The Sweet Spot: Explaining and modelling with precision
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Description
Contents
Reviews
Language
English
ISBN
9781914351556
About the Author
Titlepage
Copyright
Praise for The Sweet Spot
Dedication
Contents
Foreword by John Tomsett
Introduction The Art of Teaching
Introducing Sam
1: The streamlined classroom
1.1 The classroom layout
1.2 The classroom aesthetics
1.3 PowerPoint presentations
1.4 Classroom resources
Chapter summary
Chapter resources
References
2: Preparing your pitch
2.1 Knowing thy subject
2.2 Knowledge 360
2.3 Upgrading the curriculum
2.4 Enhancing subject knowledge
Chapter summary
Chapter resources
References
3: Delivering your pitch
3.1 A scholarly culture
3.2 The meet and greet
3.3 Authenticity and credibility
3.4 Precision
Sharing learning intentions
Managing prior vs new knowledge
Aligning attention
Worked examples and models
3.5 Gripping stories
3.6 Powerful analogies
Chapter summary
Chapter resources
References
4: The Sweet Spot Toolkit
Strategy 1: Spot the difference
Strategy 2: The trader
Strategy 3: Rank order
Strategy 4: Structure strips
Strategy 5: The ‘what’ and ‘why’
Strategy 6: The annotator
Strategy 7: Spot the mistake
References
5: The Sweet Spot Academy
Room 5.1 Fiona Leadbeater
Art and design: Portraiture
Room 5.2 Lekha Sharma
English: Modelling writing
Room 5.3 Richard Clutterbuck
Religious education: The problem of evil and suffering
Room 5.4 Kyle Graham
History: Modelling significance in essay writing
Step 1: Formulating the success criteria
Step 2: Applying the success criteria
Step 3: The writing
Room 5.5 Kate Jones
History: Reflecting on modelling
Room 5.6 Alistair Hamill
Geography: The general circulation of the atmosphere
The underlying principles
Activate the key prior learning
Application via small steps and key questions
Room 5.7 Emma Turner
Mathematics: Avoiding common misconceptions in the initial teaching of early fractions
Common misconceptions in early fractions
Key points
Room 5.8 Avril Purchon
English literature: Conscious (de)construction of conceptualised thought
Modelling independent thought
Oracy and independent thought
Reconstructing conceptualised thoughts
References
Closing thoughts
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