ppt GED
Instructional Practices to
Increase Student Learning
New Teacher Series
Session II
November 4, 2010
Stephanie Lemmer
Kalamazoo RESA
Content Developed by John Vail Ed.S
Goals for the day
• Understand factors that impact the success of any strategy.
• Become familiar with instructional strategies that have proven effectiveness.
• Understand that fluency with the strategy is an important prerequisite to the strategy’s effectiveness. • Plan for the use of one of the strategies in your own setting.
• Develop an idea of how to assess the effectiveness in terms of student learning.
Major Themes for the Day
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Belief
Time
Focus
Management
Teacher Behaviors
Principles of Effective
Instructional
Strategies
• “Classroom
Instruction that
Works”
What are the major beliefs of the Catholic faith?
What might be the difference of the impact on people seeking
Catholicism if the leadership and the members of a congregation
…
Were vibrant and active in their belief?
… OR had the knowledge but were nonbelievers? What might be the difference of the impact on students seeking learning if the administration and the teachers in a school or district
…
Actually believed and expected that ALL kids would learn at high levels?
Believed that much of student learning was outside of their control.
Revisiting our educational beliefs
• All Kids Can Learn …
– “to the level of their abilities.”
– “to the extent that they take advantage of the opportunities we create for them.”
– “and it’s up to us to see that they have opportunities to grow and develop.”
– “so we will establish high standards that we expect all students to achieve.”
DuFour and Eaker,1999
But what about … ?
Characteristics of Diverse Learners
Effective instructional strategies for diverse learners must be constructed with relevant learner characteristics in mind. 1.
2.
3.
4.
Retaining information
Strategy knowledge and use
Vocabulary knowledge
Language coding
Coyne, Kame’enui, & Carnine, 2007
Retaining
Increase Student Learning
New Teacher Series
Session II
November 4, 2010
Stephanie Lemmer
Kalamazoo RESA
Content Developed by John Vail Ed.S
Goals for the day
• Understand factors that impact the success of any strategy.
• Become familiar with instructional strategies that have proven effectiveness.
• Understand that fluency with the strategy is an important prerequisite to the strategy’s effectiveness. • Plan for the use of one of the strategies in your own setting.
• Develop an idea of how to assess the effectiveness in terms of student learning.
Major Themes for the Day
•
•
•
•
•
•
Belief
Time
Focus
Management
Teacher Behaviors
Principles of Effective
Instructional
Strategies
• “Classroom
Instruction that
Works”
What are the major beliefs of the Catholic faith?
What might be the difference of the impact on people seeking
Catholicism if the leadership and the members of a congregation
…
Were vibrant and active in their belief?
… OR had the knowledge but were nonbelievers? What might be the difference of the impact on students seeking learning if the administration and the teachers in a school or district
…
Actually believed and expected that ALL kids would learn at high levels?
Believed that much of student learning was outside of their control.
Revisiting our educational beliefs
• All Kids Can Learn …
– “to the level of their abilities.”
– “to the extent that they take advantage of the opportunities we create for them.”
– “and it’s up to us to see that they have opportunities to grow and develop.”
– “so we will establish high standards that we expect all students to achieve.”
DuFour and Eaker,1999
But what about … ?
Characteristics of Diverse Learners
Effective instructional strategies for diverse learners must be constructed with relevant learner characteristics in mind. 1.
2.
3.
4.
Retaining information
Strategy knowledge and use
Vocabulary knowledge
Language coding
Coyne, Kame’enui, & Carnine, 2007
Retaining