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 (27)
Online game generators (8)
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 (44)
Exhibitions, Books, Posters (14)
Summarising in essence (17)
WHEN? = particular strategies for tranforming chronologies (2)
WHO? = particular trategies for reflecting on key individuals (12)
Uncategorised (2)
vol2 (2)
About Russel Tarr
http://www.classtools.net
Posts by Russel Tarr:
Online citation generator for student projects
Random Name Picker to create student groups / choose speakers
Design a memorial to consolidate knowledge and understanding
Arcade Game Generator: Create several revision quizzes with one set of questions
Using the “Socratic Seminar” to improve classroom discussion
Crowdsource your marking with Twitter/Facebook polls
Using Google’s new 3D interior views for virtual field trips
Use “Finish this image” exercises to improve visual literacy
Students design an “Inspirational Quote” poster for a rotating display
Create customised Google Search Engines for the classroom: How and WHY
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