Cambridge Professional Development
Cambridge Primary Global Perspectives – Introductory
Training
Handout 4: Teacher and learner activities in a Global Perspectives
lesson
Here we see one way to approach a Global Perspectives lesson, and the teacher activities at each stage of the
lesson. This is a two-sided handout.
Training activity:
1. Complete Column 3, Learner activity, with what the learners might be doing at this point in the lesson.
2. Using the learning objectives framework, identify the skills that learners are developing during each activity.
3. Discuss this example of how to approach a Global Perspectives lesson using active learning. How far does it
match the statements about the role of the teacher in Handout 3?
4. Are there any steps you would add?
5. Are there any steps you would miss out?
6. Think about how you could adapt this approach to use with your own learners.
Teacher activity Learner activity Skills
1. Orientate Overhead questions:
learners to ‘What do we know
the topic and about…?’
check prior ‘What can you tell me
knowledge about…?’
‘Who knows…?’
2. Explain the ‘Today we’re going
learning to… and you’re going
outcomes in to…’
learner
friendly
language
3. Share ‘How will we know
success when we’ve done it?’
criteria ‘What makes a
good…?’
4. Enable ‘What do we have to
learners to do?’
analyse the ‘How many parts are
task and take there to this task?’
responsibility ‘Can we break this
for their down into smaller
learning pieces?’
What are they?’
‘Who is going to do
what?’
Handout 4: Teacher and learner activities in a Global Perspectives lesson 1
Teacher activity Learner activity Skills
5. Group the Think about the
learners benefits and
drawbacks of each
way of grouping
6. Set ‘How much time have
parameters we got?’
7. Provide a ‘What do we need to
range of age- look at?’
appropriate ‘What do we need to
resources know?’
‘How can you use
these resources?’
‘How can they help
you with the task?’
‘What will you do with
[each one]?’
‘What are you looking
for?’
8. Make a Move around the
judgement on groups to monitor
learning activity
(formative
assessment)
during Ask questions to
activity enable discussion /
clarify areas of
misunderstanding
Monitor outcomes
9. Encourage ‘How did you all get
reflection on in your group?’
‘What was easiest?’
‘What did you find
most difficult?’
‘What would you do
differently next time
(if anything)?’
10. Your ideas
Handout 4: Teacher and learner activities in a Global Perspectives lesson 2
