Cyclical lesson structure

Perhaps an idea to help you to structure the planning of whole lessons over the coming weeks...

Creativity in English

Get past the cheesy opening graphics and there are some interesting ideas!..

Bloom's Taxonomy of thinking skills

At which skill level do students currently perform?

 

How can teachers facilitate the learning to access higher level thinking skills?

 

Perceptions of teaching/English teachers to reflect upon...!

Use these clips to discuss your perceptions/society's perceptions of teaching - how does it compare to your experiences?

Overview of sessions

Date	Links to Professional Studies Programme	Theme, focus, location and leader	Homework for next session
25/9/13 1	9/9/13 – Classroom Observation 16/9/13 – Planning Lessons and Lesson Structure 23/9/13 – Classroom Management	‘Attributes of engaging English teaching that meets the needs of all students’ Shenley Brook End School. Kirsty McDermott & Charlotte Hawker	· Find and bring a short term, medium term and long term plan to the next session · Read a contemporary young adult fiction book and prepare to share your thoughts                             9th October
9/10/13 2	9/9/13 – Classroom Observation. 16/9/13 – Planning Lessons and Lesson Structure 18/11/13 – Assessment for Learning. 13/01/14 – Planning for Diversity. 10/02/14 – Student Voice.	‘Planning for Progress in English’ Shenley Brook End School. Kirsty McDermott (Lead) & Charlotte Hawker	· Complete Medium term plan on the book of choice. · Plan and deliver a drama based activity in a lesson – get written feedback (teacher, student(s), trainee…) ·         Read 'Starting the lesson', reflect upon content and how you can embed ideas into your own teaching. 23rd October
23/10/13 3	9/9/13 – Classroom Observation. 16/9/13 – Planning Lessons and Lesson Structure 04/11/13 – Equality and Inclusion and Teaching Communication Pupils. 13/01/14 – Planning for Diversity.	‘Inspiring Ways of Teaching Drama’ Oakgrove School Charlotte Hawker (Lead) & Kirsty McDermott	· Bring in a copy of your favourite poem – be prepared to talk about it with the group. ·         Read 'The flow of the lesson: learning' - reflect on own teaching and impact on lessons. 14th November
14/11/13 4	16/9/13 – Planning Lessons and Lesson Structure	‘Inspiring Ways of Teaching Poetry’ Shenley Brook End School Kirsty McDermott (Lead) & Charlotte Hawker	· Visit your school library and interview the Librarian – what is the role of the library in the school? What is the role of the library within English? · List the ‘ingredients’ of a novel e.g. character(s), theme(s), genre…. * Read 'The flow of the lesson: the place of feedback' - reflect. 27th November
27/11/13 5	9/9/13 – Classroom Observation. 16/9/13 – Planning Lessons and Lesson Structure 13/01/14 – Planning for Diversity. 10/02/14 – Student Voice.	‘Inspiring Ways of Teaching Prose’. Oakgrove School Charlotte Hawker (Lead) & Kirsty McDermott	· What annoys you? Bring in 3 images/objects of items/concepts/people who annoy you. ‘Pet Hates’. · Observe a lesson – how is talk used? Make notes. * Read 'The end of the lesson' - reflect. 11th December
11/12/13 6	9/9/13 – Classroom Observation. 16/9/13 – Planning Lessons and Lesson Structure 23/09/13 – Behaviour management. 04/11/13 – Equality and Inclusion and Teaching Communication Pupils. 25/11/13 – EAL 13/01/14 – Planning for Diversity. 10/02/14 – Student Voice.	‘Speaking and Listening – How the verbal word supports the written word.’ Shenley Brook End School Kirsty McDermott (Lead) & Charlotte Hawker	· Undertake a peer and self-assessment task with a class you teach. Bring in an example of the work created. 22nd January 2014
Theatre	Trip to MK Theatre	Trip to MK Theatre – Panto.	Trip to MK Theatre – Panto.
22/1/14 7	9/9/13 – Classroom Observation. 16/9/13 – Planning Lessons and Lesson Structure 21/10/13 – The Structure of the School. 04/11/13 – Equality and Inclusion and Teaching Communication Pupils. 18/11/3 – Assessment for Learning.	‘Marking and Assessment in English’ Shenley Brook End School. Kirsty McDermott (Lead) & Charlotte Hawker	· Create a media mood board Wednesday 5th February 2014
12/2/14 8	9/9/13 – Classroom Observation. 16/9/13 – Planning Lessons and Lesson Structure 13/01/14 – Planning for Diversity. 20/01/14 – PSHE/Citizenship. 10/02/14 – Student Voice.	‘Media and Non-fiction Texts’ Shenley Brook End School in LTC Charlotte Hawker (Lead) & Kirsty McDermott	· Subject Knowledge Audit reflection. · Bring in an example of a starter, plenary and generic thinking activity. Wednesday 12th February 2014
26/2/14 9	16/9/13 – Planning Lessons and Lesson Structure 9/9/13 – Classroom Observation. 21/10/13 – The Structure of the School. 04/11/13 – Equality and Inclusion and Teaching Communication Pupils.	‘Starters, Plenaries and Thinking Skills’ Shenley Brook End School. Kirsty McDermott (Lead), Charlotte Hawker & the trainees.	· For the next session the focus will be differentiation – How does your school placement plan/provide provision for the more able, less able and EAL students, both within English and as a whole school issue. Undertake research e.g. interviews, observation, content analysis… Wednesday 5th March 2014 · Film yourself teaching part/all of a lesson. Bring to the session. Wednesday 7th May 2014
13/3/14 10	9/9/13 – Classroom Observation. 16/9/13 – Planning Lessons and Lesson Structure 21/10/13 – The Structure of the School. 04/11/13 – Equality and Inclusion and Teaching Communication Pupils. 25/11/13 – EAL 13/01/14 – Planning for Diversity. 10/02/14 – Student Voice.	‘Differentiation’ Oakgrove School. Charlotte Hawker (Lead) & Kirsty McDermott.	· Devise a questionnaire about English – select one class to complete the questionnaire. Bring the results to the next session. Wednesday 26th March 2014
26/3/14 11	9/9/13 – Classroom Observation. 16/9/13 – Planning Lessons and Lesson Structure 04/11/13 – Equality and Inclusion and Teaching Communication Pupils. 13/01/14 – Planning for Diversity. 17/03/14 – Assessment for Learning: Questioning and Dialogue.	‘How to use questioning in English lessons to promote progress.’ Oakgrove Charlotte Hawker (Lead) & Kirsty McDermott.	· Revisit Subject Knowledge Audit and reflect on Knowledge. · Lesson video needed for the next session. Wednesday 7th May 2014
7/5/14 12	9/9/13 – Classroom Observation. 16/9/13 – Planning Lessons and Lesson Structure 21/10/13 – The Structure of the School. 04/11/13 – Equality and Inclusion and Teaching Communication Pupils. 13/01/14 – Planning for Diversity. 10/02/14 – Student Voice.	‘Transition’ Shenley Brook End Charlotte Hawker, Kirsty McDermott & Trainees