Modeling and Scaffolding
This teaching technique involves breaking down complex tasks into smaller, more manageable parts for students.
What is scaffolding?
This type of vocabulary is specific to the subject matter being taught.
What is content vocabulary?
This type of feedback is immediate and happens during the activity.
What is formative feedback?
This simple strategy uses a hand signal, bell, or clap to regain students' attention.
What is an attention signal?
This technique activates prior knowledge and helps students connect new content to what they already know.
What is an activating strategy?
This type of instruction demonstrates skills or strategies explicitly before students try it themselves.
What is modeling?
This language includes phrases like “compare,” “analyze,” and “summarize.”
What is academic vocabulary?
This feedback focuses on what students can improve next time rather than just evaluating their performance.
What is constructive feedback?
This call-and-response technique might involve a teacher saying “Class?” and students responding with “Yes?”
What is a call-and-response?
This type of activity engages students at the start of a lesson to spark curiosity.
What is a hook?
In scaffolding, this is gradually reduced as students gain independence in a skill.
What is teacher support?
This is used to make complex academic terms more accessible to English Language Learners.
What is simplified language or sheltered instruction?
This technique involves students assessing their own or each other’s work.
What is peer or self-assessment?
The act of pausing for a few seconds to regain attention is known as this.
What is wait time?
Asking students what they know, want to know, and learned is a method known by this acronym.
What is KWL?
This strategy uses visual guides, examples, or prompts to help students complete a task.
What are scaffolds?
The process of making connections between everyday language and academic language is known as this.
What is bridging?
This feedback strategy involves highlighting strengths, areas for improvement, and clear steps for progress.
What is specific and actionable feedback?
When the teacher uses a visual cue or movement to signal attention, it’s called this.
What is a non-verbal signal?
This strategy has students brainstorm ideas related to a topic before diving into new content.
What is a pre-reading or anticipatory activity?
In gradual release, this is the step where students take full responsibility for their learning.
What is independent practice?
This term refers to the structures, vocabulary, and language forms used in classrooms for deep learning.
What is academic discourse?
Feedback that focuses on a student’s effort rather than ability is known as this.
What is growth mindset feedback?
This type of attention signal combines both auditory and visual cues to effectively capture student focus.
What is a multimodal signal?
This graphic organizer helps students connect ideas or concepts to a central theme.
What is a concept map?