OTI Primary Update
September 2015
Welcome Back!
There are also examples of how teachers we have worked with have taken these ideas and implemented them into the classroom.
If you have any examples you would like to share, please don't hesitate to get in touch.
New beginnings
http://www.malit.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/MALIT-Level-up-Class-Induction-September.pdf
Introduce them to the PIT and 3B4ME
Developing a class ethos
Building in Self reflection from the outset
Building Rapport
September sees the start of the school year. It can be a disconcerting time for learners as well as teachers. For learners, there are new teachers to get used to. For us as teachers, it can be a time when we are kept awake at night trying to remember how to teach and worrying about whether the class will listen to us! As it turns out, these annual fears are groundless. Yet it is a crucial time to establish productive norms and build rapport with learners. Planning backwards from the class of your dreams. A class that you have an excellent working relationship with. A class who will work much harder for you because they see you as someone who can help them on their learning journey.
http://www.malit.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/4by4-Rapport.pdf
Getting to know you...
Ask learners what they want to develop this year
Building a collaborative working environment
High Expectations
The most effective teachers we have worked with have high expectations. Often much higher than their colleagues down the corridor. Not only that, they communicate these expectations clearly to their classes. These are teachers for whom learners try much harder and perform at higher levels. Those teachers who have high expectations but who fail to de-mystify them often find themselves frustrated that their classes fail to reach the level they want. Our latest 4by4 provides four ways to help teachers build higher expectations.
http://www.malit.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/MALIT-Level-up-Expectations-4th-Nov-4.pdf
Working Walls that grow as the class does
Experts
W A G O L L Boards
Building Growth Mindsets
http://www.malit.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/MALIT-Level-up-Mindset-4by41.pdf