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Course Description

Small changes to the way lessons end can have a lasting impact on student learning. This course provides secondary teachers with practical strategies to consolidate learning, make student thinking visible and establish consistent lesson-ending routines that promote reflection, engagement and readiness for future learning. 



Audience

Secondary Teachers


Teaching Standards

3.3.2 Proficient Level - Plan for and implement Effective Teaching and Learning - Use teaching strategies:  Select and use relevant teaching strategies to develop knowledge, skills, problem-solving, and critical and creative thinking

5.1.2 Proficient Level - Assess, provide feedback and report on student learning - Assess student learning: Develop, select and use informal and formal, diagnostic, formative and summative assessment strategies to assess student learning




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Course curriculum

  • 1

    Introduction

    • Welcome

    • Acknowledgement of Country

    • Learning Objectives

    • Teaching Standards
  • 2

    Module 1 – Why Lesson Endings Matter

    • Introduction

    • Why Secondary Lesson Endings Matter

    • When the Bell Ends the Lesson... But Not the Learning

    • What Does the Research Tell Us?

    • Finishing the Activity Isn't the Same as Finishing the Learning

    • Case Study – Year 9 Science

    • Faculty Focus

    • Beyond "Does Everyone Understand?"

    • Video: Lesson Planning: The End – Tips for Teachers

    • Resource: Lesson Ending Reflection Tool

    • Reflection Question

    • Application Activity
  • 3

    Module 2 – Consolidating Learning Across Secondary Classrooms

    • Introduction

    • What Is Consolidation?

    • Moving Beyond "What Did We Do Today?"

    • Strategy Spotlight: Return to the Learning Intention

    • Strategy Spotlight: Identify the Big Idea

    • Case Study: Year 9 Design and Technology

    • Choosing the Right Consolidation Strategy

    • Strategy Spotlight: Making Connections

    • Strategy Spotlight: Addressing Misconceptions

    • Strategy Spotlight: Student Explanation

    • From Consolidation to Responsive Teaching

    • Planning Your Lesson Ending

    • Video: Ask a Question at the End of Every Lesson That Every Student Should Be Able to Get Right

    • Resources

    • Reflection Question

    • Application Activity
  • 4

    Module 3 – Making Student Thinking Visible Before the Bell

    • Introduction

    • Why Visible Thinking Matters

    • Looking Beyond Correct Answers

    • Strategy Spotlight: Finish the Sentence

    • Case Study: Year 11 Chemistry

    • Interpreting Student Responses

    • Strategy Spotlight: Find the Flaw

    • Strategy Spotlight: Convince Me

    • Looking for Patterns

    • Responding to What You Learn

    • Responsive Teaching in Action

    • Video: Dylan Wiliam: Formative Assessment

    • Resource

    • Reflection Question

    • Application Activity
  • 5

    Module 4 – Creating Powerful Lesson-Ending Routines

    • Introduction

    • Why Routines Matter

    • Building Metacognitive Habits

    • Looking Ahead

    • Strategy Spotlight: Create Curiosity

    • Case Study: Year 10 English

    • Four Lesson-Ending Routines

    • Practical Subjects

    • Building a Routine That Lasts

    • Resources

    • Application Activity

    • Reflection Question

    • Wrap-Up

    • Reference List
  • 6

    Course Feedback

    • Course Feedback

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