Instructional Strategies
In order to meet student needs, it is important to employ a wide range of research based instructional practices. Below are some specific strategies that I intend to employ in my classroom.
Brain-Based LearningBrain Breaks (Activity Ideas)
Interactive Lecture Movement in the Classroom (4 Corners Activity: Lesson Plan) Total Participation Techniques Call and Response Whole Brain Teaching (Chris Biffle) Discussion StrategiesSocratic Seminar
Literature Circles Think Pair Share Advanced Warning/Wait Time Carousel Brainstorming/Review Reading StrategiesScaffolding Zone of Proximal DevelopmentNoveltyArtifacts and video clips (Keil Hileman)
Dramatic Reenactment (Dave McCollister) Using picture books in higher grades (Lesson Plan) |
Assessment StrategiesAssessment is a vital piece of instruction. It is an avenue to inform instruction as well as an opportunity to measure students' learning. Assessment needs to happen at all stages of the instructional process.
Formative AssessmentsExit Slips
Fist to 5 (self-evaluation) Homework/Worksheets Questioning 56 Examples of Formative Assessment 25 Quick Formative Assessments Summative AssessmentsFormal and Informal AssessmentsOn-going AssessmentsPortfolios
Journals Make your own Textbook RubricsStudent Choice in AssessmentAuthentic AssessmentsStandardized AssessmentsELL Asssessments |