Teaching and Learning Briefing 23rd Sept

CPD sessions this half-termThursday 29th September 4-5.30p.mKey Priority: Access for AllFocus of meeting: Vocabulary1. How can we improve the vocabulary knowledge of students?2. How can we develop reading skills in our students?

Agenda:1. Reading Cloud- Tiarnan O’Cleirigh2. Developing the vocabulary knowledge of students- sharing strategies3. Department discussion- next steps

To do:

Bring one strategy that you use to successfully teach and develop vocabulary in your subject.

Be prepared to talk about this for two minutes.

Venue: School Hall

CPD sessions this half-termMonday 10th October 4-5.30p.mKey Priority: Challenge for All

Focus of meeting- sharing strategies that stretch and challenge all students.

Format:Teachmeet- a series of 3 and 5 minute presentations with some discussion time.

To do:Email BDA to sign up for a 3 or 5 minute slot to share an idea from your classroom or department.

Venue: School Hall

Contents Page (Toolkit Page 60)

•It helps them to organise their work – making revision easier.

•It makes them review their work and think about it – because they have had to summarise each lesson. •Students can put a number beside each topic on their contents page to rate their understanding of each topic.

When?• Start of the year• Start of a new topic• End of a topic

K n o w led g e Or gan is ers (To o lki t p ag e 6 1 )

classteaching.files.wordpress.com - knowledge organisers

Friday Briefing

Week 1Share a teaching and learning idea

To do:See BDA to sign up