�Session 5 – Helping pupils master important concepts – Part 2

Session overview

In module 3 you learnt about other teaching practices which will help pupils to master important concepts, knowledge and skills. We are now going to revisit them and consider how they can be incorporated in the context of curriculum design.

This session will focus on:

• Revisiting classroom practice

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Approximate session length: 35 minutes

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Revisiting classroom practice: Activity

Take some time now to review the following content from module 3:

• Session 2: Explanations and modelling (up to and including explanations)
• Session 3: Guided practice
• Session 4: Independent practice

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Revisiting classroom practice

Watch the video of either Emily talking through how she developed pupils’ knowledge over the course of a scheme of work.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2JV2Oh2ORQ&feature=emb_title

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Reflection

Now review your scheme of work, considering the questions below:

• With a focus on your learning objectives, where do you need to build in time for teacher input, guided practice and independent practice?
• Where would it be helpful to interleave concrete examples and non-examples to support pupils’ understanding of an abstract concept?

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