Mini TeachMeet 13

1. a. Key word chop (VT)

• To help pupils learn keywords and spelling
• 10-15 keywords broken down into 2 or 3 pieces and you then have to piece them together
• Opportunity to then discuss definitions etc

b. Confidence-based marking

• Pupils answer a multiple choice quiz but also give their confidence in the particular answers on a scale 1-3. If they are right then they get that many marks but they lose this many if they get it wrong
• Helps students to stop guessing during multiple choice and really think about all the answers
• Promotes competition

2. One Pen, one Dice (MHP)

• MHP shared this game where pupils take turns to work on an activity/worksheet
• One pupil uses the pen to complete the activity while the other rolls the die until they get a 6, at which point they swap
• Again this promotes competition and means there is much more effort going into the completion of an activity then if the pupils had just been asked to work through it on their own.