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What does the acronym CLIL stand for?
Content and Language Integrated Learning
Name these 3 effective CLIL practices C... I... A...
Coordination, Immersion, Activation
What are Tracey's four 'C's of motivation?
1. Choice; 2. Challenge; 3. Collaboration; 4. Context
What is a KWL chart? What do the letters stand for?
What do I KNOW? What do I WANT to know? What did I LEARN?
How does the 'think, pair, share' technique help our students?
It gives them thinking time, the chance to run their ideas past a classmate before answering, and therefore builds confidence.
Cognitive conflict is ...
the discomfort one feels when his/her beliefs, values or behaviors contradict one another.
Name the 6 levels of thinking skills in Bloom's Taxonomy of Learning
Knowledge / Comprehension / Application / Analysis / Synthesis / Evaluation
What is a topic web and how does it help our students learn?
Subjects are linked by a common topic/theme. Students are able to connect ideas and apply knowledge and skills to other areas of the curriculum.
Give an example of a closed question. How do they help our students?
A closed question gives options, giving learners a better chance to answer the question.
True or false? Asking 'Did you understand that?' is a good way of checking whether learners have understood something.
False. This can be unreliable, as learners may be too shy to admit they didn’t understand. It's better to ask specific questions to check understanding.
What is the benefit of non-directive feedback?
It's non-judgmental and doesn't assume one person knows more than the other. It's often used with peer observations.
What is a peer observation?
When one colleague observes another (and neither of them has a position of responsibility).
When we observe our learners, diagnose their needs and plan for them, this is an example of which type of assessment?
Assessment for Learning
True or false? You should always give feedback at the end of a lesson.
False. You can give feedback at any time, depending on your objectives.
What is the difference between evaluative and descriptive feedback?
Evaluative feedback is judgmental, descriptive feedback describes what you see/hear.
True or false? Subject teachers are also responsible for teaching literacy.
True. Subject teachers are responsible for teaching aspects of literacy relevant to their subject.
