learning Stations
The English Classroom 