Professional development – Workbook Mastery approach to lesson planning – Session 2 Mastery lesson observation

“Every teacher needs to improve, not because they are not good enough, but because they can be even better” – Dylan William

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Objectives

Be able to identify key aspects of a mastery lesson plan

Be able to understand the key aspects of a mastery lesson

Core Values

Together we are creating a culture where teachers can teach and pupils can learn

The Planning

The Mastery approach is based on 6 key principles; 

o Explanationo Deliberate practiceo Modellingo Questioningo High quality feedback (in the lesson and through marking)o High expectations

To what extent can you identify these aspects from the lesson plan that you have been provided with?

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Focusing on the link between the objective(s) (verbs) and the explanation, and deliberate practice tasks set – what do you notice?

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What do you notice about the questions, and the success criteria that have been used in the lesson plan?

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The observation

What do you notice about each of the mastery strands during the lesson observation, how does the teacher exhibit these strands in their teaching, and how does this impact upon the students?

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To what extent does the lesson planning cycle support the success of this lesson?

How evident were these aspects of the cycle?

Post-lesson discussion

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My commitments following the observation

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