maximizing instructional time
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Maximizing Instructional Time
PlPlaFocusing on the Middle
Purposes for Strategies Used in the Beginning of a Lesson
• Build background knowledge about the concept• Activate prior knowledge• Discuss/ Introduce unfamiliar vocabulary• Emphasize important concepts for the day• Grab their attention/Set the stage for learning• Generate questions/ make predictions • Set a purpose for reading, listening, or viewing
Theory: Primacy/Recency
The brain remembers what comes first and last – the
middle is fuzzy!
Primacy – Recency Activity
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Remember: Chunking Text and Time
Research on the Brain and Attention Spans tells us that it is very important to chunk the text or the lesson.
• Grades K - 2 equals 5 – 7 minutes
• Grades 3 - 7 equals 8 – 15 minutes
• Grades 8 -12 equals 20 – 25 minutes
Purposes for Strategies used as a During Lesson Activity
• Engage with the textHot Rod, Say Something, Coding the Text, Turn and Talk
• Verify and formulate predictions
Anticipation Guides, Five Word Predictions
• Summarize text Hot Rod, Read Talk Write, Mega Listeners
• Self-monitor comprehensionJot chart, 3-2-1,Margin Notes
• Explore content Key words, Think-Pair-Share, Jig Saw, Quadrant Cards
• Integrate new information with prior knowledge
Insert, KWL
GIST
Using the article provided, create a summary of a the assigned passage using exactly 20 words
Be prepared to share your summary
Teaching is not the presentation of information by the teacher, but the engagement of the learner with the
information.
Engaging Teens in Their Own Learning
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HOW WE LEARN
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Use art, drama, music, movement – Integrated curriculum with content
Teaching someone else
Having a personal experience – Making connections (hands on)
Discussion with others
Lecture with visuals
Using only visuals
Lecture
Reading Assignment
Fill out worksheet
Learning Pyramid
Can we help students learn hard information
if we make it fun for them to do?
Look at Your Lesson:
Using the Learning Pyramid, ask yourself the following questions about your last lesson…
• How many strategies were you able to use?• Were you able to connect various strategies to
achieve maximum results?• Did your lesson include any of the bottom
strategies in the pyramid where you get the most “bang for your buck”?
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