Coach-Couch MINI-FILM Brief

Coach-Couch Mini-Films

Aim: to create a series of two-minute films showing what our teachers do to ensure:

o   pupils make progress in their lessons

o   pupils know how they are making progress in lessons

o   pupils track / record / can articulate how they are making progress in lessons

What for?

Collectively, the films will be a CPD resource providing teachers with accessible, pedagogically-meaningful, creative and do-able ideas to be applied in the classroom.  The films will demonstrate our pro-active, positive approach to teaching and learning, our reflective practice and our drive to ensure that pupils in our lessons make excellent progress.

What do I do to take part?

1.      Simply name a lesson (before the end of Term 4 please) when you will be using one of the strategies discussed.  Tell KP when and where. 

2.      Organise camera and filmer with KP / AW / another colleague.

3.      Get footage of the following:

1.      15-30 seconds: teacher explaining what he / she wants to achieve and why, giving brief context about the subject, class, ability-range and learning objective.

2.      15-30 seconds: teacher in action, eliciting the strategy being used.

3.      15-30 seconds: pupils in action, engaged in the strategy

4.      15-30 seconds: pupil comments on how they know they made progress in the lesson

5.      15-30 seconds: teacher evaluates www and ebi

4. Please please please please please don’t gather hours and hours of footage (unless you want to edit it yourself into a 2 minute film!).   Stick to the guidelines above.  Each mini-film should be NO MORE THAN 2 MINUTES long to make it snappy and effective to share.
   
   
5. Deadline: Monday 26^th March, the last Monday of Term 4. 

Before then would be even better!

Remember, this is what we are focussing on:

·         How do I know pupils are making progress in my lessons?

·         How do my pupils know they are making progress in my lessons?

·         To know this, what strategies do I use and do I get pupils to use?