The Spider Strategy by Marcella Mccarthy
Not all spiders are scary. In fact, this spider may very quickly become one that you cannot do without! The Spider Strategy is a six part plan that ensures every lesson your teach includes the key elements you need to make it outstanding. Incorporate all six elements into your everyday planning and you will ensure every student in your class is engaged and catered for, and any observer is impressed, however much notice they give you! Capture your students’ attention with Surprising starters; make your Purpose obvious with clear learning objectives; encourage critical thinking with Investigative questioning; make lessons suitable for every learning style and assess students effectively by Differentiating and Evaluating; and Record and Reflect to embed the learning. Marcella McCarthy has developed an accessible and easy-to-implement outstanding teaching programme that she describes step by step in a witty and informative style. The book is filled with examples from her own teaching experience, and with behaviour management tips, ideas for every secondary subject and ‘get weaving’ teaching tips, The Spider Strategy is an invaluable planning and teaching tool for every secondary teacher.
What I like about all of Marcella’s ideas is that you can try them tomorrowThey don’t need vast resourcing and lots of preparation. I have used imagery cards to great effect in my English lessons where they have provided much challenge and debate. * Saira Sawtell, advanced skills teacher (English) & associate principal *
The Spider Strategy introduces teachers to practical and refreshing approaches to planning outstanding lessons that actually help students to learn. The great strength of this accessible book is that it is written by an experienced practitioner who both understands and enjoys the challenges involved in engaging young minds. * Dr Ian Thompson, associate professor of English education, University of Oxford *
This entertaining, intelligent and pragmatic text reflects every outstanding lesson I have ever observed. It outlines clever and practical strategies and activities that lead to student excitement, engagement and progression through learning. It is full of surprises, do-able activities and is embedded in reflection, evaluation and assessment. I would highly recommend it to every experienced, newly qualified and trainee teacher. * Carmel McNamara *
McCarthy's advice is lively, creative, and eminently practical; and she has plenty of original suggestions for ways you could refine your approach... -- Helen Mulley * Teach Secondary magazine *
The Spider Strategy introduces teachers to practical and refreshing approaches to planning outstanding lessons that actually help students to learn. The great strength of this accessible book is that it is written by an experienced practitioner who both understands and enjoys the challenges involved in engaging young minds. * Dr Ian Thompson, associate professor of English education, University of Oxford *
This entertaining, intelligent and pragmatic text reflects every outstanding lesson I have ever observed. It outlines clever and practical strategies and activities that lead to student excitement, engagement and progression through learning. It is full of surprises, do-able activities and is embedded in reflection, evaluation and assessment. I would highly recommend it to every experienced, newly qualified and trainee teacher. * Carmel McNamara *
McCarthy's advice is lively, creative, and eminently practical; and she has plenty of original suggestions for ways you could refine your approach... -- Helen Mulley * Teach Secondary magazine *
Marcella McCarthy is a practising secondary teacher, active researcher, and former Lecturer at Oxford University. Marcella McCarthy is an AST in both English and Gifted and Talented Education and a consultant for English to schools across Oxfordshire. She is an Advanced Lead Practitioner for the SSAT, writer of a regular blog on behaviour management for Promethean Planet, and Shakespeare advisor for the BBC.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781472908643 |
| ISBN 10 | 1472908643 |
| Title | The Spider Strategy |
| Author | Marcella Mccarthy |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2014-11-20 |
| Number of pages | 160 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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