Tarr's Toolbox
Quick and easy ideas to spice up your lessons, brought to you by @russeltarr. I teach History but many of these ideas will be transferable to other subjects too!
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Classroom debate / discussion strategies (19)
Classroom display ideas (20)
Classroom management, homework, rewards and sanctions (11)
Comparing, Contrasting (12)
Developing examination / essay skills (28)
Close reading, note-taking (8)
Essay marking (3)
Essay planning (10)
Source evaluation (10)
Gamification of testing and revision (28)
Online game generators (9)
Other games and strategies (18)
Group Work, student presentations, peer assessment (31)
Group work strategies (15)
Student feedback strategies (10)
Student presentations (4)
Helping students to conduct independent research (11)
Imparting knowledge to students (39)
Strategies for improving teacher-led lectures (14)
Teaching students a chronological narrative (8)
Teaching students about themes, personalities, issues of interpretation (13)
Linking, Prioritising (11)
Linking (5)
Prioritisation diagrams (6)
Selecting, Concluding (12)
Formulating final judgements (11)
Selecting the final factors to focus on (1)
Transforming knowledge into creative outcomes (45)
Exhibitions, Books, Posters (14)
Summarising in essence (17)
WHEN? = particular strategies for tranforming chronologies (3)
WHO? = particular trategies for reflecting on key individuals (12)
Uncategorised (2)
vol2 (2)
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Lotus diagram templates for essay planning
Three free essay-writing tools from ClassTools.net
How to use “Backward Essays” to cover lots of content at high speed
Using “EyeSay!” to give visual feedback on student essays
Student Bookmark: vocabulary for essay writing
Write a SCRIPT, not an ESSAY: Use film-making to engage students in the art of writing
10 creative approaches for developing essay-writing skills
Visual essay-writing: cartoons, sticky-notes and plenty of collaboration!
Use the ‘Keyword Checker’ to ensure student essays cover the essentials
Rubric Grids: Essay Marking Made Easy!
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