How to use a slide show for a live lesson

By Catherine Smith2020-06-05T10:41:00

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Catherine Smith shares her strategy for teaching a remote lesson on the Hess cycle

How I teach … remotely is a series of videos where teachers describe their approach to remote teaching and distance learning for secondary school science teachers. In this video, Catherine Smith describes how to structure a lesson using a slide show with animations to deliver a live lesson. She considers concentration span, learning sequence and checking students’ understanding. Download the accompanying slide show example on the Hess cycle.

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