Mini-whiteboards - Tips for Teachers Top 5s

Former English teacher and now best-selling author, Alex Quigley, joins us on the Tips for Teacher podcast to share his 5 tips: 1. Ask students to make a pre-topic mind map (02:55) 2. Focus on developing keystone vocabulary (17:58) 3. Try using a collage collection to stimulate ideas (32:24) 4. Play "Just a minute!" (44:32) 5. Support your students using sentence expanding (1:00:30) Access the show notes and audio transcription of the episode, plus a load more audio and video tips here: tipsforteachers.co.uk

Teacher and author David Goodwin, joins us on the Tips for Teacher podcast to share his 5 tips: 1. Provide opportunities for students to read in lessons (04:23) 2. Develop vocabulary (16:45) 3. Rebrand homework as practice (25:08) 4. How to improve students' ability to write (33:33) 5. How to make retrieval practice work (45:53) Access the show notes and audio transcription of the episode, plus a load more audio and video tips here: tipsforteachers.co.uk

Five tips to improve the Do Now at the start of your lesson Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzCO4FlBngg Tips for Teachers book: https://amzn.to/3EEa2Sm Tips for teachers CPD: https://tipsforteachers.co.uk/cpd/ Tips for Teachers newsletter: https://tipsforteachers.co.uk/newsletter/

Five tips to improve the use of Silent Teacher in the classroom. Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3N7JuJ3Bf3Q  Tips for Teachers book: https://amzn.to/3EEa2Sm Tips for teachers CPD: https://tipsforteachers.co.uk/cpd/ Tips for Teachers newsletter: https://tipsforteachers.co.uk/newsletter/

Five tips to improve checking for understanding in the classroom. Video: https://youtu.be/Zt9WlMzCzWQ Tips for Teachers book: https://amzn.to/3EEa2Sm Tips for teachers CPD: https://tipsforteachers.co.uk/cpd/ Tips for Teachers newsletter: https://tipsforteachers.co.uk/newsletter/

Five tips to improve the use of mini-whiteboards in the classroom. Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBayieSHaK4 Tips for Teachers book: https://amzn.to/3EEa2Sm Tips for teachers CPD: https://tipsforteachers.co.uk/cpd/ Tips for Teachers newsletter: https://tipsforteachers.co.uk/newsletter/

Five tips to improve student paired discussions in the classroom. Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3be82GCMhbk Tips for Teachers book: https://amzn.to/3EEa2Sm Tips for teachers CPD: https://tipsforteachers.co.uk/cpd/ Tips for Teachers newsletter: https://tipsforteachers.co.uk/newsletter/

Teacher, author and podcaster, Ollie Lovell, joins us on the Tips for Teacher podcast to share his 5 tips: 1. How to overcome the limits of working memory (03:39) 2. Backwards plan. ALWAYS backwards plan! (22:16) 3. Check for understanding (34:03) 4. Inquire into mechanisms (44:25) 5. You can learn something from everybody (57:43) Access the show notes and audio transcription of the episode, plus a load more audio and video tips here: tipsforteachers.co.uk

Head of English and author, Sarah Donarski, joins us on the Tips for Teacher podcast to share her 5 tips: 1. Know how to effectively assess (03:31) 2. Choose the right feedback type (17:00) 3. Be aware of student bias (29:59) 4. Use, where possible, dialogic teaching (46:25) 5. Ignite the CPD culture (1:04:15) Access the show notes and audio transcription of the episode, plus a load more audio and video tips here: tipsforteachers.co.uk

Assistant headteacher, Jade Pearce, joins us on the Tips for Teacher podcast to share her 5 tips: 1. Use explicit instruction for novice learners (02:39) 2. How to ensure questioning involves all pupils (14:20) 3. Understand the active ingredients of retrieval practice (25:45) 4. How to improve feedback (38:45) 5. The power of teachers reading research (49:50) Access the show notes and audio transcription of the episode, plus a load more audio and video tips here: tipsforteachers.co.uk