If I’m honest, I don’t think that I’ve had an original idea in my life, and why change the habits of a lifetime now when I can nick the brilliant ideas of those I work with.
The latest idea I’m stealing is “cheat sheets” for tests.
My Year 11’s were due a test so for homework I gave them a piece of A5 card (coloured – even in the eyes of the most cynical 16 year old, coloured card is “special”) telling them that they had a test next lesson. For their homework they could put anything they wanted onto their “cheat sheet” and they would be able to use it in the test.
It focused their revision for the test and they produced some good notes that helped them in the test and they can keep for the future.
A great way to get good quality, pupil generated notes. I wish I could claim the idea as my own, but I can’t. But I (and my pupils) are very grateful to my colleague from whom I pinched the idea.
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