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Archdukes, Cynicism, and World War I: Crash Course World History #36. World War II: Crash Course World History #38. Capitalism and Socialism: Crash Course World History #33. 50 resources for iPad use in the classroom. What makes an outstanding lesson? In my day job, I travel the country talking to school teachers and leaders and the question I am asked more than any other is this: “What is an outstanding lesson?” My answer, rather disappointingly for my inquisitors, is that there is no “silver bullet”. Let me explain… I have taught and observed a lot of lessons over the years and I think I’m pretty good at recognising an outstanding one when I see it.
I can wax lyrical for hours about all the outstanding teaching I have seen and about the “spark” that makes some lessons better than others. Having read the guidance Ofsted provides for its inspectors, I am also confident I know how Ofsted differentiates between an outstanding lesson and, say, a good one. And yet when I am asked that question – what is outstanding? Speaking at the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA) last May, the chief inspector of schools Sir Michael Wilshaw was asked the same question. The Ofsted framework echoes this view.
History. eChalk: Teaching resources for interactive whiteboards and data projectors. Khan Academy. BBC History - BBC History. Horrible Histories on BBC1. Headlandsblog. Flipped Classroom and Online Learning.