CPD Increasing the ratio in the classroom. Active engagement versus thinking. The ratio spectrum.

A presentation used for staff CPD around strategies for increasing the ratio. Active engagement versus thinking. The presentation is rooted in educational research from Doug Lemov and Tom Sherrington.

The presentation:

• sets out expectations of all students in our classrooms
• explains the ratio spectrum with examples of actions that would place students in varying positions on the ratio graph
• emphasises the importance of ‘no opt out’ with strategies for ensuring this
• explores the concept of active observation and how it an be used to increase the ratio
• explores how the ratio can be increased through writing, questioning and discussion simultaneously - in detail
• considers the difference between formative and summative writing
• incorporates a section where the CPD leader models a process for increasing the ratio through writing, questioning and discussion using the teachers as students - participants consider the question “What makes a good lesson?”