Instructional Strategies
Effective instruction is the key to __________ _______ ________.
improving student learning
DOK Level 1 Questions encourage which type of thinking?
Routine thinking
________ list success criteria as well as levels of performance, which allows students to evaluate their progress.
Rubrics
If students don't understand what they are supposed to be working towards, I can...
Clarify the intended outcome of instruction by
… talking about the nature of the target curricular aim.
… focusing on evaluative criteria that will be used to judge the quality of their performance.
InTASC Standard 8 mentions the teacher taking on four roles. What are they?
Instructor, facilitator, coach, audience
How do summarizing and note taking help increase student comprehension?
Summarizing and note taking help to increase student comprehension by asking students to identify what is essential and put it in their own words.
Which DOK level would the following question belong in?
"Why is that the best answer?"
DOK Level 3: Strategic Reasoning
"The value of graphic organizers in terms of student self-assessment lies in their ability to ___________."
assist thinking and make it visible for both the student and the teacher.
How would a teacher know they need to adjust instruction?
Based on formative assessment
What are the four traits that distinguish great coaches of young athletes?
Great Coaches Know Their Sport,
Great Coaches Develop Players' Skills,
Great Coaches Are Great Motivators,
Great Coaches Are Team Builders
By reinforcing effort and providing recognition, teachers can help students see the relationship between _____________, ____________, and ____________.
effort, achievement, and recognition
Which DOK level of questioning asks students to analyze, synthesize, and apply concepts?
DOK Level 4: Extended Reasoning
What is the following sentence referring to? "They cause students to reflect on their progress and evaluate what they need to do if they wish to improve their performance."
Rubrics
If I do not believe that my explanation was clear, I could...
Re-explain, using
… different metaphors or examples.
… a different mode of instruction (e.g., visual/aural).
What does the classroom look like when the teacher is a facilitator?
Answers may vary...
Learners get involved into an active participation that would be represented in argumentative discussions and teamwork activities, so that the process of learning become comprehensive.
Incorporating visuals and images into your teaching to help reinforce vocabulary represents which of Marzano's 9 effective instructional strategies?
Non-Linguistic Representations
Which DOK level of questioning asks students to compare, predict, and summarize information?
DOK Level 2: Conceptual Thinking
Explain how learning targets work to improve student self reflection.
Student self-assessment begins with setting learning targets, proceeds through the production of work that aims to achieve those targets, to the assessment of the work to see if it does in fact meet the targets and then, finally, to the setting of new targets or revising ones that were not achieved.
If I feel like students have not received adequate modeling, I can...
Provide additional modeling by
… distributing and using a detailed rubric or performance model.
… conducting a demonstration.
… assigning heterogeneous pair work in which a struggling student works with a buddy who has mastered the content.
How can the teacher take on the role of audience in the classroom?
What is the benefit of this role?
Answer will vary.
What are Marzano's 9 Effective Instructional Strategies?
See Infographic.
Why should the candidate use a variety of questioning techniques?
Candidates should vary questioning to help students develop higher order thinking skills.
What are the five strategies to enhance student self assessment that were listed in the resource?
If students have not had enough time on task, I could...
Provide additional guided or independent practice by
… setting small-group practice activities.
… assigning new homework problems.
Which roles do you take on in the classroom? Which roles do you need to try to take on in the future?
Answers will vary.