Types of Activities
This is a set of exercises, problems, or assignments worked on by students while in a whole class, teacher-led format.
What is Classwork?
After checking of previous work, this is the next step in the sequence list.
What is the presentation of new content?
Engaging the attention of the whole class while individuals are responding
What is group alerting?
Aside from taking care of absent students, this administrative task is what teachers should be conducting at the opening of a period.
What is attendance?
In order to maintain the flow of class in the face of technical difficulties, you may want to train one of these.
What are "student computer-experts?"
General awareness of the classroom and students; prompt and correct identification and correction of misbehavior
What is withitness?
When presenting new content, it is important that the students are this?
What is Active?
This is the benefit to the extended model given in the text.
What is introducing multiple topics?
Keeping lessons moying briskly; planning carefully to avoid slowdowns
What is momentum?
This activity is an integral part of such teaching methods as cooperative learning, reciprocal training, and project-based learning.
What is Small-Group work?
Doing this in the face of ongoing technical problems is a must.
What is having a backup lesson?
Using lessons that define behavior of students when they are not directly answering a teacher’s question
What is using higher participation formats?
This is the intent behind getting a choral response when doing recitation.
What are increased student engagement and encouraging participation?
True or False: you should not have have the students sign a contract that states “I will use the Internet for school use only. If I knowingly search for inappropriate materials, I will lose the privilege of using the Internet for the remainder of the grading period” since the school can get into trouble.
False
Staying on track with the lesson; avoiding digressions and diversions that can lead to confusion
What is Smoothness?