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3 Choose an activity

Choose one or two activities to do in pairs or small groups. Follow the links for each activity’s instructions, worksheets and resources. Activity sheets are in Google Docs format. You can download them in Word, print them or save them to your own Google Drive for working online.

1 Planning and supporting effective ways of working

In this activity, you will review the video Planning and supporting effective ways of working to reflect on the key principles discussed in the module.

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Module 11 Csp1307 M11 Spare

2 Question sort: Open and closed questions

In this activity, you will consider the difference between open and closed questions and how they might be used during a lesson.

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3 Question sort: Planning for questioning

In this activity, you will think about some different types of questions and the best times to use them during a lesson.

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4 Increasing student engagement through wait time

In this activity, you will take a closer look at the impact of wait time on student engagement. You will read and discuss an article about wait time and make a plan to look at your own use of wait time.

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5 Introducing ‘talk moves’

In this activity, you will learn about five ‘talk moves’ you can use to support your students to come more active and engaged learners. You will think about how you currently talk with your students and how this impacts on their learning.

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Module 11 Csp0690 M11 Spare

6 Seeing the talk moves in action

In this activity, you will watch a video to learn more about the use of talk moves to promote learning talk. You will discuss the video and think more about how you could use the talk moves with your students.

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