2. How much do you know about
Demand High Teaching?
a. I know a lot and I already apply it in my lessons.
b. I’ve heard about it but would like to learn more.
c. I don’t know much and would like to learn more.
d. I’ve never hear of it. Can you please tell me?
e. OMG! What am I doing here?

3. What is Demand High Teaching?
Jim Scrivener Adrian Underhill

5. Key Questions
• Are our learners capable of much more?
• Have the tasks and techniques we use in
class become rituals and ends in themselves?
• How can we stop “covering material” and
start focusing on the potential for deep
learning?
• How can we shift the whole focus of our
teaching towards getting that engine of
learning happening?

7. Good Teacher Practice
T names S  T asks question  S
gives answer  T repeats answer
twice  T validates answer 
T extinguishes question

8. Good Teacher Practice???
T names S  T asks question  S
gives answer  T repeats answer
twice  T validates answer 
T extinguishes question

9. Good Teacher Practice
or Demand-Low???
T names S  T asks question  S
gives answer  T repeats answer
twice  T validates answer 
T extinguishes question

10. Why not this?
T asks question  T waits  T invites answers 
T indicates S  S gives answer  T smiles to
acknowledge but doesn’t validate answer  T waits
 T indicates other Ss  second S gives response to
first S’s answer  T asks if others agree  T waits 
T indicates S  third S gives response  T asks if
others agree  T confirms answer  T waits and
studies room  T allows class to discuss and debate
a little  T spots Ss who look unsure  T invites S
to speak  S asks follow-on question  T looks to
class and invites answer, and so on.

16. Remember, it is the practice that makes the difference.
And not a little. A lot!

18. Where else can I look into
Demand-High ELT?
• http://demandhighelt.wordpress.com/
• http://www.facebook.com/DemandHighELT
• http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/demand
-high-teachers-learners-seminar-recording-jim-
scrivener
• http://slideshare.net/jimscrivener/demand-high-
elt-11869524
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePXmeK1BvYk
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9Ban4pXf0g