What can I can do today?

One thing I could do today which could make a difference 1

When asking a student a question:

Wait at least 3 seconds after asking the question before speaking.

Wait for at least 5 seconds before speaking after a student has answered a question

Why do this?

One thing I could do today which could make a difference 2

Give comments instead of marks and give the pupil the chance to follow up on your comment

Why do this?

One thing I could do today which could make a difference 3

Get pupils to ‘traffic light’ their work according to how much they think they understood it, then discuss why they used that colour with their partner or in groups

Why do this?

One thing I could do today which could make a difference 4

Get the pupils to set their own questions and mark scheme for an end of a topic test, then they can mark each others tests

Why do this?