Effective Teaching

Mackenzie Hudson, Mark PottsTrevor Wagner, Troy Wagner

Essential Question

What characteristics of lesson planning make

teaching effective?

Goals

Demonstrate knowledge of characteristics of effective teaching

Understand importance of working positively in collaborative groups

Objectives• List 5 of the 11 Assignments That Matter characteristics• Define effective teaching• Deconstruct an effective lesson plan and describe its successful components

Involves technology integration

Keeps students motivated and

engaged

Uses teaching style that benefits

every student

Uses the characteristics of Assignments That

Matter

Effective Teaching

Assignments That Matter Characteristics

•Collaborative•Authentic•Allow for feedback•Allow for interactive learning•Engaging•Encourage higher-thinking skills•Have clear and illustrative examples•Give students choices•Encourage creativity•Reinforce instruction•Encourage students to be proactive

El Misterio de los Mayas

Students create an answer to the essential question while learning about the scientific method, the Mayan culture and history and

develop conclusions about civilizations, past and present.

Essential Question:What brings about the rise and fall of great

civilizations?

Sequence of Events1. Present Essential Question2. Hold group discussion about Content

Questions3. Ask Gauging Student Needs questions and

instructional time4. Presentation of Maya instructions handout5. Teach about scientific method6. Individual research on specific topic7. Work in small groups to form hypotheses explaining the collapse of the Mayans8. Group must test and quantify their thesis statements and come to conclusions9. Presentations10. Wrap-up discussion11. Concluding essay

Theorist• Constructivism• Student-driven lessons• Hypothesis leads to research• Critique & Revision

Use of Constructivism

• Mayan decline study provides insights of current cultural experiences• Lesson starts with questions meant to build meaning• Promotes using prior knowledge• Interpreting and predict information (hypothesis through Scientific Method)• Dialogue among students

Noted Theorists’ Ideas• Jean Piaget child is a scientist, knowledge of relationships along events (e.g. Mayan decline vs. current culture)

• B.F. Skinner important to see consequences of Mayan culture and understand the causes

• Lev Vygotsky stressed the importance of past experiences and connecting them to the present

• Jerome Bruner student selects information to form a hypothesis to enhance meaning

• John Dewey social learning makes knowledge applicable to life

PsychologistIncorporates Left Brain and

Right Brain Students

Left Brain Students• Independent research• Individual reflection essay Right Brain Students • Group work • Presentation

Psychologist

Left Brain• Some lecture• Scientific Method• Develop hypothesis Right Brain • Hands-on work • Group project

Left Brain vs. Right Brain Teacher

Use of Different Kinds of Intelligence

• Mayan lesson incorporates strengths of:– Verbal/Linguistic learners: reading, writing,

speaking, and conversing– Logical/Mathematical learners: involves

computer skills; solving problems through logic– Interpersonal learners: involves working with

other people and understanding how to work collaboratively

Intrinsic

Motivation

Extrinsic

• Gives choices• Solving real-world problems• Student-centered assessments allow students to set goals

• Group process rubrics and project rubrics self-progress reminders• Pre-project questioning creates individual motivation/interest

Pedagogy

Project-based Learning

Collaborative Learning

• Driving question• Culminating project• Collaborative• Socratic Method (thinking driven by questions)

• Small groups work towards common goal• Interdependence

Technology Integration in unit

• Use of Technology Integration Matrixo Active – student actively engaged in technical toolso Constructive – students use technology tools to build

understandingo Authentic – technology tools used to solve real-world

problems

• Technology Integration Matrix not incorporated:o Collaborative – students use technology to collaborate

with other studentso Goal-Directed – students use technology to set goals,

plan activities, monitor progress, and evaluate results

Technology Integration in unit

The levels that are not used in the Mayan project include:

• Entry/Adoption – technology not used to deliver instructions or direct students toward use of tools

• Adaptation – all students use slideshows to present; students cannot choose other possible tools for presentations

Projects Inclusion of Bloom’s Taxonomy

Asks Who, What, and When specifics about Mayans

Deep understanding of pitfalls of great societies; own cultural experiences

Studying factors of Mayan demise allows insights into own culture’s survival

Developing hypothesis after synthesizing group findings

Students collaborate and prepare creative/thorough presentation; feedback

Teacher-led discussion on factors of demise; essay

Instructional DesignerAssessment Timeline: Break it down

Pre-project Gauge student needs; class questioning

• Determine prior knowledge• Create interest (engage students)• Promote critical thinking & monitor understanding

During Project Conferences; peer feedback; group collaboration rubric

• Students aware of expectations for group• Students assess their collaboration• Conferences help students progress and stay on track

Post Project Reflection essay; group process rubric

• Students summarize thoughts • Students are aware of how they were assessed

Differentiated Instruction

1. Know your students2. Have a repertoire of

teaching strategies3. Identify a variety of

instructional activities4. Identify ways to access

or evaluate student progress

Lesson Execution of Differentiated Instruction

• Special Needs Students– Provide guidance for finding sources– Hold additional conferences to help organize data– Provide the English project rubric

• Gifted/Talented Students– Expand research components to accommodate the student’s

interests and ability level

• Nonnative Speaker– Provide guidance for locating resources– Hold additional conferences to help organize data– Use an appropriate language version Internet Encyclopedia for

research– Provide the English project rubric if the student’s first

language is not Spanish

NETS Standards Compliance

• Collaboration• Real-world issues• Pursue individual curiosities• Reflection • Multiple assessments• Learner-centered strategies• Fluency in technology systems

Pros ¡Project focused on technology use!

¡Requires synthesis and evaluation!

¡Rubrics and assessments are clear and concise!

¡Driven by student results!

¡ Active learning!

¡ Multidisciplinary!

Cons

¡Lesson lacks intrinsic and extrinsic motivation!¡Directions are not completely concise and clear! ¡Students are not required to work or collaborate

outside classroom!

El Misterio, an Assignment that Matters

• Collaborative• Authentic• Allow for feedback• Allow for interactive learning• Engaging

• Students work in groups• Relates to society/civilization today• Group process rubric and essay• Learn through research• Students are active

An Assignment that Matters

• Encourage higher-thinking skills• Have clear and illustrative

examples• Give students research choices

• Hypothesis formation/testing• Examples and rubrics

provided• Students choose

investigation area

• Encourage creativity• Reinforce instruction

• Creative presentation

• Encourage students to be proactive

• Students research chosen topic to create own hypothesis

• Use instructional info to complete assignment