The Chameleon Teacher
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Assessment
The Rule In The Room
Should you encourage children to wait outside in your lesson?
In A Nutshell: Formative Assessment
Although formative assessment has been around for many years, I frequently encounter teachers who don’t have a firm grasp of it or see it as something old hat, out of…
Teaching In Circles
Teachers shape the learning experience for children. It matters what we say and how we say. But it also matters what shape we arrange for learning to take place. As…
Assessment Using Chain Notes
Here is a quick and easy low-tech assessment strategy that is well worth a try. It’s called ‘Chain Notes’ and involves writing a question on a large envelope and then…
Critical Incident Questionnaires
A Critical Incident Questionnaire (CIQ) can be used to explore the learner’s experience of your lesson content and events surrounding it. A CIQ focuses on critical moments or actions in…
Assessment In 60 Seconds
The One Minute Paper is commonly used as a classroom assessment technique in some schools. It does what it says on the tin and takes just a minute or less.…
Don’t Do Your Best
Are we helping children exceed their potential?
The Art Of Criticising
How well do we prepare students to critique each other’s work?
Make A Good Fist Of Assessment
What’s a quick way to assess learning?