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teaching strategies that will help you reach
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students. You are welcome in advance.
PORPE:
A
learning strategy based on five steps—predict,
organize, rehearse, practice,
and evaluate—that
helps secondary- and college-level students plan,
monitor,
and assess their reading.
Herring
Bone Technique:
A strategy designed to help students
organize
information in a text using a structured outline
based on six basic comprehension questions:
who, what, when, where, why, and how.
Structured
Overview:
A learning strategy for the introduction of new
vocabulary and overall organization of a selection
by representing key terms visually.
The following
steps are usually involved:
listing the key terms; arranging the
terms to
highlight relationships between ideas; adding
words familiar to the
student in order to develop
the identified relationships; evaluating the
diagram;
presenting the diagram and providing reasons for
the arrangement
therein;and continuing the process
of connecting information as the selection is read.
Worked
Examples:
A teaching strategy in which a teacher provides an
example of how to solve a problem and model the
students’ thought processes.
Discussion Circles:
A
small group strategy where students read a
text on their own and then share
their personal
interpretation, insight, or questions about that text.
This can
be used to prompt discussion
on informational articles, sections of text, or
novels.
Facilitating
Questions:
A teaching strategy designed to encourage
learners to think continuously to make a given
problem-solving process easier.
Heterogeneous Grouping:
A
teaching strategy which groups students of
different ability levels.
Homogeneous Grouping:
A
teaching strategy that groups students of the
same or similar ability level
together.
Between-Class Grouping:
A
teaching strategy that groups students into low-,
middle-,and high-level
classes at each grade level
based on their abilities. Also known as XYZ
grouping or tracking.
Cross-Grade Grouping:
Also
called the Joplin Plan. A strategy for grouping
students in class with students
one grade higher
for part of their school day.
Monitoring / Clarifying:
A
reading comprehension strategy where the
reader constantly asks whether the
text makes
sense to them and then implementing strategic
processes to make the
text clearer.
Within-class Grouping:
A
teaching strategy that groups student in a class
for small-group instruction,
usually based on
reading or mathematics capabilities.
What are Small Groups:
A
flexible grouping strategy where three to five
students meet to accomplish
several different
purposes. Small groups typically only
last for around twenty
minutes.
SQ4R:
An
abbreviation for survey, question, read, record,
recite, and reflect. This is a
textbook reading study
strategy that incorporates these six skills to learn
more about the text.
What are Thick and Thin Questions:
A
teaching idea that encourages students to ask questions about a given text and
then discern what type of questions they are asking. The questions might be
memory-level (thin) or evaluative (thick).
Other teaching strategies:
1. Visualization
Bring dull
academic concepts to life with visual and practical learning
experiences, helping your students to understand how their schooling
applies in the real-world.
Examples include using the interactive whiteboard to display photos, audio clips and videos, as well as encouraging your students to get out of their seats with classroom experiments and local field trips.
2. Cooperative learning
Encourage students of mixed abilities to work together by promoting small group or whole class activities.Through verbally expressing their ideas and responding to others your
students will develop their self-confidence, as well as enhance their
communication and critical thinking skills
which are vital throughout
life.
Solving
mathematical puzzles, conducting scientific experiments and acting out
short drama sketches are just a few examples of how cooperative learning
can be incorporated into classroom lessons.
3. Inquiry-based instruction
Pose thought-provoking questions which inspire your students to think for themselves and become more independent learners.
Encouraging students to ask questions and investigate their own ideas
helps improve their problem-solving skills as well as gain a deeper
understanding of academic concepts. Both of which are important life
skills.
Inquiries can be science or math-based such as ‘why does my shadow change size?’ or ‘is the sum of two odd numbers always an even number?’. However, they can also be subjective and encourage students to express their unique views, e.g. ‘do poems have to rhyme?’ or ‘should all students wear uniform?’.
4. Differentiation
Differentiate your teaching by allocating tasks based on students’ abilities, to ensure no one gets left behind.
Assigning classroom activities according to students’ unique learning needs means individuals with higher academic capabilities are stretched
and those who are struggling get the appropriate support.
This can
involve handing out worksheets that vary in complexity to different
groups of students, or setting up a range of work stations around the
classroom which contain an assortment of tasks for students to choose
from.
Moreover, using an educational tool such as Quizalize
can saveyou hours of time because it automatically groups your
students for you, so you can easily identify individual and whole class learning gaps .
5. Technology in the classroom
Incorporating
technology into your teaching is a great way to actively engage your
students, especially as digital media surrounds young people in the 21st
century. Interactive whiteboards or mobile devices
can be used to display
images and videos, which helps students visualize new academic concepts.
Learning can become more interactive when technology is used as students can physically engage during lessons as well as instantly
research their ideas, which develops autonomy.
Mobile devices, such as iPads and/or tablets, can be used in the classroom for students to record results, take photos/videos or simply as a behavior management technique. Plus, incorporating
educational programs such as Quizalize into your lesson plans is also a great way to make formative assessments fun and engaging.
6. Behavior management
Implementing
an effective behavior management strategy is crucial to gain your
students respect and ensure students have an equal chance of reaching
their full potential.
Noisy, disruptive classrooms do no encourage a productive learning
environment, therefore developing an atmosphere of mutual respect
through a combination of discipline and reward can be beneficial for
both you and your students.
Examples
include fun and interactive reward charts
for younger students, where individuals move up or down based on
behavior with the top student receiving a prize at the end of the week.
‘Golden time’ can also work for students of all ages,
with a choice of various activities such as games or no homework in
reward for their hard work.
7. Professional development
Engaging in regular professional development programs is a great way to enhance teaching and learning in your classroom.
With educational policies constantly changing it is extremely useful
to attend events where you can gain inspiration from other teachers and
academics. It’s also a great excuse to get out of the classroom and work
alongside other teachers just like you!
Sessions
can include learning about new educational technologies, online safety
training, advice on how to use your teaching assistant(s) and much more.
Being an effective teacher is a challenge because every student is
unique, however, by using a combination of teaching strategies you can
address students’ varying learning styles and academic capabilities as
well as make your classroom a dynamic and motivational environment for
students.