Topsy Page 10 September 2021 Tips and techniques Tips to make Zoom sessions interactive (Part 1) Topsy Page 10 September 2021 Tips and techniques Avoiding those empty silences…
Topsy Page 3 September 2021 Tips and techniques A game to develop creative thinking Topsy Page 3 September 2021 Tips and techniques Can your class come up with convincing definitions for the new words they invent?
Topsy Page 27 August 2021 Tips and techniques If we don’t listen then we won’t learn! Topsy Page 27 August 2021 Tips and techniques Get students involved from the beginning of term
Topsy Page 20 August 2021 Tips and techniques P4C discussion plans Topsy Page 20 August 2021 Tips and techniques On having a few questions up your sleeve, in preparation for P4C
Topsy Page 23 July 2021 Tips and techniques, P4C/Talk stimulus HomeTalk for the holidays Topsy Page 23 July 2021 Tips and techniques, P4C/Talk stimulus A great resource series which families can use anytime
Topsy Page 16 July 2021 Tips and techniques That's not joggling! Talk and P4C game Topsy Page 16 July 2021 Tips and techniques A physical, fun game that can be played face-to-face or virtually
Topsy Page 9 July 2021 Tips and techniques, Practical examples P4C across the curriculum Topsy Page 9 July 2021 Tips and techniques, Practical examples Take your pupils’ learning and understanding to a deeper level
Topsy Page 25 June 2021 Tips and techniques Use Lego to build dialogue Topsy Page 25 June 2021 Tips and techniques Supporting pupils to think more collaboratively
Topsy Page 18 June 2021 Tips and techniques Last three to speak Topsy Page 18 June 2021 Tips and techniques A simple way to improve listening and deepen dialogue
Topsy Page 11 June 2021 Thoughts, Research, Tips and techniques Do you repeat pupil responses? Why? Topsy Page 11 June 2021 Thoughts, Research, Tips and techniques Teachers’ reasons, and why it might be better not to
Topsy Page 28 May 2021 Thoughts, Tips and techniques Did you put your hand up at school? Topsy Page 28 May 2021 Thoughts, Tips and techniques Pupils tell us why they think their peers don’t raise their hands
Topsy Page 21 May 2021 Thoughts, Tips and techniques Please could you speak a bit louder? Topsy Page 21 May 2021 Thoughts, Tips and techniques Creating a classroom culture that shows you value pupil talk
Topsy Page 7 May 2021 Recommended reading, Tips and techniques Selective Mutism Topsy Page 7 May 2021 Recommended reading, Tips and techniques Written from the perspective of a child with Selective Mutism, this book is well worth a read
Topsy Page 30 April 2021 Tips and techniques Who can repeat that? Topsy Page 30 April 2021 Tips and techniques A game-changing talk move
Topsy Page 23 April 2021 Tips and techniques Good boy! Fantastic! Amazing! ...bad habit? Topsy Page 23 April 2021 Tips and techniques Why positivity alone isn’t enough
Topsy Page 16 April 2021 Tips and techniques Get every child to talk Topsy Page 16 April 2021 Tips and techniques Another simple-yet-effective talk game
Topsy Page 19 March 2021 Tips and techniques Simple structures for teaching vocabulary Topsy Page 19 March 2021 Tips and techniques Accelerate pupils’ learning of new words
Topsy Page 26 February 2021 Recommended reading, Research, Tips and techniques Bridging the Word Gap Topsy Page 26 February 2021 Recommended reading, Research, Tips and techniques Vocabulary report and practical ideas
Topsy Page 19 February 2021 Tips and techniques Hand signals for dialogue in live online learning Topsy Page 19 February 2021 Tips and techniques Another simple way to increase interaction and develop pupil talk
Topsy Page 12 February 2021 Tips and techniques, Professional development Two Thinking Moves you can use today Topsy Page 12 February 2021 Tips and techniques, Professional development Examples showing how you can start using the Thinking Moves A-Z to gain the benefits of metacognition for your pupils
