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Keywords for EAL speakers – Part 1. Examples of Writing to Describe.
Part of my practice is teaching the English National Curriculum to non-native speakers. I find that great linguists can support their good native peers because they have a more intimate feel for how language works, and changes. Our EAL hub recommends three key...
Toast APP Exemplars
As it says on the tin: examples of almost entirely specific responses to the AFs. Click here to view the Toast APP Exemplars
I Done This – 4 points on using it to reflect
For a few years I've been using a free online tool called 'I done This'. Each day at 4pm I receive an email. I reply to it, and it sends me information based on what I have done previously. For example, this day last year I: Sang Tenor in Class Realised the...
4 steps in planning – content-based planning compared to rubric-based planning
Today I am trying to summarise my thoughts about rubric-based planning prior to sharing with two experienced teachers next week. Through this I intend to lay out some of my assumptions of traditional PGCE-based planning (something that is content-based), and the...
Using calendars – an update
Time management is an underrated skill, not least for teachers. Like all relatively autonomous jobs, tasks can expand to fill the space given to them. And when the emotional demands of the job are high (and not considered in national policy), procrastination and...
10 points on Using Laptops and Tablets (I-Pads) in the English Classroom
With the revitalisation of my planning and marking (largely thanks to chunking lessons based on clear criteria ), my thoughts have turned to how a classroom might look if all students had easy and regular access to latops and/or tablets. Here are some pointers after a...
Realism and the Realist Novel – A response to a Year 9 Homework
While I have written much about marking, I have not exclaimed how wonderful an experience it can be. For example, a recent Year 9 homework required my students to evaluate the favourite story that a family member enjoyed in their youth. One particularly able student...
Planning and Preparation (and chores)
It is on a Sunday evening that marking and planning and preparation come round. For those teachers googling such terms (and it appears there are a fair number) here are my tips: 1) Have something planned afterwards. I'm going to make a Thai Curry as soon as this is...
Summarising responses from the Shakespeare Research
Here is an example of some summaries from the Shakespeare research. Please note these are draft texts, although some general literacy points can also be identified! This was created via a back channel in the lesson that saw the students using a laptop (one per group...
Romeo and Juliet: summary of responses
Click on the following and summarise your group's responses: http://thequillguy.titanpad.com/3