Units of Learning:

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Units of Learning

• The Cornerstone Lesson

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Units of Learning The Cornerstone Lesson

• Each unit of learning might as a matter of course
  include one key lesson.
• A lesson which exemplifies the key objectives and
  processes of that unit of learning.
• A lesson which has the potential to be a
  first-rate lesson.

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Units of Learning The Cornerstone Lesson

• Teachers may find unhelpful units of learning
  whose planning is too prescriptive.
• Teachers may welcome the opportunity to have
  their own classroom repertoire augmented.
• The cornerstone lesson needs to set high
  standards.

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Units of Learning The Cornerstone Lesson

• The precise documentation of lesson plans will
  reflect departmental methods and practices.
• Nevertheless, after todays INSET, teachers
  should be able to plan lessons which focus on
  pupils learning and excellent classroom practice
  in creative and interesting ways.

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Units of Learning The Cornerstone Lesson

• Creating or revisiting a cornerstone lesson today
  will provide an opportunity for us all to record
  in a practical way the ideas raised by the
  theory sessions in the morning.

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Units of Learning The Cornerstone Lesson

• These slides are on the school website, under the
  Units of Learning heading in For Teachers.
• There are links there to the DfES Standards site
  and to documents about lesson planning.