Tarr's Toolbox
Quick and easy ideas to spice up your lessons, brought to you by @russeltarr. I teach History but many of these ideas will be transferable to other subjects too!
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Classroom debate / discussion strategies (19)
Classroom display ideas (20)
Classroom management, homework, rewards and sanctions (11)
Comparing, Contrasting (12)
Developing examination / essay skills (28)
Close reading, note-taking (8)
Essay marking (3)
Essay planning (10)
Source evaluation (10)
Gamification of testing and revision (27)
Online game generators (8)
Other games and strategies (18)
Group Work, student presentations, peer assessment (31)
Group work strategies (15)
Student feedback strategies (10)
Student presentations (4)
Helping students to conduct independent research (11)
Imparting knowledge to students (39)
Strategies for improving teacher-led lectures (14)
Teaching students a chronological narrative (8)
Teaching students about themes, personalities, issues of interpretation (13)
Linking, Prioritising (11)
Linking (5)
Prioritisation diagrams (6)
Selecting, Concluding (12)
Formulating final judgements (11)
Selecting the final factors to focus on (1)
Transforming knowledge into creative outcomes (44)
Exhibitions, Books, Posters (14)
Summarising in essence (17)
WHEN? = particular strategies for tranforming chronologies (2)
WHO? = particular trategies for reflecting on key individuals (12)
Uncategorised (2)
vol2 (2)
About Russel Tarr
http://www.classtools.net
Posts by Russel Tarr:
Using YouTube comments to identify historiographical debates
Making the most of old History magazines
Z-A: Word Association Quiz for starters/plenaries
Lotus diagram templates for essay planning
Design personalised number plates as a revision exercise
Design a “Time Travel Holiday” to see a period from different viewpoints
Three free essay-writing tools from ClassTools.net
Simple strategies for using movies and documentaries in the classroom
Using a “TimeWipe” exercise to avoid anachronism and encourage empathy
Write a sports commentary to highlight comparisons and contrasts!
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