A knowledge organiser is an educational template on a single
A4 sheet consisting of grids, each with a term and a short explanation, making it clear to the student as to what is essential to learn. Each grid has an overall theme and these vary according to the subject being taught. The term became well known throughout social media, and its creation and popularity has been credited to previous
Michaela Community School
Michaela Community School (referred to as simply MCS or Michaela) is an 11–18 mixed, free secondary school and sixth form in Wembley, Greater London, England. It was established in September 2014 with Katharine Birbalsingh as headmistres ...
teacher,
Joe Kirby
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.
Origins and use
In 2015, Michaela Community School teacher, Joe Kirby, wrote a
blog
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detailing the value of listing, on one side of A4 paper, key points to learn.
He coined the template a knowledge organiser.
To construct a knowledge organiser, the unit of study and the content requiring to be taught needs to be identified. Subsequently, around five to ten key points based on the key areas are documented on one column and their definition in the opposite column.
Swindon Academy
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collates all the knowledge organisers for each year group and set into a termly booklet allowing parents and student to be informed of future work.
[ (with video link)]
Individually-tailored knowledge organisers may be more useful in subjects such as history rather than English.
The method has increased in use by a number of teachers who can then clarify what is important to learn.
See also
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Leitner System
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References
External links
Knowledge organisers Kirby, J. (2015)
Educational materials
Pedagogy
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