Following a recent review of lessons featuring class and group sizes well below the school’s average, I was invited to draft some ideas to support a teacher workshop on the topic.
My thoughts outlined below are just a beginning – perhaps for an INSET CPD session – to get teachers thinking about how to become a “good” teacher of classes of small size to promote quality learning. I also list some key questions to consider and my own view of the pros and cons of teaching small groups.
In introducing this topic with teachers, I allocate them to one of the four topics listed below, inviting teachers to work in pairs or small groups (no more than four to a group) and challenge them to discuss and write up in poster style:
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