Accelerated learning

Painting the big picture

Students find it easier to learn if they can relate new learning to what they already know.

Teachers should briefly recap previous relevant lessons.� This will help the teacher to assess students' understanding and will enable students to make connections and build a mental map.

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The teacher should either explain how the current lesson ties in with other lessons and topics - or elicit this information from the students.� There may have been questions raised in a previous lesson that can now be addressed.

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Preview the lesson.� Set out what you are going to do together.� The presentation of the big picture helps the students to realise that there is no great ogre of difficulty lurking within the lesson.

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Explain the relevance of the lesson.� Build a sense of expectation.

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This phase of the lesson, brief as it is, leads naturally into the next - when goals and targets can be set.� These can be broken down into �sub-targets� (where appropriate) to make the goals achievable.

Accelerated learning overview

Learning environment - The big picture - Outcomes - Input - Activity - Demonstration - Review

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