OER4Schools/Mixed pace groupwork with and without ICT: Difference between revisions

We now listen to two clips that follow on from the experiences in Judith's lesson. Later in the OER4Schools workshop Judith indicated how her thinking had changed through discussion with her peers, illustrating her open mind and flexibility as a reflective teacher:

''“I have learnt from that to say, so those if they remain like that [slow learners together], they will remain like that forever. They can never learn anything from others. So the best I can do, just the way we have been discussing, to say, it’s better to mix them so that, at least, even them can learn something from the rest of the group. So to me this is an advantage I have gained.”''

In a subsequent interview Judith was probed to elaborate and reflect further on the incident when pupils laughed at the low-achieving group. She concluded that mixed ability grouping would be better than same ability grouping. Listen to these 2 very short excerpts from that interview.

Remember to think about your own role in the classroom; it is not just to monitor progress but also to interact with pupils, assess their understanding, offer support and help move their thinking forward. Sometimes a group will even need you to sit with them and offer intensive support to progress. Think about how you can identify this need?