Instructional Strategies by Claire Wohlsdorf

Steps

cwohlsdorf02_ — 2023-11-03 01:02:59 UTC

1.) Have students divide a piece of paper into two

2.) Students will need to label one side with "Give One" and the other with "Get One"

3.) Provide Students with a question/prompt

4.) Give students a specified amount of answers and have them write those under "Give One"

5.) Have students pick a partner and pick who is partner A and B

6.)Have partner A share their responses first and partner B add to their "Get One" column

7.) Have partners switch roles after a set amount of time

8.) Have students find another partner and continue the process

When Do You Use It?

cwohlsdorf02_ — 2023-11-03 01:03:36 UTC

This strategy can be used for a review of the key points in a lesson or for an assessment to measure what the students have learned. You give students different prompts, so you can have a lot of freedom in what you choose to use this type of strategy for.

How Do You Use It?

cwohlsdorf02_ — 2023-11-03 01:05:18 UTC

Give one, get one is an instructional strategy that allows for students to take positions in arguments, prepare for essay topics, as well as engage with each-other. This strategy is great to use to teach students how to evaluate the questions they're asked and compare them to others in the classroom. Students will need to actively listen to each other and need to be fully engaged in this strategy.

Steps

cwohlsdorf02_ — 2023-11-03 01:05:48 UTC

1.) Introduce the strategy

2.) Assign students to a group of 3-5 people and have them discuss a specific topic (give students a specific amount of time)

3.) These students will then become "experts" in this topic and you will break students into new groups

4.) These students will then "teach" their new group about what they learned

5.) Assess the students on what they learned to be sure you don't need to reteach some of the material

When Do You Use It?

cwohlsdorf02_ — 2023-11-03 01:06:10 UTC

This strategy is mostly used in a lesson, rather than reviews or practice problems (though it still could be used). Times to use this lesson could be

-When they're is lots of vocabulary or

-Lots of sections to cover

Sometimes chapters can have an overwhelming set of concepts and jigsaw not only helps the students better understand each topic, but helps the teacher break these things apart.

How Do You Use It?

cwohlsdorf02_ — 2023-11-03 01:06:31 UTC

This instructional activity requires students to be engaged and fully participate, as they will each be teaching each other about their concept. When students teach something, they are able to increase their understanding on that topic as well. It is also important for the communication of peers in the classroom, this allows for them to practice their active listening skills as well as their communication.

Steps

cwohlsdorf02_ — 2023-11-03 01:06:44 UTC

1.) State objectives

2.) Introduce the activity

3.) Assign the context and roles

4.) Student Preparation/ Research

5.) Students present

6.) Discussion/ Debrief

7.) Assessment

When Do You Use It?

cwohlsdorf02_ — 2023-11-03 01:07:12 UTC

This activity can be used for teaching students a new lesson. It provides critical thinking and a preparation period for students to understand their roles. It can also be used to review some key concepts, this can allow for students to take on a bigger meaning of the part they're playing.

How Do You Use It?

cwohlsdorf02_ — 2023-11-03 01:07:27 UTC

This strategy is a way for students to obtain a deeper understanding of the material in a creative way. Students will be engaged and doing a different activity than they would normally be doing. Students will be provided with a script, but they may need to do some research to better understand what each of their roles do. This can also be used as another example of peer instruction, though it may not be a student teaching other students, it's students who are working together to learn about their topic.

Steps

cwohlsdorf02_ — 2023-11-03 01:08:08 UTC

1.) Pick a concept to have students work on

2.) Introduce the activity students will be doing to teach each other

3.) Ask students question so they can create arguments and explanations (make sure to prep these)

4.) Give students set amount of preparation time

5.) Implement the activity

6.) cycle through the activity again if there is more concepts

When Do You Use It?

cwohlsdorf02_ — 2023-11-03 01:08:25 UTC

Peer instruction is used after students are faced with a question or an assignment to teach to their peers. Students must be given time to prerequisite for this activity so they're able to comprehend the material. This strategy will increase students problem solving and critical thinking skills and help them understand the material more. When students teach other students they're able to understand the topic better.

How Do You Use It?

cwohlsdorf02_ — 2023-11-03 01:08:51 UTC

This can be used for introducing a new topic or for reviewing the concepts that have been previously learned. It will give students the opportunity to engage in explanations and argumentations of the concept. Students will need to apply background knowledge to the explanations to see hoe things build on each other.

Steps

cwohlsdorf02_ — 2023-11-03 01:10:05 UTC

1.) Decide how you want use the game in your classroom

2.) Create or find a game that would work best for your content

3.) Play the game by yourself to see if it's something your students will be engaged with

4.) Place enough time in class to play the game

When Do You Use It?

cwohlsdorf02_ — 2023-11-03 01:10:20 UTC

Games can be used to review, learn new topics, and gain a better understanding of topics. Games are beginning to grow in education culture as they're helping students stay engaged in a classroom. Games can be used almost like the role-play strategy, where students play a part in a game and problem-solve for their characters. This way of strategy helps increase students' knowledge of the content.

How Do You Use It?

cwohlsdorf02_ — 2023-11-03 01:10:37 UTC

Games increase students problem solving, communication, exploring of identities, and experimentation skills in students. They allow for students to learn in a way they are constantly engaged and applying new concepts in different ways. When using games in a classroom, though they're fun they should be taken seriously to get the concepts across to the students.

Steps

cwohlsdorf02_ — 2023-11-03 01:10:55 UTC

1.) Identify a problem based on your content

2.) Define the problem

3.) Generate ideas

4.) Test out ideas

There is two types of project based learning (PBL), structured and unstructured.

When Do You Use It?

cwohlsdorf02_ — 2023-11-03 01:11:28 UTC

Project based learning (PBL) is used for a unit. Students are provided with a task where they work with their teacher to apply their learning to real life. Students are given long periods of time to complete these projects and must use problem solving, communication, collaboration, and critical thinking.

How Do Use It?

cwohlsdorf02_ — 2023-11-03 01:11:57 UTC

Project based Learning (PBL) is being used in more classrooms. Students are given a project to work on for an extended period of time, this allows for them to increase their investigation skills and makes learning come to life for them. Doing a simple project in class differs from PBL, PBL is the unit and a project is usually used as an assessment.

Steps

cwohlsdorf02_ — 2023-11-03 01:17:17 UTC

1.) Teach students what higher order thinking is

2.) Connect Concepts

3.) Teach students to infer

4.) Encourage Questioning

5.) Use graphic organizers

6.) Teach problem solving strategies

7.) Encourage creative thinking

8.) Teach students to elaborate on their answers

When Do You Use It?

cwohlsdorf02_ — 2023-11-03 01:17:38 UTC

When implementing the strategy you should have it be consistent with all your lessons. When trying to increase different skills in students you can't just practice the concept once, you must continue it. In higher order thinking questions should be planned out and you should make sure you don't Gove any "giveaway" questions.

How To Use It?

cwohlsdorf02_ — 2023-11-03 01:17:58 UTC

Using this type of strategy can be helpful for students who may be ahead of their class, but it is also helpful for the other students in your class. These types of questions make students think deeper about the content and allow them to not just blindly copy what a teacher is doing on the board. This strategy increases students' critical thinking skills, problem-solving, and analytical thinking.

Steps

cwohlsdorf02_ — 2023-11-03 01:18:25 UTC

1.) Brainstorm the ideas you want students to learn

2.) Choose an idea that you would like from that list

3.)Put the idea down in the middle of the paper

4.)Using the previous list in step 1, have students write what other terms or ideas are connected to the one in the middle

5.) Come up with terms that connector these different concepts together

6.)Arrange your list in a way that makes sense to you and the students

When Do You Use It?

cwohlsdorf02_ — 2023-11-03 01:18:44 UTC

Concept maps can be used at many different times. They can be used in class and on students own time. They're a great tool to review the key ideas in lessons and to teach students how to see the connection between everything. These can also be used for studying, this helps with lining up all the ideas together and gives them a deeper understanding.

How Do You Use It?

cwohlsdorf02_ — 2023-11-03 01:19:05 UTC

Concept maps are a great way to use chunking in a classroom. Lining up these ideas helps students gain a deeper understanding and teaches them to identify relationships between different ideas. If this strategy is taught to your students, they could use this as a tool to study or to try to understand the material better in their own time.

Steps

cwohlsdorf02_ — 2023-11-03 01:19:22 UTC

1.) Map the plot as a memory technique

-Think of the plot as a way to connect images

2.) Find different ways to take out the key ideas

3.) Try this activity on your own and see if you see any connections the students could make (this also makes sure the story is meaningful to the content)

When Do You Use It?

cwohlsdorf02_ — 2023-11-03 01:19:39 UTC

Story telling can be used in different types of activities. It can be used as just an activity to increase creativity, such as story blocks and story spin, where students create a story based off of the things it lands on. It can be also used as a lesson by a teacher, maybe it's an introduction, a word problem, or an ending activity for students to relate what they've learned to the story. It can also be used as a way for students to problem solve. In math algebra is solved in five different representations, one being story telling. Students create a story to get a better grip on the problem they're working on.

How Do You Use It?

cwohlsdorf02_ — 2023-11-03 01:19:56 UTC

Story telling builds connection between students and teachers in a classroom. For a long time humans just tell stories of events that happen in their life and it's something natural that we always do. Story telling can be used to increase students creativity, writing, reading, and communication. It can also be used to help students make connections to the world around them and visualize different concepts.

Steps

cwohlsdorf02_ — 2023-11-03 01:20:10 UTC

1.) Know who you're teaching too, this type of lesson will look different for all age groups

2.) Make sure the material fits your course and the concepts you're working on

3.) Engage Students, as them questions and use a hook to get them involved and excited to learn

4.) Have some back up plans, sometimes an experiment or activities don't work out, so have a backup plan

5.) Practice the demonstration

When Do Use It?

cwohlsdorf02_ — 2023-11-03 01:20:26 UTC

Demonstrations can be used as an add on to a lesson you've already taught or as an introduction to a new one. Demonstrations are a good way for your students to be actively engaged in your class and to give them connections of the material they're learning.

How Do You Use It?

cwohlsdorf02_ — 2023-11-03 01:22:30 UTC

Demonstrations can be used in many different ways;

-Show and tells

-Predict demonstrations

-Predict and Discuss demonstrations

They are used to help students create connections and visualize the content they're working on. This can allow you to help students get a deeper understanding of their material.

References

cwohlsdorf02_ — 2023-11-06 14:50:02 UTC

https://ctlonline.org/give-1-get-1/

References

cwohlsdorf02_ — 2023-11-06 19:13:21 UTC

https://www.teachhub.com/teaching-strategies/2016/10/the-jigsaw-method-teaching-strategy/#:~:text=Jigsaw%20within%20Groups&text=For%20this%20method%2C%20each%20small,become%20experts%20of%20the%20subcategory.

References

cwohlsdorf02_ — 2023-11-07 01:05:46 UTC

https://serc.carleton.edu/sp/library/roleplaying/howto.html

https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1210125.pdf

References

cwohlsdorf02_ — 2023-11-07 01:24:13 UTC

https://www.nyu.edu/faculty/teaching-and-learning-resources/strategies-for-teaching-with-tech/best-practices-active-learning/active-learning-techniques/techniques-4.html

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5998310/#:~:text=In%20peer%20instruction%2C%20the%20instructor,a%20chance%20to%20vote%20again.

References

cwohlsdorf02_ — 2023-11-07 02:03:25 UTC

https://www.getcleartouch.com/how-to-introduce-game-based-learning-in-classroom/

References

cwohlsdorf02_ — 2023-11-07 02:17:33 UTC

https://www.bu.edu/ctl/guides/project-based-learning/

References

cwohlsdorf02_ — 2023-11-07 02:52:43 UTC

https://www.structural-learning.com/post/higher-order-thinking-skills#:~:text=Higher%2Dorder%20thinking%20skills%20can%20be%20used%20in%20educational%20settings,learn%20a%20subject%20more%20effectively.

https://www.teachhub.com/teaching-strategies/2019/10/teaching-strategies-that-enhance-higher-order-thinking/

References

cwohlsdorf02_ — 2023-11-07 15:26:11 UTC

https://learningcenter.unc.edu/tips-and-tools/using-concept-maps/#:~:text=Concept%20maps%20work%20very%20well,information%20and%20compare%20and%20contrast.

References

cwohlsdorf02_ — 2023-11-07 15:43:23 UTC

https://www.teachhub.com/classroom-activities/2015/08/storytelling-in-the-classroom-as-a-teaching-strategy/

https://vhlblog.vistahigherlearning.com/twelve-ways-to-integrate-storytelling-in-the-classroom.html

https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/professional-development/teachers/managing-resources/articles/storytelling-benefits-and-tips

References

cwohlsdorf02_ — 2023-11-07 18:24:33 UTC

https://ctl.iupui.edu/Resources/Documenting-Your-Teaching/Planning-a-Teaching-Demonstration

Story Telling - Why I Would Use It?

cwohlsdorf02_ — 2023-11-07 18:27:46 UTC

Story telling as mentioned before is something students do naturally. Students will be able to apply something they typically do to a classroom setting. It is important to bring different cultures into your classroom and allow them a way to express themselves and use their voices. Story telling is important in those concepts. As mentioned before story telling is also used as a basis for understanding Algebra, it can help some students better understand the content.

Higher Order Thinking Questions - Why I Would Use It?

cwohlsdorf02_ — 2023-11-07 18:28:54 UTC

I would use higher order thinking in my math classroom so students can understand the ideas behind what they're learning. Students often blindly copy down what teaches write on a board. It is important for them to be able to explain the process and create connections to the material. I would also like to use it to increase my students critical thinking skills, this is an important way for students to increase skills and apply them to real world situations.

Project Based Learning (PBL) - Why It Is Less Effective

cwohlsdorf02_ — 2023-11-07 18:29:11 UTC

Projects are important in a classroom and I plan to use them in mine as replacements for tests to asses my student's knowledge. I believe this is less effective because it is an all-the-time project. Though this may be more effective for higher education, it is not as effective in lower education.