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Connects to the individual learner

Students can make sense of the information in their own.

Expands critical thinking

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Video was of an educational activity undertaken on an individual level, with little to no instruction. Also, it provided students a topic to tackle or consider to learn the information by themselves.

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If students do not understand the material, they will struggle with independent study.

Students can get distracted and not stay on track.

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Students work independently to solve a problem

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Teacher gives the information explicitly to the students; usually lecture and PowerPoint presentation-based lessons

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Its an educational approach to teaching and learning that gives a students a chance to work together.

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Form of teaching which students are provided information regarding a subject, and they are expected to use that information to solve a problem in their own.

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Allows students to get hands-on experience, can be more memorable for them this way.

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Working in small groups

Working with a partner

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Fast

Information is usually accurate because it goes from teacher to student

Gives teacher full control of the classroom

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Deepens understanding of the material

Helps English language learners

Improvement on critical thinking

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Students develop problem skills

Help students understand cause and effect

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Can take time to plan
All students may not get the same feel for the experience. May not be memorable to some.

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Teacher workload

Assessment is difficult

Student can get off task

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Video was about teaching tips, included 5 steps that included students approaching a certain topic, analyzing it, and then being able to apply it to outside circumstances to see how this applies to the real world.

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- Can create "cliques" or people being excluded
- Classroom and time management
- Different work paces

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Allows students to experience learning with hands on experiments

Taught though field trips

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Video used as an example was that students were split into 5 different groups and were told to debate about a topic.

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Can be boring for students

No student engagement

Younger kids will not have a long attention span

Teacher does not have much room to improvise, like reading from a script

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- takes a long time to plan
- can be expensive
- will not satisfy all students

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Creating timelines, scientific experimentation, group projects.

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Shows that the collaborative learning expands their knowledge and its a better way to grasp the content they are learning.

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Students get to interact with one another, so it helps build social and communication skills.

Can help them understand material more if other students are explaining.

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Discussion and sharing among the students helps to develop social skills, and communication skills.

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Explains how direct instruction contrast with indirect instruction. It talks about how integrate both together and defines what indirect instruction is not.

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The video explains what direct instruction is and how it affects the teachers and the students. Specific examples in the video are also provided as it shows the teacher giving explicit instructions to her students. Other things seen in the video are notes from teacher edition books that have scripted lessons that the teacher cannot deviate from. It also mentions how students are grouped by skill level rather than grade level and the lessons are systematic.

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Intro To DI: What is Direct Instruction?