This might not be the right forum for the question but how long do teachers spend on their plenary?
A few teachers here say they spend as long as 10 to 15 minutes out of a 95 minute block on the plenary.
I always thought 5 minutes at the very most.
How long should the plenary be?
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Re: How long should the plenary be?
Five minutes usually for me, but it depends on the teacher/class.
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It would depend what Ive taught for the day, if its been mostly direct teach on a short lesson, maybe a couple minutes. If its summarizing a studio experience (such as lab) maybe 10 minutes if its been a long unit and an exam coming up 15+ minutes.
Re: How long should the plenary be?
Personally, I'd either do a 5 minute plenary at the end, or even split the lesson and do it as two 45 minute blocks - science or one of the performing arts subjects might do it differently.
Re: How long should the plenary be?
I feel dumb asking this but what is a plenary? I'm guessing it's something we have a different name for the US.
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Re: How long should the plenary be?
Usually, in the UK the closing of the lesson. The summing up or a short activity to cement ideas and concepts and skills developed in the lesson so the students retain it.
Part of every SOW, which is yet another UK term.
Part of every SOW, which is yet another UK term.
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@Teach1010
It's a UK term for the "bridging" or review at the end of the lesson you would do in the US.
It's a UK term for the "bridging" or review at the end of the lesson you would do in the US.