NQT CPD - Review

Three ideas that everyone can use.

Warm-up

1. Pick up a piece of whiteboard2. Find the three other people who have the

pieces to complete the puzzle

3. Find the link between the words!

What was the link?

Red Devils Pensioners Saints

Foxes Black CatsCherries

1. Warm-up activities

We warm up our muscles for physical exercise...

... So why don’t we warm up our brains for mental exercise?

A quick, simple task, unrelated to the lessone.g. Whiteboard jigsaw, building dice towers, “points-down” game, ‘Articulate’

1. Warm-up activities

Not the same as a starter

Starters frequently: relate to the lessonrequire pupils to think about contentlead into the next activity

A “warm-up” might not have these elements (but it could if you are creative/clever/insidious)

Whiteboard Jigsaw

Can also be used as a lesson activity, to:– Mix up groups for a subsequent task– Stimulate discussion– Provoke thought– Burn off excess energy– ... And anything else you can think of

The limit is your imagination/creativity

2. Another example – “Articulate”

Another example – “Articulate”• In your mixed up groups, find a set of cards.

KEEP THEM FACE DOWN!

• Take turns to describe the word without saying the word.

• How many words can your group get in 2 mins?

HINT: they are all ‘education’ buzz-words!

3. A Final thought on Marking

Marking can be dull and filled with drudgery.A change of mindset may help you manage the

work.

“Think of marking a book as spending two minutes of time with that individual, as if you

were speaking to them in a lesson.”

Extension:

• Create a three word “motto” for Lady Lumley’s school using the education buzz words