How to be Outstanding in the Classroom

Every teacher wants to be outstanding. But what does outstanding mean? And how do we stay outstanding if the goalposts move? In this book, bestselling author Mike Gershon presents you with everything you need to know to make outstanding learning happen in your classroom. It breaks down the nature of outstanding teaching so as to expose the underlying principles which hold true across the curriculum. Featuring advice on all the different elements that contribute to outstanding teaching and learning including assessment, differentiation, literacy, leadership and ensuring progress, it covers: <ul>
<li>Cultivating the habits of outstanding learning</li> <li>The role assessment plays in planning learning, securing progress and helping students to achieve great outcomes.</li> <li>Leadership and your role as a leader</li> <li>The communication that takes place in the classroom</li>
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Firmly rooted in the day-to-day experiences of being in the classroom, the book clearly explains the why, the how and what to do if things go wrong! Packed full of clear, easy-to-implement strategies and ideas, it is the text you can call upon time and again in order to cultivate and sustain the habits, actions and thoughts of outstanding teaching.

How to be Outstanding in the Classroom: Raising achievement, securing progress and making learning happen

Education & Teaching

Gershon, Mike

Schools & Teaching

Routledge

Looking for time saving, creative, ready-to-use activities to kick-start and round up your history lessons? Look no further!Starters and plenaries are now an essential part of all lessons and this highly practical book provides busy History teachers with creative activities to use in the classroom. The starter ideas will ensure the first five minutes of any secondary History lesson are a time for motivation, energy and forward thinking, and the plenaries will help students to reflect on and embed their learning at the endStep-by-step instructions, teacher's tips and topic-specific examples make these 25 starters and 25 plenaries easy to adapt for any History lesson, whether you are teaching World War Two, Henry VII or Ancient Egypt. The activities will help students to develop their skills in assessment and interpretation of sources and evidence, as well as reasoning, enquiry and comparison. This versatile book is also accompanied by online resources providing everything you need not just for planning starters and plenaries, but also delivering them to your class.

Secondary Starters and Plenaries: History: Ready-to-use activities for teaching history (Classroom Starters and Plenaries)

History

Historical Study & Educational Resources

Bloomsbury Education

All New Classroom Starters and Plenaries provides busy teachers with a set of flexible, easy-to-implement activity ideas that can be used in any subject. The 50 starters and 50 plenaries have been crafted to fit with the structure of teaching, rather than specific content, so you can dip into the book when you are in search of a new idea for engaging your class and adapt the activity to suit your own needs. The activities have been organised into useful divisions, such as Assessment for Learning, Concepts, and Learning Objectives, and each includes a brief rationale for the activity. Many of the activities offer several examples of how it could be used, and there are online resources too, giving you everything you need not just in planning your starters and plenaries, but also in delivering them to your class.

More Secondary Starters and Plenaries: Creative activities, ready-to-use in any subject

Mike Gershon's teaching resources have been viewed and downloaded more than 2.6 million times in over 180 countries and territories. His books expand and develop his electronic materials, such as the Starter Generator, the Plenary Producer and the Assessment for Learning Toolkit. How to use Discussion in the Classroom: The Complete Guide gives classroom teachers everything they need to create brilliant lessons filled with great learning opportunities for all their students. The book is written by a practising teacher and is unashamedly practical. It contains a wide range of activities, strategies and techniques which teachers can use to create outstanding lessons. Everything in the book is generic, meaning it can be applied across the curriculum. The book is divided into two sections. In the first part, Mike outlines and exemplifies twenty strategies and techniques which every teacher can master in order to facilitate fantastic discussion. In the second section, he goes on to explain and illustrate forty different activities which can be used with any set of students to teach almost any topic. Every entry is founded on the premise that active, engaged learning helps all pupils to make significant progress. The ‘How to…’ series developed out of Mike's desire to share great classroom practice with teachers around the world. He wanted to put together a collection of books which would help professionals no matter what age group or subject they were teaching. Each volume focuses on a different element of classroom practice and each is overflowing with brilliant, practical strategies, techniques and activities – all of which are clearly explained and ready-to-use. In most cases, the ideas can be applied immediately, helping teachers not only to teach better but to save time as well. Each book goes out of its way to make teachers' lives easier and their lessons even more engaging, inspiring and successful then they already are. The ‘How to…’ series is great teaching made easy.

How to Use Discussion in the Classroom: The Complete Guide

Createspace Independent Pub

The bestselling 'How to use Questioning in the Classroom: The Complete Guide' gives classroom teachers everything they need to embed outstanding questioning in their teaching and raise achievement across the board. The book is written by a practising teacher and is unashamedly practical. It contains a wide range of activities, strategies, techniques and questions which educators can use to create challenging, engaging learning experiences for their students. Everything in the book is generic, meaning it can be applied across the curriculum. In the first section of the book, Mike analyses the nature of classroom questioning before outlining and illustrating thirty-five strategies, activities and techniques which can be used when teaching almost any topic to any age group. In section two, more than 1200 generic, high-quality question are presented, ready to adapt for use in your classroom. Mike Gershon's teaching resources have been viewed and downloaded more than 2.7 million times in over 180 countries and territories. His books expand and develop his electronic materials, such as the Starter Generator, the Plenary Producer and the Assessment for Learning Toolkit. The ‘How to…’ series developed out of Mike's desire to share great classroom practice with teachers around the world. He wanted to put together a collection of books which would help professionals no matter what age group or subject they were teaching. Each volume focuses on a different element of classroom practice and each is overflowing with brilliant, practical strategies, techniques and activities – all of which are clearly explained and ready-to-use. In most cases, the ideas can be applied immediately, helping teachers not only to teach better but to save time as well. Each book goes out of its way to make teachers' lives easier and their lessons even more engaging, inspiring and successful then they already are. The ‘How to…’ series is great teaching made easy.

How to Use Questioning in the Classroom: The Complete Guide

How to Teach EAL Students in the Classroom: The Complete Guide gives classroom teachers everything they need to ensure students who are learning English as an additional language thrive, achieve and succeed in their lessons. The book is written by a practising teacher and remains practical throughout. It contains a wide range of activities, strategies and techniques which teachers can use to make learning accessible for all EAL pupils. Everything in the book is generic and can be applied to any subject and any age group. Sections include: Speaking and Listening; Using Images; What the Teacher can do; and Words, Reading and Writing. Mike Gershon's teaching resources have been viewed and downloaded more than 2.7 million times in over 180 countries and territories. His books expand and develop his electronic materials, such as the Starter Generator, the Plenary Producer and the Assessment for Learning Toolkit. The 'How to...' series developed out of Mike's desire to share great classroom

How to Teach EAL Students in the Classroom: The Complete Guide (Great Teaching Made Easy)

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Words, Language & Grammar

How to be an Outstanding Trainee Teacher gives you everything you need to get your teaching career off to a fantastic start. Whether you're training in school, on a PGCE, or through another route, this book gives you the practical and theoretical foundation you need to hit your targets, impress your mentor and, of course, plan and teach superb lessons! Written with the busy trainee in mind, the book helps you to become a critical, reflective practitioner who understands the unique demands of classroom teaching. Topics covered include becoming a teacher, understanding learners, unpicking the lesson, sustaining pace and challenge, communication, creating the environment for learning and much else besides. Every chapter comes with a set of reflective questions and activities designed to help you think critically about your experiences as a trainee teacher. And throughout the book, you will find lots of practical ideas, strategies, hints, tips and tricks you can try out with your students. All in all, How to be an Outstanding Trainee Teacher is the must-have book for those entering the profession - whether training to teach primary or secondary level. Written by expert teacher, trainer and author Mike Gershon, the book will enhance your training, giving you all the tools you need to be outstanding.

How to be an Outstanding Trainee Teacher: The Complete Guide (The 'how To...' Great Classroom Teaching)

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

How to Manage Behaviour in the Classroom: The Complete Guide is your one-stop shop for improving the quality of classroom interactions, solving those nagging behavioural issues, and creating a positive, can-do culture every time you teach. The book gives you all the tools you need to make behavioural issues a thing of the past – allowing you to teach the lessons you love in which learners achieve more than ever before. Written with the busy teacher in mind, How to Manage Behaviour in the Classroom deals with all the key areas of behaviour management, giving you tried-and-tested tips, strategies, activities and techniques to implement in your lessons. Topics covered include: Planning for Learning; Using Praise; Eliminating Low-Level Disruption; Creating Engagement; Building Rapport; and How to Deal with Common Problems. All in all, the book is a must-have for any teacher looking to improve and develop their classroom management. Written by expert teacher, trainer and author Mike Gershon, the book will enhance your skills, giving you everything you need to create a fantastic climate for learning, making your lessons simpler, easier and more enjoyable to teach.

How to Manage Behaviour in the Classroom: The Complete Guide (How To... Great Classroom Teaching)

How to Use Bloom’s Taxonomy in the Classroom: The Complete Guide is your one-stop shop for improving the quality of the lessons, questions, activities and assessments you plan. Never before has there been such a detailed, practical analysis of the taxonomy – of how it works, why it works and how you can use it to raise achievement in your classroom. Packed with ideas, activities, strategies and techniques, the book unpicks the taxonomy level-by-level, giving you everything you need to master using it in your day-to-day practice. Written with the busy teacher in mind, How to Use Bloom’s Taxonomy in the Classroom examines the tool every teacher knows about by answering all the questions you were afraid to ask! Topics covered include: What is the taxonomy and how does it work?; Knowledge and Comprehension; Application and Analysis; Synthesis and Evaluation; Objectives and Outcomes; Activities and Products; Questioning; Stretch and Challenge; and Assessment. All in all, the book is a must-have for any teacher looking to raise achievement, develop their planning and stretch and challenge the thinking of their students. Written by expert teacher, trainer and author Mike Gershon, the book will enhance your skills, giving you everything you need to improve your practice and support your learners.

How to Use Bloom's Taxonomy in the Classroom: The Complete Guide

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