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DEVELOPING TEACHING SKILLS J J ANE OHNSTON in the Primary School J H OHN ALOCHA Teaching is a complex process which involves the development and iD n M C ARK HATER utilization of subject knowledge and teaching skills. Containing tE h reflective and practical skills, this book supports such development, V e focusing specifically on teaching skills, considering what they are, PE rL how they develop and how they differ between age and subject. imO aP D E V E L O P I N G The book contains three sections – Planning, Doing and Reviewing ryI – which demonstrate effective classroom practice. It uses examples N S of practitioners at different stages of their professional cG h development to link theory and practice, and includes discussions o T T E A C H I N G S K I L L S o on contemporary issues in primary education, such as: E l A ■ Constructivist teaching and learning C ■ ■ Thinking skills H in the Primary School I ■ Creativity ■N G ■ Teaching and learning styles ■ ■ Child-centred learning S K ■I The authors provide a critical analysis of the issues, practice and L L problems faced by primary school teachers, which is supported by S reflective tasks throughout the book. Emphasizing the child as a partner in the learning process and highlighting the importance of teaching for child-centred learning, the book ultimately develops J O and strengthens the teacher’s skills. H N Developing Teaching Skills in the Primary School provides essential S T guidance and support to trainee, beginner and developing primary O N school teachers. , H Jane Johnstonis Reader in Education and Programme Leader for A the BA Early Childhood Studies course at Bishop Grosseteste L O University College Lincoln. C H John Halochais Reader in Geography Education and Head of A Geography at Bishop Grosseteste University College Lincoln. & Mark Chateris a Curriculum Adviser with the Qualifications and C H Curriculum Authority and Associate Research Fellow at Bishop A Grosseteste University College Lincoln. T E R Cover design Hybert Design •www.hybertdesign.com www.openup.co.uk BL2462-01-prelims:BL2462-01-prelims 12/7/07 19:16 Page i Developing Teaching Skills in the Primary School BL2462-01-prelims:BL2462-01-prelims 12/7/07 19:16 Page ii BL2462-01-prelims:BL2462-01-prelims 12/7/07 19:16 Page iii Developing Teaching Skills in the Primar y School Jane Johnston, John Halocha and Mark Chater Open University Press BL2462-01-prelims:BL2462-01-prelims 12/7/07 19:16 Page iv OpenUniversityPress McGraw-HillEducation McGraw-HillHouse ShoppenhangersRoad Maidenhead Berkshire England SL62QL email:[email protected] worldwideweb:www.openup.co.uk andTwoPennPlaza,NewYork,NY1012–2289,USA Firstpublished2007 Copyright©JaneJohnston,JohnHalochaandMarkChater2007 Allrightsreserved.Exceptforthequotationofshortpassagesforthepurposesofcriticism andreview,nopartofthispublicationmaybereproduced,storedinaretrievalsystem,or transmitted,inanyformorbyanymeans,electronic,mechanical,photocopying,recording orotherwise,withoutthepriorwrittenpermissionofthepublisheroralicencefromthe CopyrightLicensingAgencyLimited.Detailsofsuchlicences(forreprographic reproduction)maybeobtainedfromtheCopyrightLicensingAgencyLtdofSaffron House,6–10KirbyStreet,London,EC1N8TS. AcataloguerecordofthisbookisavailablefromtheBritishLibrary ISBN-13:9780335220960(pb) 9780-335220953(hb) ISBN-10:0335220967(pb) 0335220959(hb) LibraryofCongressCataloging-in-PublicationData CIPdatahasbeenappliedfor TypesetbyBookEnsLtd,Royston,Herts. PrintedandboundinPolandbyOZGraf.S.A. www.polskabook.pl BL2462-01-prelims:BL2462-01-prelims 12/7/07 19:16 Page v Contents FiguresandPictures vii Acknowledgements ix Abbreviations x 1 DevelopingTeachingSkillsinthePrimarySchool 1 JaneJohnston PART 1 Planning 2 PlanningforCreativeTeaching 9 JaneJohnstonandJohnHalocha 3 ClassroomOrganization 29 JohnHalocha 4 PlanningforCitizenship 44 JohnHalocha 5 BehaviourManagement 61 MarkChater PART 2 Doing 6 Questioning 81 JaneJohnston 7 Differentiation 99 JaneJohnston 8 UsingICTinTeaching 119 JohnHalocha 9 SupportingChildreninRecordingWork 135 JaneJohnston BL2462-01-prelims:BL2462-01-prelims 12/7/07 19:16 Page vi vi DEVELOPING TEACHING SKILLS IN THE PRIMARY SCHOOL 10 DevelopingInvestigativeWork/Enquiry 154 JohnHalocha PART 3 Reviewing 11 AssessmentforLearning 177 MarkChater 12 TargetSetting 195 RichardWoolleyandJaneJohnston 13 ProfessionalCommunication 209 JaneJohnston 14 DevelopingasaReflectivePractitioner 228 MarkChater Index 250 BL2462-01-prelims:BL2462-01-prelims 12/7/07 19:16 Page vii Figures and Pictures Figures 2.1 Compton’scontinuumofcreativity 2.2 Creativeteachingapproaches 2.3 ThemeanvaluesfromtheFinnishandEnglishstudentteachers’ratingsfor teachingofphysicsactivities,science,mathematicsandmothertongueinthefour categories:levelofdifficulty,levelofinterestandinvolvement,perceivednature andperceivedvalue 2.4 Exampleofashort-termplan/lessonplanforReceptionchildren 3.1 Maslow’s(1968)theoryofhierarchicalneeds 6.1 Taxonomyofquestions 6.2 Frameworkforgeographicalteachingstylesandenquiry 7.1 EarlyYearsFoundationStageLessonPlan 9.1 Aplanningladderinscience 9.2 Aconceptcartoon 9.3 AYear5child’sannotateddiagram 9.4 Aconceptmap 10.1 Thescientificprocess 10.2 TowersofHanoiproblem 11.1 AYear3child’sresponsetotheassessmenttask‘Write10oddnumbersunder 100’ 11.2 Alternativeviewsofthewaywesee 11.3 Theassessmentandevaluationcycle 12.1 Informedtargetsettinginlanguagedevelopment–developingsuccesscriteriafor children’sendofkeystageachievementtoimproveteaching 12.2 Settingindividualtargets 13.1 Thelearningpartnership 14.1 Diamondnine BL2462-01-prelims:BL2462-01-prelims 12/7/07 19:16 Page viii viii DEVELOPING TEACHING SKILLS IN THE PRIMARY SCHOOL Pictures 2.1 RetellingthestoryofJim and the Beanstalk 3.1 Atypicalprimaryclassroom 3.2 Workingbeyondtheclassroom 4.1 Collaborationinbuildingaseadefence 4.2 Preparingapostertocommunicatefindingstoawideraudience 5.1 Motivatingandinvolvingchildren 6.1 Askinginternalquestions 6.2 Aquestioningenvironment 7.1 Playinginthegardencentre 8.1 KeyStage2childrenusingadigitalmicroscopetodevelopobservationalskills. 9.1 Arubber-band-poweredvehicle 9.2 AKeyStage1grouprecordofaclassificationtask 10.1 Childrenengagedingeographicalinvestigation–samplingmaterialsonabeach cross-section 10.2 Discussingseeds 13.1 Teacherspractisingusingpuppetsasanassessmenttool BL2462-01-prelims:BL2462-01-prelims 12/7/07 19:16 Page ix Acknowledgements The authors would like to acknowledge the contributions made to this book by all theteachers,studentteachers,academicsandchildrenwithwhomwehaveworked. Inparticularwewouldliketothankthefollowingwhohavemadespecificcontribu- tionsinthechaptersandrespondedinsuchapositivewaytoourbadgering: KateAdams,BishopGrossetesteUniversityCollegeLincoln AshleyCompton,BishopGrossetesteUniversityCollegeLincoln JaneCox,EarlyYearsTeacher,Lincolnshire HelenFielding,BishopGrossetesteUniversityCollegeLincoln DeniseGudgin,BishopGrossetesteUniversityCollegeLincoln KarenHarding,SENCOandclassteacher,St.David'sPrimary,Moreton-in- Marsh,Gloucestershire. ChrisJohnston,StMaryMagdalenePrimarySchool,Sutton-inAshfield, Nottinghamshire CatherineMaynardClark,BishopGrossetesteUniversityCollegeLincoln VanessaRichards,PrimaryMusicConsultantinLincolnshireandLeicestershire BiaSena,FoundationStageCoordinator,TheBritishSchool,RiodeJaneiro ClaireTaylor,BishopGrossetesteUniversityCollegeLincoln NikiWhitburn,BishopGrossetesteUniversityCollegeLincoln RichardWoolley,BishopGrossetesteUniversityCollegeLincoln