Do Now Activity Complete in silence Complete the

Do Now Activity: Complete in silence Complete the DNA activity handed to you as you walked through the door. You have 4 minutes. Title: DNA Training Date: 6/9/2016

Do Now Activity: Complete in silence • • No questions 2 minutes to complete 1. What is Teaching and Learning currently like at Smiths Wood? 2. Describe one of the best lessons that you have ever taught, what made this lesson successful? Title: DNA Training Date: 6/9/2016

Do Now Activity: Complete in silence • • No questions 2 minutes to complete 3. Describe one of the worst lessons that you have ever taught. What made this lesson so unsuccessful? Stretch-it: What is your greatest development need in terms of your teaching? Title: DNA Training Date: 6/9/2016

Do Now Activity - review What made this DNA effective? How would you feel as a student completing this at the start of a lesson? How do you suspect the rest of the lesson would pan out given this starting point? Title: DNA Training Date: 6/9/2016

An effective Do Now Activity 1. Same place – The DNA should be in the same place every lesson, students know to expect this, and what the DNA entails 2. Without direction - Students should be able to complete this without any direction 1. Time & Challenge - The activity should take 3 -5 minutes and require putting pen to paper, but be challenging for the students. This holds students to account, while building ratio & rigor 2. Preview or Review - The activity should preview the lesson or review the previous lesson

Do Now Activity: Complete in silence Explain how the cyclists in this image could be used to model the flow of an electric current around a circuit. Stretch it- What problems are there with using the cyclist as a model for an electric current? Title: Generating Electricity Date: 18/5/2016

Do Now Activity - DNA Why do top endurance athletes eat these during their races? Write your answer as a ‘beautifully crafted’ sentence

Do Now Activity – Your turn 1. Individually, plan a Do Now Activity for a lesson or upcoming lessons 2. Take it in turns in your groups to ‘stress test’ the Do Now’s against the criteria. 3. Once everyone has discussed their Do Now, reflect on what strengths your teams displayed and what needs to be an area of development moving forward. 9