Stop Talking!Techniques to Reduce Teacher Talk & Push Student Critical Thinking
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Formative AssessessmentFormative instructional practices are a process, both formal and informal, that teachers and students use to know where they need to go in the intended learning, where they are and how to close the gap. The purpose is to collect evidence to inform learning—for both the teacher and student. |
Instructional Strategies and Methods
Direct Instruction
Independent Study
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Engaging Instruction
Instructional Skills
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Indirect Instruction
Assessment
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Reading Strategies: Enhancing Literacy in Science
Graphic Organizers
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5E Instructional Model
Engage - Activate
students
prior knowledge and interest in the key concept. These activities mentally engage the students wight an event or question. Engagement activities help students make connections with what they know and can do.
Explore - Students explore the concept with others to develop a common set of experiences about a scientific concept or phenomenon. Students work with one another to explore ideas through hands-on activities. This exploration provides a set of common experiences for all learners. Under the guidance of the teacher, students began to clarify their understanding of major concepts and skills.
Explain - Students generate an explanation of the phenomenon they have been exploring. Students construct explanations of the concepts and processes about which they are exploring and learning. Teachers clarify students understanding of concepts and help them develop skills
Elaborate - Students deepen their understanding of the concept by applying what they have learned in a new setting. The lesson challenges students to apply what they have learned to a new situation and to build on the student's understanding of concepts in ways that extend their knowledge and skills.
Evaluate - Students and teacher have an opportunity to evaluate students understanding of the key concepts or phenomenon. Students assess their own knowledge, skills, and abilities. These lessons also allow teachers to evaluate student's progress and inform instruction.
- Question
- Discussion
- Activity
- Uncover ideas
Explore - Students explore the concept with others to develop a common set of experiences about a scientific concept or phenomenon. Students work with one another to explore ideas through hands-on activities. This exploration provides a set of common experiences for all learners. Under the guidance of the teacher, students began to clarify their understanding of major concepts and skills.
- Lab activities
Explain - Students generate an explanation of the phenomenon they have been exploring. Students construct explanations of the concepts and processes about which they are exploring and learning. Teachers clarify students understanding of concepts and help them develop skills
- Writing
- Discussion
- Lab Notebooks
Elaborate - Students deepen their understanding of the concept by applying what they have learned in a new setting. The lesson challenges students to apply what they have learned to a new situation and to build on the student's understanding of concepts in ways that extend their knowledge and skills.
- Discussion
- Real-world connections
- Conclusion writing
Evaluate - Students and teacher have an opportunity to evaluate students understanding of the key concepts or phenomenon. Students assess their own knowledge, skills, and abilities. These lessons also allow teachers to evaluate student's progress and inform instruction.
- Formative
- Summative