in activities. However, there is a recognition that not all students will be able to compete. Use voting system Some schools to engage use this as a standard strategy, but it is more prevalent in classrooms learners are disengaged or have a low attention span. Develop links to Important to extra-curricular capitalise on activities learner strengths and interests. Capitalising on own strengths leads to attitude change in classroom. 1 (continued) Strategy Standard With With Comments practice low under Authentic Make the Relevance to own content experience captures working relevant to understanding and learners’ own engagement; useful for experiences all students but essential for the distracted and disaffected. This is the underpinning principle of nurture rooms.
in activities. However, there is a recognition that not all students will be able to compete. Use voting system to engage Some schools use this as a standard strategy, but it is more prevalent in classrooms learners are disengaged or have a low attention span. Develop links to extra-curricular activities Important to capitalise on learner strengths and interests. Capitalising on own strengths leads to attitude change in classroom. 1 (continued) Strategy Standard practice With low With under Comments Authentic working Make the content relevant to learners’ own experiences Relevance to own experience captures understanding and engagement; useful for all students but essential for the distracted and disaffected. This is the underpinning principle of nurture rooms.
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