50 Templates for Improving Teaching and Learning
by Nigel Fisher
50 simple and practical classroom resources to improve teaching and learning in your schoool or college. This photocopiable pack includes forms, checklists, diagrams, questionnaires and self assessments for teachers to use with their students.
- Based on the latest educational research
- Relevant to all subjects - easy to adapt, easy to place on your VLE
- Free CD contains all the files in Word and pdf format
- Teachers' notes including examples and suggestions for use
ISBN 978 09557 03 003
'A very useful resource with interesting original ideas' Geoff Petty: author of Teaching Today and Evidence-Based Teaching
Price: £49.50
50 Templates for Improving Teaching and Learning
Full list of contents
Section 1: Getting to know students
Ice breaker
Interests and experiences
Ready to learn?
Learning styles
Study skills audit
Existing knowledge
Section 2: Setting the scene for learning
The big picture
Ground rules
Personal learning plan
Organising myself
Homework record
Student/teacher contract
Section 3: Managing student presentations
Planning a presentation
Notes from a presentation
Checklist for presentations
Assessing a presentation
Section 4: Effective group work
Rules for discussion
Review of discussion
Group task management
Allocation of group roles
Group work feedback
Group work evaluation
Snowballing
Section 5: Graphic organisers
Spider diagram
Venn diagram
Bubble quotes
Caterpillar diagram
Advantages and disadvantages
Flow chart
Timeline
Brain drops
Section 6: Feedback and self-assessment
Assessment feedback
Self-assessment
Topic review
Exam review
Assessment profile
Section 7: Essays and longer pieces of writing
Decoding the question
Essay brainstorm
Essay planning
Writing better paragraphs
Section 8: Revision
Revision timetable
Effective revision
Memory aids
Exam checklist
Section 9: Checklists for reflective teachers
Am I presenting new material effectively?
Am I providing good feedback?
Do my questions encourage higher-order thinking?
How good are my written resources?
Is my classroom a good learning environment?
Am I setting effective homework?
Price: £49.50
