https://padlet.com/bhefner1/43bn6wwm2e3h Made with whimsy en-us 2018-07-06 21:58:19 UTC 2018-07-06 23:30:32 UTC hello@padlet.com bhefner1 https://padlet.com/bhefner1/43bn6wwm2e3h/wish/269588681 The purpose of this strategy is to get your students engaged by providing them with collaborative work, such as classroom discussion. When teachers step offstage, and facilitate class discussion it allows for students to learn from one another (Alber, 2015). It is also a great way for teachers to formatively assess their students through observation (Alber, 2015). For kindergarteners, this strategy would best be used during science. Kindergarten students are required to observe, record, and discuss how materials can be changed by heating or cooling (Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Kindergarten, 2017). Having a classroom discussion on how objects or materials can be changed through heating and cooling is a good way to spark student engagement, and assess prior knowledge. ]]> 2018-07-06 22:18:43 UTC https://padlet.com/bhefner1/43bn6wwm2e3h/wish/269588681 bhefner1 https://padlet.com/bhefner1/43bn6wwm2e3h/wish/269588689 The purpose of this strategy is to allow for your students to learn through reinforcement. When you commend good behavior it can increase student achievement (Marzano, n.d.). Praising and acknowledging students for their achievements will increase the likelihood they will continue the good behavior. This teaching strategy fits all grade levels, and can be applied to any content area. It is a well-known and well-used strategy that I believe is very effective. The video below depicts how positive reinforcement is used in a classroom, and how it has benefited students. (DuncanvilleISDWeb, 2009). ]]> 2018-07-06 22:18:54 UTC https://padlet.com/bhefner1/43bn6wwm2e3h/wish/269588689 bhefner1 https://padlet.com/bhefner1/43bn6wwm2e3h/wish/269588692 The purpose of this strategy is to provide your students with models so they can better accomplish something on their own.  When teachers model and think aloud while demonstrating how to do certain things gives the students cognitive support (Rosenshine, 2012). For kindergartners, I believe this strategy would benefit them in writing and literary text. At this age, the students receive assistance from the teacher in this content area. However, this strategy could be used when writing sentences to tell a story. Kindergarteners are expected to dictate or write sentences to tell a story and put the sentences in chronological sequence with assistance from the teacher (Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Kindergarten, 2017).



]]> 2018-07-06 22:19:00 UTC https://padlet.com/bhefner1/43bn6wwm2e3h/wish/269588692 bhefner1 https://padlet.com/bhefner1/43bn6wwm2e3h/wish/269588694 The purpose of this strategy is to allow for your students to receive ample amount of time on given assignments. When you allow more time for your students, you are able to differentiate your lessons in a different way (Killian, n.d.). Doing so, you're able to keep your learning goals the same, but you're varying the time you give each child (Killian, n.d.). This strategy would be beneficial for any content area, and grade level. For kindergarten, I believe it would best fit individual projects. For example, after explaining to your students what a patriotic holiday is, provide them with large construction paper and markers, and have them list patriotic holidays they may know. Giving them extra time to complete this project after completing other assignments will help them accomplish more, and give them confidence by completing something.]]> 2018-07-06 22:19:05 UTC https://padlet.com/bhefner1/43bn6wwm2e3h/wish/269588694 bhefner1 https://padlet.com/bhefner1/43bn6wwm2e3h/wish/269588698 The purpose of this strategy is to share information with your students, and showing them how to do something. The "Show and Tell" strategy offers your students information they may have otherwise not received or fully comprehended, and shows them how to do tasks you want them to be able to do on their own (Killian, n.d.). This strategy would be very helpful to use in a kindergarten classroom, because it is informative. Using this strategy in a math lesson would be beneficial. As the teacher you could explain a certain math concept, such as numbers and operations. For example, counting a set of objects up to 20, and demonstrating to them that the last number said tells the number of objects in the set regardless of their order (Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Kindergarten, 2017). Doing this will help them understand this concept, and seeing it done first hand will help them better accomplish it themselves.]]> 2018-07-06 22:19:10 UTC https://padlet.com/bhefner1/43bn6wwm2e3h/wish/269588698