Methods

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 * What is the best method to present new knowledge / content / skills? **


 * Direct Instruction **
 * 1) Demonstration
 * 2) Lecture
 * 3) PowerPoint Presentation
 * 4) Modeling
 * 5) Questioning
 * 6) Outside Speakers
 * 7) Video
 * 8) Teacher Prepared Notes
 * 9) Philosophical Chairs - Debbie Glenn week 1/25 or 2/1
 * 10) Other


 * Guided / Independent Instruction **<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 23px;">Labs
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 23px;">Group Activities
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 23px;">Socratic Seminar
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 23px;">Debate
 * 5) <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 23px;">Class/Small Group Discussions
 * 6) <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Non-Linear - <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 114%;">Cheryl Kerns 1/13/10
 * 7) <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 23px;">Other

1. How much information should be presented in a class period? 2. What is the most effective way to divide the information? 3. For this lesson, how should students organize information presented? <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">4. Other
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Other Considerations **<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Teacher prepared notes.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Graphic Organizers
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Mnemonic Devices
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Academic Notebooks

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> 1. Previewing / Predicting – any activity to help stimulate student thinking about the material/content they will encounter in the lesson.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">What is the best method to help students connect new information with prior student experience? **

2. Advanced Organizers

3. Questioning <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 23px;"> 4. Pre-Assessment / AFL
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Use inferential questioning that requires students to elaborate on information they have experienced – asking the “why would that be true?” question.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Pre-View Questioning – Asking student to consider a couple of questions as they listen to the lecture, watch the video, or any other learning activity.

5. Skimming – Provide students with a strategy to skim material in a printed format. (EX: Read headings to get a sense of the overall passage, read the subheadings and a few sentences within each sub-heading to write a brief summary of what you think is the valuable information conveyed in the reading.)

6. Think-Pair-Share

7. Brainstorming

8. Journaling

9. Other

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> 1. Organization of Groups <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> 2. Methods of Grouping Students
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Since collaboration enhances learning, how is that best facilitated? **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Heterogeneous or Homogeneous
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Student Directed or Teacher Directed
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Number of Students in Collaborative Group
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Whole Group
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Other
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">Proximity
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">Ability
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">Random
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">Numbering
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">Cards (example, Uno cards)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">Partner Sheet
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">Maps - <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">Alyson Young 1/20, 1/21
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">Other

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">3. Strategies for Students
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Concept Attainment
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Reciprocal Teaching (Student as Teacher)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Jigsaw – Students are assigned to groups and each member is assigned to become an “expert” on a topic and then come back to the group to share the information.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Think-Pair-Share
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Jeopardy
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Other

1. Journaling 2. Small group discussion 3. Writing Summaries / Lesson Descriptions 4. Other
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">What methods should be employed to help students reflect on their learning? **<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">