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The Discussion Toolkit – Free Resource
Weave Effective, Structured Discussion Opportunities into Any Lesson Viewed and Downloaded 140,000+ Times by Teachers Around the World 🎯 Key discussion strategies explained in simple, practical language. 🎯 Suitable for…
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The AFL Toolkit – Free Resource
Up Your AFL Game with 70 Strategies, Activities and Techniques for You and Your Learners Viewed and Downloaded 825,000+ Times by Teachers Around the World 🎯 Tried-and-tested strategies for use…
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Plenaries on a Plate – Free Resource
168 Zero-Planning Plenaries To Take the Pain Out of Lesson Preparation Viewed and Downloaded 160,000+ Times by Teachers Around the World 🎯 Help learners review and revisit the lesson content.…
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The Starter Generator – Free Resource
120 Starter Activities to Make Your Lesson Planning Quicker, Simpler and More Enjoyable Viewed and Downloaded 885,000+ Times by Teachers Around the World 🎯 Starter activities you can use in…
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The Plenary Producer – Free Resource
120+ Plenary Activities to Make Your Lesson Planning Quicker, Simpler and More Enjoyable Viewed and Downloaded 550,000+ Times by Teachers Around the World 🎯 Plenary activities you can use to…
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Fix meaning in learners’ minds by calling on two techniques that create meaningful, memorable contrasts
General Introduction This blog is part of my Differentiation and Adaptive Teaching Knowledge Base. I use the terms differentiation and adaptive teaching synonymously. To me, they are the same, as…
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Differentiate for your learners right now with a suite of easy-to-use scaffolding strategies that simplify the process of structuring writing
General Introduction This blog is part of my Differentiation and Adaptive Teaching Knowledge Base. I use the terms differentiation and adaptive teaching synonymously. To me, they are the same, as…
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A set of techniques that ease the load on working memory, differentiating writing for your learners with minimal planning required on your part
General Introduction This blog is part of my Differentiation and Adaptive Teaching Knowledge Base. I use the terms differentiation and adaptive teaching synonymously. To me, they are the same, as…
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Over fifteen strategies you can use to speed up your learners’ acquisition of new keywords, making it easier and quicker for them to expand their vocabulary
General Introduction This blog is part of my Differentiation and Adaptive Teaching Knowledge Base. I use the terms differentiation and adaptive teaching synonymously. To me, they are the same, as…
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Subtle changes you can make to how you communicate that can simplify life for your learners and personalise their experience of your lessons
General Introduction This blog is part of my Differentiation and Adaptive Teaching Knowledge Base. I use the terms differentiation and adaptive teaching synonymously. To me, they are the same, as…