In this session (based on the work of S. Allison & A. Tharby: Making every lesson count), Silvia will unpick the 6 research-informed pedagogical principles of challenge, explanation, modelling, practice, questioning and feedback that make up great teaching, develop students’ linguistic skills and enhance outcomes. She will explore what high expectations of achievement, guided and independent practice might look like in language teaching and look at some examples of effective strategies for explanation and modelling. Finally, Silvia will also demonstrate how high-quality questioning and meaningful feedback can inform our teaching as well as develop students’ metacognition.
Silvia Bastow
Silvia Bastow is a German teacher with over 17 years of teaching experience in secondary
education, subject leader, research lead with specific interest in Retrieval Practice, SLE,
GCSE examiner, a proud member of the Association for Language Learning (ALL) council,
ITT mentor and Fellow of Chartered College of Teaching (FCCT). She writes a successful
educational blog (fraubastowmfl.blogspot.com) and is very passionate about evidence-
based and evidence-informed practice to ensure high-impact teaching and learning.