Lesson observation field notes: managing off-task conversations

This episode is this week's 'Teacher Talk': a fifteen minute talk that explores an important aspect of classroom practice, with practical strategies for implementing it in your classroom.

I am very fortunate to be spending the next three weeks observing the wonderful Edinburgh Napier English PGDE students teaching. The talks over the next three weeks will be some key learnings from these observations. This talk focusses on something I am also working on in my own teaching: how to manage and prevent off-task chatter and conversations. It explores three key ways: establishing classroom norms, creating a clarity of purpose and intent, and purposeful timings. 

I hope you find it helpful and supportive in your classroom. Any feedback on how to improve these talks, or areas you would like me to explore, is always much appreciated.

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