Certain techniques were flagged up «no hands rule; use
of mini-white boards, Kagan, learning environments that are supporting; bolstering self - esteem; positivity; curiosity; creativity; identify
students to lead plenary at end
of lesson at the beginning; Get class blogging — quadblogging; tallies for whole class rewards; encouraging independent learning; wait time when questioning; talk about their thinking and reasoning; conversational learning; talk with learning partners before answering any questions;
pair and share; Glazer learning model structure for lesson delivery — a good mix
of interaction and independent work; offering choice to pupils; cross class working; allowing time to play; list / describe / explain / evaluate; new audiences beyond the school; project based learning and philosopy; swapping age - groups; cross-curricular working; read to them every day;
invite varied guests in; learning by discovery using pupils» interests; stand back and watch with purpose.