Podcast: Using Social Media and AI Responsibly
Head of Teaching, Learning & Digital, Basingstoke College of Technology

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Prompt: Crafting Effective Lesson Plenaries for Insightful Reflections
Design 3 lesson highly compelling lesson plenaries based on the following information:
Subject:
Topic:
Age of Students:
Duration:
1. Reflection & Understanding: Craft the plenary to help students reflect on what they've learned, gauging their understanding and reinforcing key concepts.
2. Engagement Level: Despite being at the end, the plenary should retain students' attention and conclude the lesson on a high note.
3. Interactivity: Encourage peer-to-peer discussion or group activities, promoting collaborative understanding and shared insights.
4. Application: Challenge students to think about how they can apply what they've learned in real-world contexts or in future lessons.
5. Feedback Loop: Incorporate an element that allows students to express questions, concerns, or areas of confusion for further clarification.
6. Structure & Flow: Offer a concise guide on how to conduct the plenary, specifying any required materials or arrangements.
7. Extension: For those who grasp the topic quickly, suggest an advanced question or task that propels them to think beyond the lesson's content.
Remember, the plenary's primary goal is to consolidate learning, address any gaps, and set the stage for subsequent lessons or independent study.
One plenary should involve collaboration with peers.
One plenary should have a game element.
One plenary should be more teacher led.
Prompt: Simplifying Expertise - Demystifying Key Terms for Young Minds
Now do this: You are an expert on <topic>
Read ‘The Text’.
Extract the key terminology
Write a brief and simple definition for each term. Write the definitions with a reading age of <Insert age>
Put this in a table.
The Text:
<Paste your text here>
Prompt: Craft Your Tale - Interactive Madlibs Storytelling
Write a short story about <topic> that's only 2 paragraphs. Create it in the style of Mad Libs where some of the nouns, verbs, and adjectives are missing, requiring the reader to fill in the blanks to complete an educational story. Do this for year group <year> in a UK school.