Webinar Time-Saving Teaching 6 instant strategies to improve your teaching Ruth Powley Website Follow me Download this presentation from

Why knowing your pedagogy matters “Some effective techniques are underutilized – many teachers do not learn about them” [Dunlosky]. If teachers don’t understand and utilise the pedagogy behind teaching, we run the risks of: Failing to make the most effective and efficient choices about what works Being unable to engage effectively in necessary discussion about what works Reinforcing ‘learned helplessness’

1. Retrieval Starters Evidence Rosenshine: mastery learning 17 Principles of Effective Instruction17 Principles of Effective Instruction Bjork: retrieval as a memory modifier Learning and Forgetting LabLearning and Forgetting Lab “When information is successfully retrieved from memory, its representation in memory is changed such that it becomes more recallable in the future” [Bjork]. Strategy to improve students’ permanent learning 5-8 minute review/ quiz with questions on: To retrieve key knowledge from last lesson To retrieve key knowledge from last week To retrieve key knowledge from last term To retrieve key knowledge from last lesson and connect it to knowledge from last term Time Saved Preparing resources for starter activities

2. Guided Instruction Evidence Rosenshine: mastery learning 17 Principles of Effective Instruction17 Principles of Effective Instruction Kirscher,Sweller & Clark: Why Minimal Guidance During Instruction Does Not WorkWhy Minimal Guidance During Instruction Does Not Work “ The most successful teachers... spent more than half of the class time lecturing, demonstrating, and asking questions... Teachers who spent more time in guided practice...also had students who were more engaged during individual work” [Rosenshine]. Strategies to utilise students’ working memory Guided instruction Re-guided instruction Worked examples (novice learners) Problem solving (expert learners) Interleaving (permanent learning) Time Saved Preparing unnecessary ‘discovery’ activities, and ordering activities incorrectly

3. Questioning for Learning Evidence Rosenshine: mastery learning 17 Principles of Effective Instruction17 Principles of Effective Instruction Dunlosky: What Works, What Doesn’tWhat Works, What Doesn’t “Less successful teachers ask fewer questions and almost no process questions” [Rosenshine] Strategies to check students’ learning Hinge questions: My Favourite NoMy Favourite No Elaborative interrogation: (Why+ questions) When is X true? Why X not Y? Self-explanation Bingo questions: Connect, expand, defend, disagree, diverge, rephrase, summarise Time Saved Time planning unnecessary resources for ‘progress checking’

4. Oral Pedagogy Evidence Rosenshine: mastery learning 17 Principles of Effective Instruction17 Principles of Effective Instruction “Material will be forgotten unless there is sufficient rehearsal” [Rosenshine]. Strategies to embed excellence Say it again properly What do you think? The Power of Yet: Mindset languageMindset language Time Saved Written correction marking and instruction time

5. Struggle Plenaries Evidence Rosenshine: optimal success rate 80%: Students are learning but still challenged 17 Principles of Effective Instruction17 Principles of Effective Instruction “Learning happens when people have to think hard” [Coe]. Strategies to check student learning at optimal rate What have you struggled with this lesson? What was hard? Why was it hard? Use this to plan your next lesson. Time Saved Preparing resources for plenary activities

6. Testing for Learning Evidence Bjork: Desirable Difficulties: Constant cues create an illusion of fluencyDesirable Difficulties Roediger: 10 Benefits of Testing10 Benefits of Testing “As learning occurs so does forgetting” Nuthall. Strategies to check overlearning of 20% Practice Testing Distributed (spaced) Practice Interleaved Practice Time Saved Don’t do more, rearrange what you do and blend re-study with testing

Where do I go from here? Available from Optimus Education o Mastery Lesson Plan o 8 Ways to Bring Your Teaching Up To Date Do you want more? Fill in the follow-up survey or Time-saving differentiation strategies Time-saving learning strategies Time-saving questioning strategies Time-saving whole-school literacy strategies 6 Steps to Permanent Learning 6 Steps to Permanent CPD Tailored CPD

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