Making Lessons Engaging!
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Pedagogy
Making Lesson Objectives visible. Linking back to Lesson Objectives in the lesson. Using AfL strategies e.g. miniboards, thumbs up & down, traffic light system.Incorporating CoL, group work and ICT.
Experience and Learning
Questioning by Teacher and students. Peer tutoring by faster students. Checking for understanding when facilitating group work. Clarity in instructions supported by example.
Tone
Reinforcing classroom norms for your dfferent type of pedagogy. Good eye contact and proximity with students. Praising behaviour and thinking.
Assessment (AfL anchors on student-centredness)
Checking for understanding happens throughout lesson not just at the end. Making criteria for success or key learning points visible. Involving student peer and self assessment.
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Assessment for learning
Mdm Lee Li Lian
You could engage students through flipped lessons and open ICT tools e.g. Glogster, Edcanvas, Edmodo and Smore!
Ms Grace Tang
Reflection of teachers is important as it involves thinking about what we do why we do and the impact on the students learning in class.
Ms Usha Wassan
Visible thinking and visible learning should be made more visible through displaying students works and thought processes; through questioning by teachers and students in classrooms.
Ms Siti Hajar
Setting standardised routines not only helps teachers in managing students in the classroom. It allows teachers to be able to be more confident in exploring other strategies in the classroom for engaged learning.