• Blog of the month

    Classroomtm is the blog of the month. It is run by Stephen Lockyer, who is a Deputy Head in Kent. You can follow him on twitter @MrLockyer. The site holds a collection of educational ideas and concepts including books, articles and Drop boxes. Within the Dropbox section there is access to a wealth of resources and ideas, separated into whole school and subject specific.

  • Resource of the month

    Ski Slope Learning allows for people to get to the same end result from different starting points. If you think about ski slopes there are several different degrees of difficulty, with green being the easiest and black being the hardest, however no matter which route you take you always get to the bottom. This method allows pupils to work at their own individual paces and has differentiated routes to ensure all pupils achieve the learning objective. The ski slope method also provides the opportunity for pupils to work independently and allows for rapid progressions.

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Monday, 14 October 2013

BLOOMS TAXONOMY STUDENT FRIENDLY QUESTIONS




This question mat is a fantastic way of allowing students to lead their own learning. 

Often students are unsure how to question effectively and how to challenge their peers through the questions they ask.  This mat provides students with a starting point in recognising that there are a wide variety of different levels of questions and moves them swiftly away from using closed questioning!

Some ways this mat has been implemented is in peer assessment, self assessment and group debates.

It is also a great tool for teachers to pre-plan the questions they ask their students and also quetion ' on the go.'

For lower ability students- they can move through the colours in order to build and show progress throughout each lesson.

For higher ability they can dive into the creating and evaluating questions which tend require a more in depth thought process!

Overall- students tend to feel proud when devising and asking their peers challenging questions!

Laura Daley- English.


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