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Just talking to a young teacher in East London.
She said “Just had a fantastic lesson with my year 11s. I’m teaching Macbeth and I’m asking the class to write about how atmosphere is created in the play before Banquo was murdered.
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She said “Just had a fantastic lesson with my year 11s. I’m teaching Macbeth and I’m asking the class to write about how atmosphere is created in the play before Banquo was murdered.
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“I’d come to a realisation that I hadn’t given them enough time in previous lessons to really to get into it.
And I that I had thought that I might just back off them a bit to give them some space to talk, but today the lesson just flew.
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And I that I had thought that I might just back off them a bit to give them some space to talk, but today the lesson just flew.
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“Really exciting pieces, full of insight. I really want to get back to teaching them in person (when its safe for our communities) - but these kids were absolutely phenomenal, really engaged despite the challenges of online.”
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I asked what the tech was - she’s using Class Notebook in Teams. So she can look at what each individual child is writing, real time, and offer supportive advice and encouragement both verbally and in writing.
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From my Facebook:
“As a parent who's been listening to the online lessons my daughter is on, I can only say what a fantastic job teachers are doing. The lessons are interesting and engaging, despite being online. They've been fantastic.”
“As a parent who's been listening to the online lessons my daughter is on, I can only say what a fantastic job teachers are doing. The lessons are interesting and engaging, despite being online. They've been fantastic.”
