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This essential handbook offers practical approaches to teaching in an Advanced Level (A Level) classroom, this includes AS, A2 and all level 3 equivalents as well as the International Baccalaureate and other post-16 qualifications. It is primarily designed to give confidence to teachers to teach in a way that encourages students to enjoy learning in lessons in a purposeful way. It will build on theoretical work, where appropriate, to help reflection and planning by individual teachers for their specific subjects and classes. The references section will guide teachers to further reading for each of the chapters if they wish to explore the theory in greater depth. The key messages of the book are twofold. Firstly, personalised planning of lessons is essential, generic lesson plans will not work at A Level and teachers will need to be aware of the personalities and individual strengths and weaknesses of the students in their class to be able to structure and develop their learning accordingly. Secondly the strategies will be successful when they have been developed in relation to the subject and consolidated to secure subject knowledge and understanding. To this end many suggestions are exemplified through a range of subject examples for both AS and A2. This comprehensive guide is a must for those teaching anyone post-16.
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Captivating Your Class
Also available from Continuum Teaching in Further Education 6th Edition, L. B. Curzon Reflective Teaching in Further and Adult Education, 2nd Edition, Yvonne Hillier
Captivating Your Class Effective Teaching Skills JOANNE PHILPOTT
Continuum International Publishing Group The Tower Building 80 Maiden Lane 11 York Road Suite 704 London, SE1 7NX New York, NY 10038 www.continuumbooks.com © Joanne Philpott 2009 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or any information storage or retrieval system, without prior permission in writing from the publishers. Joanne Philpott has asserted her right under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act, 1988, to be identified as Author of this work. British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. ISBN: 978-1-84706-267-3 (paperback) Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Philpott, Joanne. Captivating your class: effective teaching skills/Joanne Philpott. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 978-1-84706-267-3 1. High school teaching–Great Britain. 2. Effective teaching–Great Britain. 3. A-level examinations–Great Britain. I. Title. LB1607.53.G7P45 2009 373.11–dc22
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Contents
Introduction
1
Enlivening ‘A’ Level teaching and learning 1 2 3 4 5 6
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Talking Note taking Reading Participation Games Writing
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1 2 7 14 18 27 31
Creating independent students
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7 8 9 10 11 12
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Independent learning and its importance Developing independence from the beginning Providing the scaffolds for independent learning Study outside of the classroom Models for independent learning Using Information and Communication Technology (ICT) to support independent learning
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Encouraging reflective learners
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Understanding of performance and how to improve Questioning Feedback – Feeding back and feeding forward Target setting Peer-assessment and self-assessment Preparing for the final examination
Extending students’ thinking
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