Sitemap - 2023 - Tips for Teachers newsletter
#45 Reveal answers one at a time to direct focus
#44 Use the Instruction Sandwich to improve how you give instructions
#43 Ask the easiest question first
#42 Don't clean your mini-whiteboard!
#41 How to make Call and Respond (even more) fun
#40 Don't make hints unavoidable
#39 Follow tumbleweed with a Turn and Talk
#38 Step away from the board when modelling
#37 The score you get is when you make your first mistake
#36 Use Call and Respond to check calculator use
#35 Beware of saying "If you got the question wrong, make sure you have corrected it"
#34 Use Explain, Frame, Reframe, Rehearse when doing Call and Respond
#33 Carry a mini-whiteboard with you when circulating
#32 "Head down, fist on head" for answering diagnostic questions
#31 Three things to watch, listen to and read
#30 Add confidence scores on mini-whiteboards
#29 Three questions to ask during a departmental meeting
#28 When modelling, do an example in real-time
#27 Things to say to high-achieving students if you are worried they want to move on
#26 Use mini-whiteboards when going through tests
#25 Shift when you ask students to copy things down
How many of your students are participating?
#24 Hide the backs of voting cards
#22 Ask students to respond in full sentences
#21 Don't give exam papers or homework back before whole class feedback
#20 An idea to improve topic-specific revision
How to be more evidence-informed with Peps McCrea
#18 The optimum group size is three
#15 Use the hypothesis and critical evidence combo when coaching
#14 Include these four steps to be a responsive teacher
#13 Plan a check point and an aspirational question first when planning a lesson
#12 Plan three Call and Respond statements for an upcoming topic
#11 Two good follow-up questions to ask after a diagnostic question
#10 When introducing a new routine, lower the content demands
#9 If a student says they don't know, ask them what the question was
#8 Ask your students: “What was the most useful thing I did today?”
#7 Include prerequsite knowledge checks in homeworks and tests
#6 How to choose which pair of students to call upon
#5 Cold Call a student twice in a lesson
#4 Check students have heard you instructions
#3 Try students standing during explanations