Bøger af Mike Gershon

Time was when London was a great city. People from all over the world flocked to live here. They came from every part of the country. They came from Europe. From Africa. From Asia. They came from the far corners of the world. By boat and plane. In cars and on foot. They took jobs, found love, brought their kids up. They lived in safety. Most of them. They made the city great. Made it a beacon of light in a new world. Time was when, in summer, you could walk through the streets and smell a thousand smells, taste the food on the air. When you could see the smiles and the happiness on the faces of the people who made their lives here. You could go wherever you wanted. Do whatever you liked. It was a great city. A magnet. A symbol. The thing about time is, it ticks and it tocks, and before you know it there isn't as much left as you thought. The seconds pass, the minutes and the hours. Days become weeks and years rush past like water flowing down a mountainside, towards the sea. Change comes. Change came. The kind of change no one wants, except for a few. Bad things made themselves a part of our world, and London wasn't great anymore. It wasn't anything except a memory. And they don't like memories here these days. When summer rolls up, when the sun shines on the city, the only thing you smell is decay. The only place you can go is your own Grid. The only thing you can think is how hungry you are and what's going to happen to your family if you can't find enough food to feed them. So sometimes, when I haven't got much left, I just find a dark little corner somewhere. There's enough of them these days. And I sit there. Sit with my eyes tight shut. And I think about what we had. Take myself back there. Go and live in another place. The place I knew. The place I loved. And after a while, something brings me back. A sound, usually. I open my eyes, slowly. Open them and hope. Hope that I've remembered the past so well that it's returned. But it never has. And the clock keeps ticking. London is dead. A new London lives. A city ruled by John Bull, the king of London and the Protector of Free Men. What you knew is no more. The familiar is strange and the creeping threat of John Bull's grip hangs over all who live within the boundaries of his power. The Centre. The Grids. His dominion. His city. His words wrapping themselves around you, as he invites you to join him in the resurrection of the metropolis, as he gives you no choice but to follow his orders. Orders delivered through the tentacles of control that reach out across the broken boroughs and crumbling streets of this once great city. Stampers. Threadneedles. Black Cabs. The Cult of the Grids. His tools of control. Four young friends - Hector, Cesar, Kemi and Molly - trying to find their way as best they can in a Grid they have no choice but to call home. Their lives shaped beneath the hard, worn boot of John Bull's rule. Shaped in the shadowed eyes of the Stampers. In a city where Brocks hide in plain sight, waiting to whisper your secrets to the enemy. In this city, silence is the path to safety. But the voice of youth can only be denied for so long. And the words of love demand to be said. All that is solid yields to ash. And yet, that which cannot crumble soldiers on. Hope, love, justice. Hector, Cesar, Kemi and Molly must make their choices. They must decide whose side they are on. And they must choose whether to kneel at the feet of John Bull, or whether to fight for a city that is free. The London Trilogy follows the story of four young friends as their lives spiral out of control in John Bull's London. A city you thought you knew, ruled by a man who knows you better than you know yourself. The Centre is waiting for you. The Grids are waiting for you. John Bull is waiting for you. And he knows you will have to pick a side ...

How do we support the less-able learners we work with? What can we do to help them bridge the gap, developing better knowledge and understanding and making excellent progress as a result? And how can we make sure we differentiate effectively, so as to meet the needs of these learners in every lesson we teach? In this book, bestselling author and trainer Mike Gershon presents 50 classroom-ready strategies, activities and techniques you can use to give your less-able learners the best learning experience possible. Every idea can be applied across the age groups and the curriculum. Each entry is carefully explained and the book is packed with illustrative examples. In short, there's everything here you need to support your less-able learners and to help them grow, develop and thrive in your lessons. All of which makes this a must-read book for any teacher who wants to go that bit further in supporting their less-able learners. With fifty different ideas at your fingertips, you'll have a ready-made toolkit to use in your planning, teaching and assessment, ensuring you're fully equipped to do the very best possible for every student you teach. To find out more about Mike's books, training and free resources, visit mikegershon.com.

Why does feedback matter? How can you make sure the feedback you give learners has the biggest impact possible? And what can you do to help your learners understand the value and power of feedback? In the Teaching Assistant's Pocket Guide to Feedback join Mike Gershon, bestselling author and expert educator, as he takes you on a practical, down-to-earth tour of the subject. Inside you'll find the answers to all your questions about feedback - as well as a host of practical strategies and techniques you can use to support learners and develop yourself professionally. This easy-to-use, expertly written guide is perfect for the busy teaching assistant who wants to help their pupils and improve their practice. Chapters Include: - Why does feedback matter? - What makes good feedback? - Verbal Feedback Techniques - Giving Written Feedback - Feedback Troubleshooting Series Introduction: The 'Teaching Assistant's Pocket Guide' series developed out of Mike's desire to give teaching assistants across the country a set of practical, useful books they could call on to help them in their work. Having worked with teaching assistants throughout his teaching career and knowing full well the hugely positive impact they can have on learners in a whole variety of different classrooms, he thought it was high time there was a series of books dedicated to supporting them in their working lives. Each volume in the series focuses on a different aspect of teaching and learning. Each one aims to give teaching assistants a quick, easy way into the topic, along with a wide range of practical strategies and techniques they can use to support, guide and develop the learners with whom they work. All of the books are designed to help teaching assistants. Each one goes out of its way to make their lives easier, and to help them develop professionally. But, crucially, the ultimate aim of each book is to give teaching assistants the tools they need to better support the learners they spend their time working with. The whole series is written with the classroom in mind. This is a collection practical of books for what is a practical job.

For many teachers, going from good to outstanding is an important goal. Whether you are keen to impress the management team in your school, want to grow and develop your own teaching, or would like confirmation that your approach in the classroom is both effective and inspiring, this book sets out to show you what you can do to move your teaching on to the next level. Bestselling author and trainer Mike Gershon takes you through 50 different strategies, activities and techniques you can use to make the jump from good to outstanding. While no one technique can guarantee you receiving that top grade in your next lesson observation, every idea presented in this book is rooted in best practice and designed to help you develop your teaching. Entries are classroom-ready, simple to implement and applicable across the Key Stages and the curriculum; meaning this book gives you everything you need to take your lessons from good to outstanding the next time you are observed. To find out more about Mike's books, training and free resources, visit mikegershon.com.

50 Quick Ways to Motivate and Engage Your Students gives you the tools you need to plan and teach brilliant lessons which get students on board, get them interested and, as a result, get them learning. This book sets out to answer the question of how we ensure our students remain engaged and motivated. It does so by providing fifty strategies, activities and techniques you can pick up and use in your teaching, straight away, with the minimum of fuss. Every single one will help you to motivate and engage the pupils you teach. Written by bestselling author and trainer Mike Gershon, the emphasis is practical throughout - all the ideas can be applied across the curriculum and you can use them with different age groups as well. The 'Quick 50' series meets the needs of the modern teacher, giving them the resources they require to be superb at what they do.

How do we create independent learners? What can we do to help our students think for themselves, make good decisions and work off their own initiative?In this book, bestselling author and trainer Mike Gershon brings together 50 strategies, activities and techniques you can use to help all the students you teach think, learn and act independently.These practical, classroom-ready ideas can be used across the curriculum and with different age groups. Each one presents you with a different way to build the confidence and learning power of your students. Throughout, the emphasis is firmly focused on finding ways to give students agency, so they can see that they have the means to take control of their own learning - and to learn more as a result.This book is a must-buy for any teacher who wants to help their students develop as learners. It gives you tools, techniques and ideas that you can instantly build into your practice, helping you to tweak, develop and change the way you work, all with the ultimate goal of making your learners more independent. To find out more about Mike;s work, his other books and his free resources, visit mikegershon.com

What makes a good question? What can we do to raise the quality of the questions we ask in the classroom? And how can we ensure our questioning helps learners to learn as much as possible, and to think in creative and critical ways? In the Teaching Assistant's Pocket Guide to Questioning join Mike Gershon, bestselling author and expert educator, as he takes you on a practical, down-to-earth tour of the subject. Inside you'll find the answers to all your questions about questioning - as well as a host of practical strategies and techniques you can use to support learners and develop yourself professionally. This easy-to-use, expertly written guide is perfect for the busy teaching assistant who wants to help their pupils and improve their practice. Chapters Include: - What's in a question? - Opening Up Learner Thinking - Getting Past 'I Don't Know' - How to Get Better Responses - Creative Questioning Techniques Series Introduction: The 'Teaching Assistant's Pocket Guide' series developed out of Mike's desire to give teaching assistants across the country a set of practical, useful books they could call on to help them in their work. Having worked with teaching assistants throughout his teaching career and knowing full well the hugely positive impact they can have on learners in a whole variety of different classrooms, he thought it was high time there was a series of books dedicated to supporting them in their working lives. Each volume in the series focuses on a different aspect of teaching and learning. Each one aims to give teaching assistants a quick, easy way into the topic, along with a wide range of practical strategies and techniques they can use to support, guide and develop the learners with whom they work. All of the books are designed to help teaching assistants. Each one goes out of its way to make their lives easier, and to help them develop professionally. But, crucially, the ultimate aim of each book is to give teaching assistants the tools they need to better support the learners they spend their time working with. The whole series is written with the classroom in mind. This is a collection practical of books for what is a practical job.

50 Quick Ways to Outstanding Teaching provides you with everything you need to help students make brilliant progress. It gives you everything you need to make great learning happen. And it presents you with the strategies, activities and techniques you need to teach outstanding lessons. Every entry in the book shows you how you can make your teaching consistently outstanding. Every entry gives you an idea, strategy, activity or technique which is practical, straightforward and effective. Every entry will help you to teach brilliant lessons over and over again. Written by bestselling author and trainer Mike Gershon, the emphasis is practical throughout - all the ideas can all be applied across the curriculum and you can use them with different age groups as well. This book is your one-stop shop for outstanding teaching. The 'Quick 50' series meets the needs of the modern teacher, giving them the resources they require to be superb at what they do.

How to use Feedback and Marking in the Classroom is your complete guide to maximising the effectiveness and efficiency of your feedback and marking. These two central features of every teacher's job are analysed and explored from a highly practical perspective. The book contains countless strategies, activities and techniques you can use to develop your practice, raise achievement and have a positive impact on the learners you teach.Chapters include: Why Feedback and Marking Matter; Effective Feedback; Effective and Efficient Marking; Verbal Feedback; Written Feedback; Target Implementation; Further Feedback Techniques; Further Marking Techniques; Exemplar Questions; and Exemplar Targets.Inside you'll find a compendium of ideas you can put straight to work or modify to fit with your teaching style and the students you work with. Ideas are clearly explained and exemplified in the context of the modern classroom. All in all the book presents a one-stop shop for making your feedback and marking as good as you want it to be. Written by expert teacher, trainer and author Mike Gershon, the book will enhance your skills, giving you everything you need to improve your practice and support your learners.

50 Quick Ways to Perfect Behaviour Management is all about the practical things you can do in the classroom to make sure behaviour in your lessons is always of the highest standard; focussed on learning; respectful; and the cornerstone of outstanding teaching. Every entry in the book presents a different idea, strategy or technique. Some of these are connected. Some stand alone. All will help you to manage behaviour brilliantly. All will help you to get the very best out of your students so that you can unlock their potential and create a fantastic atmosphere for learning. Written by bestselling author and trainer Mike Gershon, the emphasis is practical throughout - all the ideas are easy to apply and based on extensive classroom experience. This all adds up to give you an effective distillation of best practice. In short, this book is your one-stop-shop for perfect behaviour management. The 'Quick 50' series meets the needs of the modern teacher, giving them the resources they require to be superb at what they do.

50 Quick Ways to Use Scaffolding and Modelling presents you with a compendium of strategies, activities and techniques you can use to differentiate your lessons, personalise learning and help all learners make excellent progress - and enjoy themselves while they do.The book looks at two of the most important tools in the toolkit of any teacher. Scaffolding is examined first. Entries 1 - 30 explore the concept, giving a wide range of practical examples of how you can include more of it in your lessons and explaining what impact this is likely to have. Entries 31 - 50 focus on modelling. Again, the emphasis is on classroom practice and on providing ideas you can quickly and easily implement.Scaffolding is all the things you do to help students get to grips with a task, activity or idea. It is the support you provide which scaffolds the learning; that extra bit of help students need to make progress and successfully engage with what you have planned. Modelling is where we model something for students - be that thinking, how to complete an activity or how to answer a particular question type. In one sense, modelling is a type of scaffolding. But it is worth considering separately because of the breadth of potential strategies and teacher actions it covers. All in all, this is a book any teacher who wants to develop their practice, finesse their interactions with students, and help learners maximise their potential needs on their shelf. The ideas presented can be used across the Key Stages and throughout the curriculum. So dip in and see what you discover.

How can we best stretch and challenge the thinking of our most-able students? What can we do to support those learners who are working at a level beyond their peers?As teachers, we know this is an important issue. After all, we are responsible for ensuring every student makes great progress. And that means finding ways to stretch and challenge the most-able, pushing their thinking beyond the boundaries of the main lesson.In this book, bestselling author and trainer Mike Gershon brings together 50 strategies, activities and techniques you can use to solve this problem. Applicable across age groups and across the curriculum, the practical, classroom-ready ideas will help you to stretch and challenge your more-able students in every lesson you teach.This book is a must-read for any teacher who wants to do that bit more for their most able students. It gives you the starting point for ensuring your lessons are effectively differentiated at the top end. And for making sure your more-able students stay motivated, engaged and enthused by your teaching. To find out more about Mike's books, training and free resources, visit mikegershon.com.

50 Quick Ways to Start Your Lessons With A Bang!' gives you a whole host of strategies, activities and techniques you can use to engage, excite and motivate your students. The ideas are practical, varied and ready for use across the curriculum and the Key Stages.Getting lessons off to a good start is vital. If we can get students on board and raring to go from the minute they walk through the door then good things will follow. Starting your lesson with a bang means doing something different. Something unexpected which is going to surprise students and make them remember your lesson for a long time to come.This book is all about the different strategies, activities and techniques you can use to make the beginning of your lessons memorable, exciting and engaging. The aim is to get students motivated and focussed on learning from the moment they enter your room. And there is a big emphasis on having fun and enjoying learning as well.The fifty entries cover a wide range of ideas. Many look at how introducing something novel, or changing the familiar routine, can be a great way to energise students and play on their natural curiosity. Variety, after all, is the spice of life. Every idea is illustrated through two different examples, showing you exactly how to put it into practice. There's an unusual, novel selection of lesson starts waiting to be explored. So dip in and discover 50 quick ways you can start any lesson with a bang!

50 Quick and Easy Ways to Outstanding Group Work is a superb practical guide to achieving outstanding group work in your classroom. Made up of fifty separate entries, each detailing a different strategy, activity or technique, this book will help you to raise achievement, secure progress and cultivate a fantastic atmosphere for learning among your students. The book is written by bestselling author and trainer Mike Gershon. Drawing on his knowledge and experience of great classroom practice, Mike presents a step-by-step guide to outstanding group work. The aim here is not just to give you a range of brilliant activities and strategies you can use. It is also to show you how to secure outstanding outcomes time-after-time. Group work is an essential part of outstanding teaching. Mike is a passionate believer in the significant benefits it can bring to pupils, helping them to develop knowledge and increase their understanding while also building the essential soft skills of communication, team work and negotiation. In this book he aims to take you on a journey that will make your group work consistently outstanding. The 'Quick 50' series meets the needs of the modern teacher, giving them the resources they require to be superb at what they do.

50 Quick Ways to Help your Students Secure A and B Grades at GCSE gives you everything you need to help your pupils fulfil their potential. Practical and straightforward throughout, the book distils teaching wisdom and proven research into 50 simple, effective strategies, activities and techniques appropriate for use across the curriculum. The book is written by bestselling author and trainer Mike Gershon. Every entry focuses on a different idea, some of which connect together, all of which will help you to help your students achieve their potential. As teachers we know that we can never guarantee exam grades. However, with the ideas in this book on hand, you will be in a fantastic position to help your pupils, giving them all the support they need to secure the A and B grades which will unlock doors for them in sixth form, work and beyond. The 'Quick 50' series meets the needs of the modern teacher, giving them the resources they require to be superb at what they do.

50 Quick and Brilliant Teaching Ideas is a practical, inspiring and creative collection of fantastic teaching ideas which will help you to raise achievement, teach brilliant lessons and engage your students. The book is written by bestselling author Mike Gershon who draws on his knowledge and experience of teaching and learning to distil the essence of great classroom practice into fifty bite-sized, ready-to-use entries. Every idea is presented in a simple, easy-to-apply format. The ideas are appropriate for use across the curriculum and with different age groups. Each one will allow you to develop your teaching while helping your students to make fantastic progress. The 'Quick 50' series meets the needs of the modern teacher, giving them the resources they require to be superb at what they do.

This is the one book every classroom teacher needs to read before their school is inspected. 50 Quick and Easy Ways to Prepare for Ofsted gives you sound, practical advice on what you need to do to get ready for an inspection. Packed full of clear and concise advice and guidance, as well as links to relevant documents, websites and guides, this book offers a no-nonsense approach to Ofsted preparation. The book is written by bestselling author and trainer Mike Gershon. Drawing on his knowledge and experience of great classroom practice and the inspection process, Mike presents fifty bite-sized entries, each a different practical strategy, approach or technique. All the entries are straightforward and easy to apply, giving you the tools you need to successfully prepare for the inspection process. Every entry is presented in a simple and concise format. All the strategies, approaches and techniques will help you to prepare yourself, your teaching and your students. They will make your life easier, as well as help you to ensure you have the best possible chance of impressing the inspection team when they come in. This is a book which will help you to make the best contribution possible to your school's chances of success. The 'Quick 50' series meets the needs of the modern teacher, giving them the resources they require to be superb at what they do.

What's the difference between a growth mindset and a fixed mindset? How do growth and fixed mindsets influence pupils' attitudes to learning? And what can you do to help pupils move from a fixed mindset to a growth mindset? In the Teaching Assistant's Pocket Guide to Growth Mindsets join Mike Gershon, bestselling author and expert educator, as he takes you on a practical, down-to-earth tour of growth mindsets. Inside you'll find the answers to all your questions about growth mindsets - as well as a host of practical strategies and techniques you can use to support learners and develop yourself professionally. This easy-to-use, expertly written guide is perfect for the busy teaching assistant who wants to help their pupils and improve their practice. Chapters Include: - What is a growth mindset? - How can you help learners build a growth mindset? - What sort of language is good for promoting growth mindsets? - How can you help learners to keep going when learning gets tough? - What can you do to help learners see mistakes as a useful part of learning? Series Introduction: The 'Teaching Assistant's Pocket Guide' series developed out of Mike's desire to give teaching assistants across the country a set of practical, useful books they could call on to help them in their work. Having worked with teaching assistants throughout his teaching career and knowing full well the hugely positive impact they can have on learners in a whole variety of different classrooms, he thought it was high time there was a series of books dedicated to supporting them in their working lives. Each volume in the series focuses on a different aspect of teaching and learning. Each one aims to give teaching assistants a quick, easy way into the topic, along with a wide range of practical strategies and techniques they can use to support, guide and develop the learners with whom they work. All of the books are designed to help teaching assistants. Each one goes out of its way to make their lives easier, and to help them develop professionally. But, crucially, the ultimate aim of each book is to give teaching assistants the tools they need to better support the learners they spend their time working with. The whole series is written with the classroom in mind. This is a collection practical of books for what is a practical job.

50 Quick and Easy Ways Leaders can Prepare for Ofsted gives you sound, practical advice on what you need to do to get ready for an inspection. Packed full of clear and concise advice and guidance, as well as links to relevant documents, websites and guides, this book offers a no-nonsense approach to Ofsted preparation. The book is written by bestselling author and trainer Mike Gershon. Drawing on his knowledge and experience of great classroom practice and the inspection process, Mike presents fifty bite-sized entries, each a different practical strategy, approach or technique. All the entries are straightforward and easy to apply. You can quickly assimilate the targeted information provided in each one and then make excellent use of this in your school. Every entry is presented in a simple and concise format. All the strategies, approaches and techniques will help you to prepare yourself and your school for an inspection. They will make your life easier, as well as help you to ensure your school has the best possible chance of impressing the inspection team when they come in. The 'Quick 50' series meets the needs of the modern teacher, giving them the resources they require to be superb at what they do.

What exactly is assessment for learning and how does it work? Why should assessment for learning be an integral part of any teaching assistant's practice? And what can you do to make sure assessment for learning has a positive impact on all your learners? In the Teaching Assistant's Pocket Guide to Assessment for Learning join Mike Gershon, bestselling author and expert educator, as he takes you on a practical, down-to-earth tour of AFL. Inside you'll find the answers to all your questions about Assessment for Learning - as well as a host of practical strategies and techniques you can use to support learners and develop yourself professionally. This easy-to-use, expertly written guide is perfect for the busy teaching assistant who wants to help their pupils and improve their practice. Chapters Include: - What is assessment for learning and how does it work? - Eliciting Information - Opening Up Success Criteria - Self-Assessment - Peer-Assessment Series Introduction: The 'Teaching Assistant's Pocket Guide' series developed out of Mike's desire to give teaching assistants across the country a set of practical, useful books they could call on to help them in their work. Having worked with teaching assistants throughout his teaching career and knowing full well the hugely positive impact they can have on learners in a whole variety of different classrooms, he thought it was high time there was a series of books dedicated to supporting them in their working lives. Each volume in the series focuses on a different aspect of teaching and learning. Each one aims to give teaching assistants a quick, easy way into the topic, along with a wide range of practical strategies and techniques they can use to support, guide and develop the learners with whom they work. All of the books are designed to help teaching assistants. Each one goes out of its way to make their lives easier, and to help them develop professionally. But, crucially, the ultimate aim of each book is to give teaching assistants the tools they need to better support the learners they spend their time working with. The whole series is written with the classroom in mind. This is a collection practical of books for what is a practical job.

50 Quick and Brilliant Teaching Games is a superb collection of engaging and motivational teaching games any teacher can use in their classroom to raise achievement, teach fantastic lessons and energise their students. The book is written by bestselling author and trainer Mike Gershon. Drawing on his knowledge and experience of great classroom practice, Mike presents fifty bite-sized entries, each detailing a different fantastic teaching game. All the games can be picked up and used straight away, helping you to develop and improve your teaching quickly and effectively. Every game is presented in a simple, easy-to-apply format. Each one is appropriate for use across the curriculum and with different age groups. All the games will help you to become an even better teacher, raising achievement and engaging your students on a daily basis. The 'Quick 50' series meets the needs of the modern teacher, giving them the resources they require to be superb at what they do.

What is differentiation and how can teaching assistants personalise what they do in the classroom? How does differentiation affect learners? And what different things should teaching assistants do to ensure their differentiation has the best impact possible? In the Teaching Assistant's Pocket Guide to Differentiation join Mike Gershon, bestselling author and expert educator, as he takes you on a practical, down-to-earth tour of the subject. Inside you'll find the answers to all your questions about differentiation - as well as a host of practical strategies and techniques you can use to support learners and develop yourself professionally. This easy-to-use, expertly written guide is perfect for the busy teaching assistant who wants to help their pupils and improve their practice. Chapters Include: - What is differentiation? - Essential Techniques for Personalising Learning - Scaffolding Strategies - Differentiating Your Questions - Increasing the Level of Challenge Series Introduction: The 'Teaching Assistant's Pocket Guide' series developed out of Mike's desire to give teaching assistants across the country a set of practical, useful books they could call on to help them in their work. Having worked with teaching assistants throughout his teaching career and knowing full well the hugely positive impact they can have on learners in a whole variety of different classrooms, he thought it was high time there was a series of books dedicated to supporting them in their working lives. Each volume in the series focuses on a different aspect of teaching and learning. Each one aims to give teaching assistants a quick, easy way into the topic, along with a wide range of practical strategies and techniques they can use to support, guide and develop the learners with whom they work. All of the books are designed to help teaching assistants. Each one goes out of its way to make their lives easier, and to help them develop professionally. But, crucially, the ultimate aim of each book is to give teaching assistants the tools they need to better support the learners they spend their time working with. The whole series is written with the classroom in mind. This is a collection practical of books for what is a practical job.

50 Quick Ways to Improve Literacy Across the Curriculum is a smorgasbord of ideas you can use to develop learners' speaking, listening, reading and writing. Whether you're a classroom teacher wanting to improve your practice or a teacher in charge of literacy at a whole-school level, this book has something for you. And something for your learners.Every idea is explained and exemplified so you can see how it works in practice. And the focus is relentlessly practical throughout. This means every idea is ready to implement - ready for you to apply in your classroom, to support the learners you work with on a daily basis.This book is for any teacher who wants to help students develop their speaking, listening, reading and writing. You might be responsible for literacy across your school, or you might be a subject or year group teacher who understands the vital role literacy plays in any child's development.Whatever brings you to this book, you will find a wide range of practical strategies, activities and techniques inside. This is a pocketbook of ideas any teacher can take and apply to their own teaching - or disseminate through school to support others in their efforts to improve literacy.All the activities, strategies and techniques can be used in different areas of the curriculum and with a variety of Key Stages. There really is something in here for everybody. So dip in and take a look - you'll discover a host of ways through which you can improve your learners' speaking, listening, reading and writing.

How to be an Outstanding Trainee Teacher gives you everything you need to get your teaching career off to a fantastic start. Whether you're training in school, on a PGCE, or through another route, this book gives you the practical and theoretical foundation you need to hit your targets, impress your mentor and, of course, plan and teach superb lessons!Written with the busy trainee in mind, the book helps you to become a critical, reflective practitioner who understands the unique demands of classroom teaching. Topics covered include becoming a teacher, understanding learners, unpicking the lesson, sustaining pace and challenge, communication, creating the environment for learning and much else besides.Every chapter comes with a set of reflective questions and activities designed to help you think critically about your experiences as a trainee teacher. And throughout the book, you will find lots of practical ideas, strategies, hints, tips and tricks you can try out with your students.All in all, How to be an Outstanding Trainee Teacher is the must-have book for those entering the profession - whether training to teach primary or secondary level. Written by expert teacher, trainer and author Mike Gershon, the book will enhance your training, giving you all the tools you need to be outstanding.

50 Quick Ways to Improve Feedback and Marking takes you to the heart of raising achievement and ensuring great progress. It's through feedback that we give students access to our expertise. They take this, apply it, internalise it and, as a result, change their knowledge and understanding for the better.It's through marking that we gain an accurate sense of what students can do, where they are at and what support they need to get better. These two central elements of any teacher's job are not identical, but they do sit in close connection with each other. Marking provides the information we need to give high-quality feedback. Feedback is the information students need so that their next piece of work - or their next effort - is better than the last.This book is all about the practical strategies you can use to improve the quality, impact and efficiency of the feedback you give and the marking you do. These two aspects of teaching have a huge impact on students. Good, timely feedback which students understand and have a chance to implement can have a significant impact on achievement. Similarly, effective and efficient marking is essential if teachers want to gain a sound understanding of were their students are at, and want to modify and adapt their planning, teaching and future assessment accordingly.In this book you'll find fifty strategies, activities and techniques you can use to improve the quality, efficiency and effectiveness of your feedback and marking. Each one is explained and exemplified, leaving you in a great position from which to develop your practice and support your students.

50 Quick Ways to Help Your Students Think, Learn and Use Their Brains Brilliantly is packed full of exciting, creative ideas you can use in your classroom to support, inspire and engage your students. The emphasis throughout is highly practical, presenting you with fantastic strategies you can employ to help your pupils think, learn and use their brains brilliantly. Written by bestselling author and trainer Mike Gershon, the book distils the essence of critical and creative thinking into 50 bite-sized chunks. Each entry is simple, effective and easy-to-use. This book is the perfect tool for every teacher who wants to get the very best out of their students. The 'Quick 50' series meets the needs of the modern teacher, giving them the resources they require to be superb at what they do.

50 Quick and Brilliant Teaching Techniques is a superb practical guide to the things any teacher can do in their classroom to raise achievement and teach fantastic lessons, day-after-day, week-after-week. The book is written by bestselling author and trainer Mike Gershon. Drawing on his knowledge and experience of great classroom practice, Mike breaks down the essence of excellent teaching into fifty bite-sized entries. Each technique can be picked up and put to use straight away, helping you to develop and improve your teaching quickly and effectively. Every technique is presented in a simple, easy-to-apply format. Each one is appropriate for use across the curriculum and with different age groups. All the techniques will help you to become an even better teacher, raising achievement and setting new standards on a daily basis. The 'Quick 50' series meets the needs of the modern teacher, giving them the resources they require to be superb at what they do.

Getting past 'I don't know' matters. If we can't get students' ideas out into the open - if we can't help them to verbalise the thoughts whizzing about in their minds - then we can't help them to think better, more deeply and more creatively.As teachers, we need access to students' thinking. It's through this access that we can diagnose the current position of their knowledge and understanding. It's through this that we can critically assess how they are thinking and why they are thinking in that way. And it's through this that we can cultivate a classroom discourse that focuses on exploration and development.Without access to students' thinking we can't identify and teach away from mistakes and misconceptions. And it becomes much harder to pose questions closely matched to student needs. 50 Quick Ways to Get Past 'I Don't Know' presents you with all the practical strategies you need to support your learners and help them successfully articulate their thoughts and take part in discussions.This book will help you to ensure that learning takes centre stage every time you ask a question or set a discussion activity in your lessons. It shows you what you need to do to turn 'I don't know' into a starting point for learning - as well as how to avoid the response in the first place.Each entry is explained and exemplified, showing how you can make it part of your practice. And you can use all the strategies, activities and techniques across the curriculum and with a range of different age groups.

People with fixed mindsets believe that fundamental qualities like intelligence are essentially stable; people with growth mindsets believe that such qualities can be developed and nurtured. Research shows that learners with growth mindsets are more: open to challenges and constructively critical feedback; resilient in the face of obstacles and failure; convinced that effort makes a difference; able to learn well with and from others; likely to succeed. If we can foster growth mindsets in our pupils the results will be transformative. The Growth Mindset Pocketbook is full of classroom strategies for doing just that. Barry Hymer and Mike Gershon look at high-challenge tasks and the value of errors, mistakes and failure; exactly what we mean by effort and how to make that attractive to students; great feedback; the power of language; and 'going seriously meta' - equipping students to think about their own thinking and learn about their own learning. Get the book; get growing!