User:Thegn/sandbox/2-Mar-10 Lesson review with ALB

What went well

 * Four questions on a single chart using different theorems.

What could be improved?

 * Make sure the lettering on the slides is legible -- e.g. not too small.
 * Don't be tough on students who volunteer answers that are arithmetically incorrect but conceptually right. Praise them for being on the right track.  Don't make them lose confidence.
 * The Starter is probably not the right phase to make comments about what the examiner is looking for.
 * If student assumes a theorem we haven't covered yet, ask her how she got there. You might get to prove the theorem with her!
 * Be absolutely clear what you want the pupils to do with each question set -- e.g do it themselves or as a class example.
 * When using the whiteboard, put the projector onto No Show so diagram is easily visible from both sides.
 * Explain slightly complicated theorems, such as the AST, carefully to the pupils.
 * Do several examples, then questions, on such a theorem, before proving it.
 * "Gosh" and "Oh goodness" are OK, but "Oh god" is inappropriate language.
 * Ensure the whiteboard is completely clean, so that pupils do not copy down stray markings.
 * Don't just wander round the room. Intervene with several pupils, particularly the weaker ones, to check they understand.  And some of the more capable pupils might have finished without admitting it.
 * The central theorem(s) needed to do the Plenary should be the main topic of the lesson.
 * Give the pupils time to work out the answer to the Plenary before taking them through it. This way all the pupils will work at it.
 * Know how to write on top of PowerPoint slides on the IWB.