Developing Lesson Conferencing skills


		Small group discussion (30 mins)
		The teacher used a story in order to teach grammar. In retrospect, do you think this was a good idea, given that the story was very powerful and might have created distraction from the main point of the lesson? To what extent do you think the teachers are being 'incisive' (perceptive, insightful, sharp, penetrating) in their attempts to understand the issue and re-design the lesson? What evidence would you provide to support your views? Are there additional points you would want to make if you are part of this conversation? If your small group were the Learning Study team in this learning community, how would you jointly re-design this lesson to ensure maximum learning of grammar for all pupils in your classes? What content would you include, what strategies would you use when teaching the lesson, and what possible distractions and/or misunderstandings might you need to cater for in advance?