Teaching...Science Fiction and Issac Asimov AITSL STANDARDS: 2.1 Content and teaching strategies of the teaching area Apply knowledge of the content and teaching strategies of the teaching area to develop engaging teaching activities. The Situation You need to introduce Science Fiction, but are unsure of where to start The Solution Introduce Issac Asimov's The Fun … Continue reading Teaching…Science Fiction and Issac Asimov
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Presentation Skills – Providing students with the opportunity to explore strong presentations
AITSL STANDARD - 1.1 Physical, social and intellectual development and characteristics of students Use teaching strategies based on knowledge of students’ physical, social and intellectual development and characteristics to improve student learning. The Situation Your students are nervous presenters and are unsure of their ability to present in front of a class. The Solution Present … Continue reading Presentation Skills – Providing students with the opportunity to explore strong presentations
Characterisation – Whose boots are those?
Writing stories can be a difficult challenge for students. Why? Because we expect them to create new people. We can be presumptuous and expect them to be intuitively creative when sometimes this is not the case. Children are by nature quite imaginative, but this does not always relate to the types of creativity we want … Continue reading Characterisation – Whose boots are those?
Alice Walker’s The Flowers
Alice Walker's The Flowers Alice Walker’s The Flowers is a classic coming of age story that explores a young girls transition into adulthood. Coming of age stories boil down to characters changing from a state of immaturity to maturity. Before we explore the complexity of The Flowers, we need to explore coming of age stories … Continue reading Alice Walker’s The Flowers
Formative Assessment
Formative Assessment 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 worst a teacher can feel is when they realise that their students just don't get it. They go back to the drawing board and examine every part of … Continue reading Formative Assessment
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