Teaching Strategy
Marzano's six step instruction is used for these specific 90 words in every content area.
What is academic vocabulary.
This type of questioning helps students engage their brain and reach deeper understanding of content.
What is higher level questioning.
The description of gradual release of instruction.
What is modeled, shared, guided, and independent practice.
Less quantity and more __________is the key to basic level of understanding.
What is quality.
This decreases with the use of cooperative learning strategies.
What are acting out behaviors.
The description of cooperative learning structures.
What are talking chips, quiz-quiz-trade, inside-outside circles, etc.
Students share how they found an answer and can support answers with evidence.
What is justify answers.
This moves the brain into active and constructive learning. Helps students process and retain information.
What is Engagement Strategies.
This is essential for math.
What are manipulatives.
Teachers and students use this to communicate the criteria for specific learning targets.
What are Rubrics.
Students retain knowledge best when it is this.
What is relevant.
Students will retain more content with this type of hands on learning.
What is Kinesthetic.
A formal discussion based on a text. The leaders asks open-ended question, students listen to comments of others and think critically for themselves.
What is the Socratic Seminar.
This increases with direct vocabulary instruction.
What is Content Comprehension.
The writing levels of assessments that focus on proficiency scales.
What are Basic 2.O, Proficient 3.0, Advanced 4.0