Variety is the spice of teaching

Michael Brand Tuesday 10 November Madrid

Teacher types

The playful teacher

Fun!

games!

quizzes!

The ‘techie’ teacher

apps! Mobile devices!

blogs!

The personaliser planner

Offers students extra support Personalises, differentiates

The conductor

Choral repetition

Drilling

Chanting Scaffolds

Do you fit any of these models?Do any teachers in your centres fit these models?Which characteristics are most important?Which characteristics would you add to the list?

Teacher types

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When do you pre-teach vocabulary? The personaliser planner

What is it?

What does it show?

Why are some words bigger than others?

How do I make one?

Why are the big words useful?

What can we do with a wordcloud?

Which words do you know?

Explain / Define / Put it in a sentence

Find 5 verbs / nouns

Find the words: where you play tennis, an opposite, a synonym

Promote speculation: What’s the video about? Why?

Personalise the topic

Are there any more (big) words you don’t know?

Find links between words: predict content

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Would you allow mobile phones in class? The ‘techie’ teacher

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