This fully updated edition of Ross Morrison McGill's bestselling guide features a visual booklet illustrated by Oliver Caviglioli, along with a foreword by Professor Andy Hargreaves. It introduces new ideas aligned with the latest best practices in marking and feedback. Every teacher must excel in three core areas: marking work, planning lessons, and teaching effectively. This refreshed guide is filled with practical strategies designed to help educators enhance these essential aspects of their profession. It emphasizes how each stage of the teaching process informs the next, creating a cyclical framework that supports effective teaching. With teacher workloads at an all-time high and recruitment and retention challenges persisting, practical solutions that enable teachers to thrive are crucial. The strategies presented can be applied by all primary and secondary educators, regardless of their career stage, and are proven to enhance teaching practices. Each idea is backed by evidence, including current educational research and psychological insights from Professor Tim O'Brien, a leading psychologist and Honorary Professor at UCL Institute of Education.
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100 Ideas for Secondary Teachers: Outstanding Lessons
- 144 Seiten
- 6 Lesestunden
100 practical and easy to implement ideas to make your lessons outstanding.
The Teacher Toolkit Guide to Feedback
- 176 Seiten
- 7 Lesestunden
Focusing on effective feedback and formative assessment, this resource provides teachers with strategies for verbal, non-verbal, and written feedback, all backed by the latest research and real case studies. It simplifies educational theory and offers innovative, practical ideas to enhance classroom practice, ultimately fostering better student learning and understanding. As part of the Teacher Toolkit Guides series, it includes templates and visual aids, making it an essential tool for educators seeking to improve their teaching methods.
The Teacher Toolkit Guides turn the theory of education into practical ideas for your classroom. From Ross Morrison McGill, bestselling author of Mark. Plan. Teach. and Teacher Toolkit, this book highlights the importance of questioning in challenging pupils, checking for understanding, identifying gaps in knowledge, improving recall and ultimately encouraging learners to analyse, evaluate and actively engage in learning. By simplifying the theory and offering original ideas proven to have an impact in the classroom, The Teacher Toolkit Guide to Questioning provides teachers with an invaluable resource to refine this key element of their practice. The Teacher Toolkit Guide to Questioning was Highly Commended in the Assessment category at the Teach Secondary Awards 2023. ------------------ The Teacher Toolkit Guides turn the theory of education into practical ideas for your classroom. Each book in the Teacher Toolkit Guides series explores a key principle of teaching and learning, and offers research-based techniques to transform classroom practice. Each book includes a bespoke version of Ross's renowned Five Minute Lesson Plan, as well as ready-to-use templates and worked examples. Supported by infographics, charts and diagrams, these guides are a must-have for any teacher, in any school, and at any level. The Teacher Toolkit: Guide to Memory and Guide to Questioning are available now.