I always start with a quick quiz to assess a learner’s starting point. I love to model ideas to help deepen understanding and then check knowledge along the way. I find this enables pupils to answer exam question using this lesson format. Finally a short review and summary.
I like to keep lessons interactive and encourage discussion of ideas and explore pupil question. This enables me to quickly identify misconceptions and address them immediately.
For pupils aiming for the top grades, having taught A’levels in silence I can stretch and challenge pupils to ensure they have every opportunity to access the most challenging questions and apply their knowledge to them.
For pupils looking for a good pass, I have a bank of strategies to help pupils remember key facts and can simplify even the most difficult concepts in order to support pupils to access every question they may face and do so with great confidence in themselves.
Videos, demonstrations and physical models help to bring my lessons to life as well as illustrating challenging concepts.
Once I get to know a pupil I can really adapt lessons to suit their way of learning.
My favourite science is chemistry and I have developed some fantastic ways to get the conceptual ideas that are the foundation stones of chemistry across to everyone!
With a vast experience marking exams, I also incorporate teaching exam skills.
How to use the question to find clues on how to answer and gain as many questions as possible.