1. Session Objective: to outline the
key concepts of Dr Ice

2. DR ICE
Deepening Thinking
Role modelling
Impact on learning
Challenge
Engagement

3. Deepening Thinking
 Students should be required to develop their ideas and
to go beyond the surface.
 Questioning can be used to extend thinking.
 A big question at the start of the lesson that’s revisited
at the end
 A hook

4. The Hook

5. Role Modelling
 Pre planned
 Provide examples at different target levels
 Model thinking
 Peer role model/Peer assessment
 Teacher and student lead demonstrations
 Visualizer

6. Impact on Learning
 Do the activities that you have planned
match the success criteria set?
 Do your activities link directly to what is to
follow?
 Provide a space in the lesson to practise
skills.
 Provide reflection time and allow students
to set their own targets

7. Challenge
 Are all students suitably challenged?
 Does everyone have to have the same
starting point?
 Students are achieving at or above their
target grade
 Differentiation by outcome/resource/task
 Differentiated activities for all

8. Engagement
 Are all students engaged?
 Silence does not always mean engagement
 Are you activities interesting, innovative, thought
provoking, exciting.
Avoid –
 lengthy question and answer sessions
 Single students reading work to class
 Long teacher led exposition