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

Close reading, note-taking

8

Comparing, Contrasting

12

Developing examination / essay skills

13

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10

Exhibitions, Books, Posters

14

Formulating final judgements

11

Gamification of testing and revision

18

Group work strategies

15

Group Work, student presentations, peer assessment

17

Helping students to conduct independent research

11

Imparting knowledge to students

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Linking, Prioritising

1

Online game generators

8

Other games and strategies

18

Prioritisation diagrams

6

Selecting the final factors to focus on

1

Selecting, Concluding

9

Source evaluation

10

Strategies for improving teacher-led lectures

14

Student feedback strategies

10

Student presentations

4

Summarising in essence

17

Teaching students a chronological narrative

8

Teaching students about themes, personalities, issues of interpretation

13

Transforming knowledge into creative outcomes

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WHEN? = particular strategies for tranforming chronologies

2

WHO? = particular trategies for reflecting on key individuals

12

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Write a SCRIPT, not an ESSAY: Use film-making to engage students in the art of writing

7th May 2016 - Developing examination / essay skills, Essay planning

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