Post on 20-Mar-2017
Variety is the spice of teaching
Michael Brand Tuesday 10 November Madrid
Teacher types
The playful teacher
Fun!
games!
quizzes!
The ‘techie’ teacher
apps! Mobile devices!
blogs!
The personaliser planner
Offers students extra support Personalises, differentiates
The conductor
Choral repetition
Drilling
Chanting Scaffolds
Do you fit any of these models?Do any teachers in your centres fit these models?Which characteristics are most important?Which characteristics would you add to the list?
Teacher types
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When do you pre-teach vocabulary? The personaliser planner
What is it?
What does it show?
Why are some words bigger than others?
How do I make one?
Why are the big words useful?
What can we do with a wordcloud?
Which words do you know?
Explain / Define / Put it in a sentence
Find 5 verbs / nouns
Find the words: where you play tennis, an opposite, a synonym
Promote speculation: What’s the video about? Why?
Personalise the topic
Are there any more (big) words you don’t know?
Find links between words: predict content
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Would you allow mobile phones in class? The ‘techie’ teacher