To begin... ‘Challenge’
How to effectively challenge in the classroom Voluntary Inset – 28 th February 2012
Session Objectives By the end of the session you will; Understand the importance of challenge and discover strategies to successfully challenge in the classroom
Quick Questions? What is challenge? Why is challenge important in lessons? What do you currently do to challenge students in your lesson?
Planning Challenge Using the lesson plan on your table; Highlight opportunities that have been created to challenge students Highlight opportunities that you think have been missed to challenge students Now try and incorporate at least one of the challenge activities on the sheet, into the lesson plan
Planning Challenge Using the lesson plan on your table; Highlight opportunities that have been created to challenge students Highlight opportunities that you think have been missed to challenge students Now try and incorporate at least one of the challenge activities on the sheet, into the lesson plan
What might happen if… In your groups, think of some potential obstacles that you may face when planning and delivering more challenging lessons Now consider ways in which you could overcome these obstacles
Big Picture Exploratree
Session Evaluation Orange post-it-note - WWW Yellow post-it-note – EBI Evaluation form