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So, Rebecca’s session is on increasing pupil participation in online lessons. She starts with point that you can never get the kind of ratio of pupil participation that face to face teaching can. However there are strategies to increase the range & quality of participation.
1/ pupils liking a comment ‘DONE’ once they have finished reading a short passage independently.
2/asking pupils to put their hand up once they have finished typing a response in the chat function so you know everyone is ready, similar to pupils liking ‘done’, this allows you to narrate importance of contributing & praise those who have, also ensures pupil don’t answer early
3/ modelling reading aloud over the microphone first, before calling upon students to contribute, stressing importance of pace, volume and speaking to punctuation.
4/ use of break out rooms with very specific, short timings to replicate Turn and Talk. Make sure pupils are really clear about what they are discussing so you can hold them to account accordingly when they are back within the whole-class.
5/ Rebecca recommends allowing pupils to see your face early in the lesson to reassure them & creating a warm atmosphere where participation feels low-stakes.
6/ write two opposing statements in the chat. Ask pupils to like the statement they most agree with. You can then call on pupils to elaborate on why they have liked a statement over the microphone.
7/ add a competitive element to your lesson by holding a question race in the meeting chat.
‘What is the definition of omnipotent? First three people to write the correct answer on the chat function get a house point’.
‘What is the definition of omnipotent? First three people to write the correct answer on the chat function get a house point’.
8/ cold call confident pupils early in the lesson to create a culture of participation
9/ tick off the pupils you Cole call to ensure you call on as many pupils as possible
10/ connect with pupils by chatting to them as they arrive to the lesson
9/ tick off the pupils you Cole call to ensure you call on as many pupils as possible
10/ connect with pupils by chatting to them as they arrive to the lesson
11/ add extension videos and tasks into the meeting chat for those who finish tasks early
12/ if student asks for help in the chat, let them know you have seen their question by telling them over the microphone
12/ if student asks for help in the chat, let them know you have seen their question by telling them over the microphone
13/ if student ask for help in the meeting chat, use a chain or typed questions to lead them to the correct answer rather than telling them what to write
14/ vary pitch of your voice if pupils do not respond to cold calling
15/ contact pupils 1:1 who do not engage
14/ vary pitch of your voice if pupils do not respond to cold calling
15/ contact pupils 1:1 who do not engage
