How Learning Occurs and Neuroscience
Teachers should do more ___ and less ___
What is listening and talking?
This is the main idea of constructivism
What is giving students opportunities to manipulate ideas and materials?
This theory emphasizes the role of social interaction in learning and cognitive growth
What is Vygotskys Social Learning Theory OR Sociocultural Theory
Teachers should do this for all their students
What is taking notes on them?
Universal designs for Learning (UDLs) allow teachers to do this
What is frame lessons in a way that meets the needs of all students in the classroom?
Successful middle grade schools are characterized by this key thing
What is active engagement?
Metacognition is defined as this
Thinking about ones' thinking
The first few weeks of the year should be dedicated to doing this
This type of assignment allows students to use multiple different resources
What are presentations?
These are the three (3) main principals of a UDL
What are providing means of representation, providing multiple means of action and expression, and providing multiple means of engagement?
When expectations are ___ and high, students experience better growth
What is realistic?
The role of a teacher in a constructivist classroom is to do this
What is facilitate personal and group discussions?
Social learning provides this unique value, which we often lack today, leading to increased arguments
What is listening to alternative points of view?
When observing students, teachers should make sure they do this
What is watch everykid, not just the extremes?
The best way to keep students engaged is to NOT do this
What is not having them continually do what they already know how to do?
This theory suggests that students learn in a variety of different ways, and teachers should provide students with choice
What is Gardner's Multiple Intelligence Theory
This common problem occurs when teachers give too many new vocab words to students
What is students don't "own" the word and have no long-term memory of the word
Teachers must be aware of this when it comes to students in collaborative learning
What is emotional needs and social issues?
This issue commonly arises with a KWL chart
Culturally responsive teaching does not imply this
What is not implying that teachers see all the students the same
This practice is commonly used by teachers, encouraging students to discuss what they learned, as well as having this impact
Turn-and-talks; more likely to remember the information
According to the book, this is the best way for students to develop and practice metacognition
What is having students journal
These are the three collaborative learning activities the book suggests teachers do
What are writing workshops, literature circles, and research teams?
Authentic instruction requires these two things
What are attention to each students needs and flexibility in teacher response?
This the act of allowing ELLs to switch between languages used in a discussion
What is code-switching?