1. 9 th May 2011 How to show that progress is being made

2.  Write down what a plenary is on the post it note purpose of a plenary  As a group on each table, come to an agreement as to what the purpose of a plenary is  Share with your table your most successful plenary

3.  “the plenary is poorly used if it is simply a bolt-on-extra which provides an opportunity for groups of pupils to present their work daily; it is essential time for making sure that pupils have grasped the objectives and made progress, so that the next lesson can begin on firm foundations”

4.  To enable staff to show progress being made during an Ofsted lesson drop in  All will understand what a mini plenary is  Even better if you discover some practical mini-plenaries that you will use in the classroom  Excellent when you share ideas and discuss implementation with colleagues

5. Connection Phase Activation Phase Demonstration Phase Consolidation Phase

6. Simple rules  The best time for recall is ten minutes after teaching something.  Always display your learning outcomes somewhere in the classroom  They should be unobtrusive to the lesson  Ask the right question

7. Wrong questionRight question  Who knows what a mini plenary is?  Tell your partner what a mini-plenary is etc  What have you learnt in this lesson about a mini plenary?  Tell your partner one plenary idea that you have learnt today and plan to use?

8.  With your partner (the person sitting next to you) share one thing that you have learnt, understood more or an idea you plan to use  30 secs to talk then swap over  All will understand what a mini plenary is  Even better if you discover some practical mini-plenaries that you will use in the classroom  Excellent when you share ideas and discuss implementation with colleagues Outcomes

9.  Use the ideas in the envelope choose one to use this week in a ks3 lesson  It should be ◦ Appropriate for your subject ◦ Preferable a reusable resource ◦ Something which you are comfortable with

10.  Always display outcomes  Stick to the four part accelerated lesson plan  If an observer enters conduct a mini plenary within 5 mins unless progress will be seen through the planned plenary  Ask the right questions

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12. Plenary Ideas from – The Creative Teaching and Learning Toolkit (and Handbook) – Brin Best and Will Thomas ’35 Ideas for Plenaries’ – Pimlico Academy – Chris Marshall http://www.teachit.co.uk/custom_content/newsletters/newsletter_oct0 6.asp http://www.schoolhistory.co.uk/teachers/starters.html http://www.geographypages.co.uk/start.htm http://news.reonline.org.uk/rem_art10.php http://www.teach-ict.com/teacher/plenary/plenaries.htm http://www.kenttrustweb.org.uk/UserFiles/ASK8/File/Secondary_Scienc e/Secondary_Science_Resources/science-ideas-for-starters.pdf Made by Mike Gershon – mikegershon@hotmail.com mikegershon@hotmail.com www.independentthinking.com http://www.bristol- cyps.org.uk/teaching/secondary/science/pdf/el_starters.pdfhttp://www.bristol- cyps.org.uk/teaching/secondary/science/pdf/el_starters.pdf www.teachingthinking.net http://www.geointeractive.co.uk/contribution/wordfiles/starters% 20list.doc http://www.geointeractive.co.uk/contribution/wordfiles/starters% 20list.doc www.psychexchange.co.uk www.teachinglinks.co.uk/Lesson%20Starters%20and%20Plenaries. doc www.teachinglinks.co.uk/Lesson%20Starters%20and%20Plenaries. doc TES resources site Edward De Bono – How to Have Creative Ideas (Vermilion, Chatham, 2007) My head Other people’s heads If you want to make the slides whizz through really quickly and then press escape to choose a plenary at random do this: Select all slides, change slide transition to ‘0’ seconds and uncheck the ‘advance on mouse click’ box. Start the slide show and it should work. Useful summary about plenaries - http://www.bri ghton- hove.gov.uk/do wnloads/educa tion/education_ online/key_doc uments/key_st age_3/tlf_plena ries_circle.doc http://www.bri ghton- hove.gov.uk/do wnloads/educa tion/education_ online/key_doc uments/key_st age_3/tlf_plena ries_circle.doc