Motivation
Collaborative Learning
Thinking SKills
Lesson Design
Effective Strategies
100
Skinner referred to this process of continuous reinforcement where undesirable behaviors are ignored and and desired behaviors are reinforced.
What is shaping behaviors?
100
The strategy used that groups students to increase student motivation, self actualization and learning across the curriculum. The groups are characterized by positive interdependence.
What is cooperative learning?
100
Thinking about how one learns.
What is metacognition
100
The most critical piece of lesson planning that occurs prior to planning and teaching.
What is pre-assessment.
100
One strategy to use to help students assess prior knowledge and as well as also provide a desire to learn more.
What is the KWL chart?
200
Motivation that occurs internally
What is intrinsic motivation
200
Confidence, choices, content, challenge, command, collaboration, conversation, constructivism,creation, celebration
What are the ten C's to build intrinsic motivation
200
A research based strategy used to explicitly teach metacognitive skills and increase reading comprehension.
What is Reciprocal Teaching
200
I show you. You show me. I help you. You help me.
What is modeling.
200
A strategy to use before exiting the classroom that asks students to summarize their learning
What is the ticket to leave strategy?
300
Motivation that is based in external rewards
What is extrinsic motivation
300
The strategy that includes an active thinking and sharing process that increases engagement and learning comprehension.
What is think pair share?
300
The strategy that is used where students research pieces of a subject in a group and then put the pieces together in a form of peer teaching.
What is Jigsaw.
300
The process where a teacher pauses in a lesson to ensure students understand what they are learning before going on.
What is checking for understanding.
300
What is one way to increase engagement and thereby improve writing skills.
What is provide a purpose for writing i.e. interactive journals, published work, write to someone specific
400
This form of motivation is based upon the theory that students' academic performance is related to their feeling about themselves and their environment. ( If students don't believe they are capable, they won't be capable)
What is The Cognitive Approach to Motivation
400
A way to include reflection in the think pair share strategy.
What is think, write, pair share? Or add the writing step.
400
The strategy that encourages students to think outside the box and sometimes provide "wild ideas". This strategy increases engagement and higher level thinking skills.
What is brainstorming.
400
The lowest level of understanding on Bloom's taxonomy.
What is knowledge/recall of facts.
400
A math strategy that improves students' understanding of numerical relationships, algebraic thinking, and number sense.
What is a Number Talk?
500
Physiological Needs, Safety, Belongingness, Love & Esteem, and Self Actualization
What are the five components of Maslow's hierarchy of needs?
500
This is one way to optimize the think pair share process Hint: there is a list of four to choose from)
What are: assigning partners prior to the activity, switching partners throughout the activity, teacher monitors discussion, and randomly calling on student pairs to share
500
One way to increase student engagement and provide immediate feedback to responses, thoughts or ideas.
What is the use of whiteboards, thumbs up thumbs down, on line responses, yes/no cards, digit cards,
500
One strategy that is research based that not only focusses the students, but the instructor as well.
What is posting the learning outcome on the board.
500
What are three effective teaching strategies you learned from watching your colleagues, observing in classrooms, or watching the teaching videos.
What is no wrong answer