The Principles Underpinning The TEEP Cycle

• Accelerated Learning

• Thinking for Learning

• Assessment for Learning

• Critical Skills Approach

• Effective use of ICTThe TEEP Cycle is an effective planning tool which enables the teacher to infuse these elements into their lessons

4. Construct -

Activity The Search For Meaning

1. Prepare for

Learning

2. Agree Learning

Outcomes

3. Present New

Information Through All The Senses

5. Apply To

Demonstrate Your New Understanding

6. Review -

Step Back And Reflect On Your

Learning

The TEEP Learning Cycle

Prepare for Learning

Prepare Your Learners!!!! •Ensure you have created the right classroom climate – a low stress, high challenge climate where it is safe for students to take risks and get things wrong

•Create a learning community – students are fluent in the language of good groupwork and collaboration.

• Equip learners with tools for learning – can they choose the right graphic organiser, concept map or mind mapping technique?

Prepare for Learning

A key element of classroom climate is the learning environment –

• Display – Attractive, Stimulating, Relevant – there are no stag heads!

•Room is tidy, resources are well organised and accessible and the classroom is flexible to accommodate groupwork, role play or presentation work

•Room should be well lit and at the right temperature

•Music – use it to create moods and time activities

Prepare for Learning by making the environment an aid to learning

Prepare for Learning

Prepare the Learnerby Connecting theLearning – use fun tools

to tease out what your students know already

Cognitive concept photos

The Simile

Rolling power points

Thinking games

Agree the Learning Outcomes

WARNING!! YOUR LEARNING OUTCOMES CAN BE HAZARDOUS TO ENTHUSIASM

•Learning Outcomes need to be clear and unambiguous

•A context should be given – why are they learning this?

•The level of thinking should be considered

•Agree success criteria to personalise the learning

Using Fertile Questions

• Are Humans a virus on planet earth?

• How can we use Chemistry to feed a hungry world?

• What do the stars and your hair have in common?

• What is the biggest threat to our existence on the planet?

Present NEW information

Wow! Mmmm? Awww! HaHaHaHa! F*$£!^%%£!!!!!

Present new information through as many senses as possible

See it

Hear it

Touch it

and if possible

Smell it

and taste it

Construct Understanding-The search for meaning

Allow students to process information through their dominant learning style – but remember to develop the recessive ones!!!

Use challenges to encourage collaboration, providing a range of resources and tools to encourage higher order thinking

Apply to Demonstrate new understanding

•Allow students to demonstrate their new understanding in a variety of different ways e.g. Each one teach one, Group Presentation, Assignment, Hot seating, Exam question

•Relate to learning intentions

•Seek to Develop Higher order thinking skills

Review-Step back and reflect on Learning

Allow students to step back and reflect on the learning experience

Review of key learning points

Teach memory techniques

reflect on the process of learning (Debrief)

preview the next learning steps

4. Construct -

Activity The Search For Meaning

1. Prepare for

Learning

2. Agree Learning

Outcomes

3. Present New

Information Through All The Senses

5. Apply To

Demonstrate Your New Understanding

6. Review -

Step Back And Reflect On Your

Learning

The TEEP Learning Cycle