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Pits and kebabs – increasing the challenge in lessons. Why is challenge important in lessons?. Learning is most successful when…. It is cognitively demanding Learners have a degree of autonomy Learners can contribute creatively Neither teacher or pupil is over-stressed
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Why is challenge important in lessons? Learning is most successful when…. • It is cognitively demanding • Learners have a degree of autonomy • Learners can contribute creatively • Neither teacher or pupil is over-stressed • There are elements of humour and fun
12 Challenges • 1. Mysteries • 2. Venn Diagrams • 3. Map from Memory • 4. Odd one out • 5. Sequencing/ranking/sorting/ classifying 6. Living Graphs / Fortune Lines
12 Challenges • 7. Concept Mapping • 8. Compare and Contrast • 9. PMI • 10. Diamond Ranking
12 Challenges • 11. Quick on the draw • 12. Marketplace
Challenge in our lessons • Think about a lesson your have taught recently • How could you have increased the challenge using one of the techniques which we have seen today? • Choose a topic you will teach next week. • How could you incorporate pits into your planning? • Kebab – lesson plan – is this helpful to you?