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Learning Habits

We have 4 learning habits at Glossopdale School and Sixth Form

  1. Silent Independent Practice

    1. This is when you are working on your own

      1. Do now completion

      2. Independent practice

      3. Exit tickets to demonstrate understanding

      4. Assessments

  2. Engaged Whole Class

    1. This is when the class are all focused on completing a specific task or activity together, this is often in silence too. 

      1. Teacher questioning using cold call, no-opt out questioning, say it again say it better and hunting not fishing

      2. Hinge questions, multiple choice questions

      3. Teacher explanations

      4. Deliberate vocabulary instruction

      5. Teacher reading

  3. Quiet Partners

    1. This is when you are working in a pair, you can talk quietly about the work you are doing. 

      1. Think, pair, share

      2. Collaborative questions

  4. Collaborative Groups

    1. This is when you are working in a small group, where everyone has a specific role

      1. PE practical lessons

      2. Science investigations

      3. Food Technology Practicals

      4. Technology Practicals

      5. Music group practice

      6. Dance and Drama group performance

Glossopdale School & Sixth Form

Glossopdale School, Newshaw Ln, Hadfield, Glossop SK13 2DA