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Multiple activities to engage students
In this AITSL video, the teacher uses a number of techniques to facilitate student learning in the lesson. These include a physical warm-up that relates to the content being taught – in this instance, pattern recognition. The teacher uses revision of familiar content to scaffold the teaching of new content.
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| Year level(s) | Foundation, Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 6, Year 7, Year 8, Year 9, Year 10 |
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| Audience | Teacher |
| Purpose | Teaching strategies |
| Format | Web page |
| Teaching strategies and pedagogical approaches | Multiple exposures |
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| Organisation | AITSL |
| Copyright | © 2013 Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership Limited (AITSL). Free-for-education material. |
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