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When a student misses the point completely, not necessarily right or wrong, but not where they should be, expert teachers pose another question to uncover a students way of thinking.

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Explaining their thinking and applying what is understood is crucial to learning, not just memorization

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Focussing questions are open ended questions that help students understand their thinking on a subject rather than just correct answers.

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* the use of 'first person pronouns are the signals of sharing intentions"
*Why? -> the power of imitation is in our DNA; if students really look up to an educator

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Revisiting the learning intention and sucess criteria as well as reviewing the key points of a lesson.

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I think pairing with think aloud or elbow partners is important. As I learned in the ELL Class, students (and adults) only have a certain amount of time that they are engaged when being lectured "at" .

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I think pairing with think aloud or elbow partners is important. As I learned in the ELL Class, students (and adults) only have a certain amount of time that they are engaged when being lectured "at" .

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Effect Size for Direct Instruction .59

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The ability to break down learning standards in a way that relates to your students lives, wonderings, and interests. Yet, there is direct correlation to learning standards, yet the ability to break them down in "kid friendly language"

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Relevance - understanding why what you’re learning is important to ones life.
Modeling - think-alouds and I statements allow students to see why the teacher is thinking and doing what they’re doing
Student think-alouds - looking deeper into students’ understanding to make sure they understand well enough to explain their thinking
Guided instruction - focusing vs funneling questions. Focusing allows students to show their thought process

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Relevance, teacher modeling, checking for understanding,  guided instruction,  independent learning and closure.

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it provides students with modeling, scaffolding, and practice

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it provides students with modeling, scaffolding, and practice

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-understanding why subject is important to one's life drives learning
-relevance facilitates intrinsic motivation
I think relevance is important because kids won't want to learn if the subject doesn't impact them.

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- Effective teachers check for understanding throughout their lessons, using a variety of approaches - especially by examining the oral and written language of their students.
- Using questions to probe student thinking.
* Use questions to better understand student misconceptions or partial understanding.

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-Verbalizing their thinking.
-See what goes on in the reacher's mind.
-Students can learn to think aloud.

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Uses questions and you can relate it back to the student. Relevance to the learner is essential to understanding. Why should the student care about what they are learning how can does it relate to them. 

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Uses questions and you can relate it back to the student. Relevance to the learner is essential to understanding. Why should the student care about what they are learning how can does it relate to them. 

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The "I and why" using first person makes a difference in students brains making lessons more powerful by using first person by using I statements instead of 2nd or 3rd person such as "you and we."

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Students should think aloud too, students leading the class through their section paths can be very powerful.

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Students should think aloud too, students leading the class through their section paths can be very powerful.

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Relevance
Modeling
Checking for understanding
Guided Instruction
Closure
Independent learning

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1. Relevance
2. Teacher Modeling
3. Checking for Understanding
4. Guided Instruction
- Scaffolding through strategic questions, prompts, and cues.
5. Independent Learning
- Fluency Building
- Application
- Spiral Review
- Extension
6. Closure