High Quality Content

Asking lots of questions to different students, so that no one knows who is going to be asked.

Breaking up presentations so that students are engaged in an activity after each new piece of information is delivered. This helps prevent new learning from being forgotten.

Varying the pace and tone of our voice keeps learners engaged. Moving around the classroom maintaining eye contact also helps.

Pausing and introducing thinking time gives learners the opportunity to reflect on what they have just learned. It also breaks up content and can be used to emphasise a particular point.

Not showing all content at the same time can have a positive effect on learners. Slides and PowerPoint both allow this with the 'animation' feature' - but avoid text whooshing or spiralling in. Copying and pasting slides, adding one piece of new content each time, can be more beneficial for learners who re-read presentations posted to Classroom after the lesson.