How to Deliver Your Explicit Teaching Lesson Introduction Without Students Disengaging
Introducing Learning Intentions and Success Criteria Effectively
Recently, I have been receiving this question a lot:
“My students switch off and disengage during the lesson introduction. They lose interest as soon as we go through the Learning Intention and Success Criteria. What can I do about that?”
If you’ve ever felt the same way, you’re certainly not alone.
The lesson introduction is one of the most important parts of an explicit teaching lesson, yet it’s often the part we rush through or unintentionally turn into something students simply sit and listen to.
The good news is that student disengagement during this part of the lesson usually isn’t caused by the Learning Intention or Success Criteria themselves.
It’s caused by how we introduce them.
When Learning Intentions and Success Criteria are delivered with purpose, they create clarity, establish expectations and prepare students for the learning ahead. They become something you refer back to throughout the lesson, not something you read once before moving on.
In this week’s audio training, I unpack some simple instructional adjustments that can make your lesson introductions more engaging, purposeful and effective without adding anything extra to your planning.
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