Dixons Allerton Academy
Teaching and Learning Bulletin
Our weekly bulletin...
Each week, the Learning Team will circulate a bulletin covering all things Teaching and Learning at the Academy. Principally, the purpose of the bulletin is to keep all staff updated in terms of all the T&L news at DAA, as well as key events for your diaries connected with T&L.
Don't forget the T&L Breakfast.... WEDNESDAY MORNING in the 6th form hub
Week 7 Focus: Sex up your plenary...
What's in it for me?
- Give students the chance to reflect upon the success (and areas for development) of their learning
- Offers you the time and space to identify areas to move toward in your planning
The Review Wheel
A useful powerpoint that allows you to click and select a 'random' plenary task for students to summarise their learning. Download link is here.
Metacognitive Wrappers
These sounds ludicrously complex, but really aren't. Basically, you ask three (tiered) questions at the start and and of a lesson, and students track where they are in terms of the level of question they are able to answer.
For example:
What is 1+1?
What is addition and how does it work- give an example
What makes addition different to subtraction and division?
This is crudely put, but an excellent blogpost explaining this is found here.
Spot the Mistake
Using the video maker from the SmartBoard, or any other kind of screen capture software online (e.g. www.screenr.com) make a short video of the things the students have learned in the lesson. Students should take notes and consult one another on the video and feed back- explaining areas for improvement.
Further reading...
The Learning Team
Danny Carr (AHT)
Andy Sammons
Kiran Ali
Emma Butterworth
Carolyn Shaw
Website: www.comingsoon.com
Location: Dixons Allerton Academy
Phone: ..
Dates for your diary...
Event Information
Advanced Whiteboarding...
Hosted by SOR/PBS, this workshop will offer the staff the chance to take their whiteboard and visualiser skills further to enhance the learning in your classroom.
When?
Thursday, Nov 7, 2013, 03:45 PM
Where?
DAA
Event Information
Taxonomy of Errors for Leaner (not Meaner!) Feedback
Hosted by ASA/DCR, this workshop will demonstrate a new method of feeding back to your classes to make life easier and more efficient for your own teaching, and, more importantly, enhance the independence of your students in terms of acting on feedback and moving forward.
When?
Thursday, Nov 28, 2013, 03:30 PM
Where?