Mind map
Outstanding Teaching and Learning
Mind map: Outstanding Teaching and Learning
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Outstanding Teaching and Learning
Teacher Questions
- How effective is teacher questioning?
- How effectively is pupil voice used to enhance learning?
Classroom Management
- Is the emotional environment and ethos created conducive to good learning?
- How effective is learners' behaviour managed?
- How effectively do learners work collaboratively?
Subject Knowledge
- How is teacher knowledge being used to stretch learners of all abilities?
- How effective is the teaching of reading and literacy?
Challenge, Differentiation and Pitch
- Is the level of challenge and expectation high enough?
- Are targets/challenges being used effectively to support learning?
- How effectively are learners acquiring new knowledge, skills and understanding?
Teaching Methods
- Is there a variety of teaching and learning styles being employed?
- Are learners being supported to learn independently?
- How effective is teacher exposition?
Resources
- Are resources being deployed effectively?
- Is the physical environment conducive to good learning?
Effective Assessment, including Feedback
- Are learners clear about 'why' they are learning as well as 'what' they are learning?
- Is work being assessed effectively?
- How effective is the link between the learning objective and success criteria?
- Are learners given regular opportunities to reflect on their work?