2. Classroom Observation Projects
• Students observe other
students in lessons.
• Some are paired others are
individual.
• Teachers are informed
(voluntary).
• Students are provided with
specific criteria to help them
assess a T&L focus.
7. Why should we improve our attitudes
to learning?
• As students in our lessons we must make sure we are being aware
of our behaviour which will become a pathway for our success in
future education and employment.
• Simple things like having a correct learning kit and participating in
your lessons will make it easier for you to achieve the best grades
possible.
• Further we as students need to create a good learning environment
for ourselves and our peers.
• Making sure you are on time to lessons and not making a distraction
for others is the professional conduct we expect from our
classmates and so we should make sure we are carrying this out
ourselves.
8. What can you do in the classroom to
improve your Attitude to Learning?
What Students Do Well
• Hands up to answer
questions.
• Not being afraid of getting
the answer wrong.
• Showing respect to other
students during group
discussions.
• Listening and being
engaged when the teacher
is talking.
9. What can you do in the classroom to
improve your Attitude to Learning?
What Can We Improve On?
• Equipment- You’re more likely to learn
better and concentrate if you start off
with all the necessary equipment!
• Punctuality- It’s harder to settle down
if you’re late, come early and be ready
to learn!
• Stay On Task- Staying on task and
having answers ready to report back
to the class/teacher makes you
remember the information better... it
also makes time go quicker if you are
in a rush to leave!
10. What can you do in the classroom to
improve your Attitude to Learning?
What Can We Improve On?
• Speed/ Pace of the lesson- Having a faster paced lesson not only
makes the lesson far more interesting, but time goes quickly; so
get on with the tasks set!
• Focus & Be prepared to Answer All Questions- If you listen
carefully you’ll automatically think of an answer to the question…
Don’t be put on the spot and have nothing to say! It won’t benefit
you or your peers.
• Stop Relying on Teachers for Answers- Teachers won’t be there in
the exams, they’re here to help you prepare… Attempt the task
and if you can’t do it, ask for help!
11. How will this prepare us for life after
school?
By applying these ideas to our learning it will
allow us to become:
• More employable- This is because it will teach
us good practices which we can bring into the
work place e.g. learning to take instructions
and carry out tasks to the best of our ability.
• A better citizen- Applying these ideas in
everyday life will enable us to be a better
citizen as it will teach us to show respect for
each other and to learn to work together.
• Better educated- By improving our behaviour
and interaction with staff it will provide an
improved learning environment enabling us to
fulfil our true potential.
13. How can you help us? Ban ‘I don’t
know’
• Easy to say ‘I don’t know’
• Help achieve our goal of
making them stay on task and
being focused
• Make the students think
throughout the lesson
• It doesn’t matter if the
answer is wrong, just try
• More beneficial to give it a go
I don’t know
14. Start the lesson with a hook!
We would like to have a hook, such
as a picture with a question so the
students are thinking as soon as
they walk in the classroom. The
purpose of a hook is so students
are interested straight away and so
the teacher has all the students
full attention. This hook has to be
something to do with lesson, so
maybe you will find out the answer
to the question at the end of the
lesson, so you are working toward
the question the whole lesson or it
can just be a question to grab the
students attention and then
continue on with lesson.
15. How can you help us? Make us
feedback!
• Ask us to feedback in groups.
• Make every person in a group
say at least 1 thing.
• Allow the students to feedback
this will allow them to
communicate their opinion and
build their confidence.
