Teacher-Directed Instruction

• Provides a clear, effective presentation of key concepts and procedures

• To extreme, it can decrease students motivation to learn

Effective Teacher-Directed Instruction

• Begin a lesson with a short review of prerequisite learning

• Provide a short statement of goals for the lesson• Present new materials in small steps, with student

practice after each step• Give clear, detailed instructions and explanations• Provide a lot of practice for all students

Effective Teacher-Directed Instruction

• Ask many questions and get answers from all students

• Guide students during initial practice• Provide systematic feedback and corrections• Provide explicit instruction, practice and monitoring

for seatwork exercises.

Direct Instruction

• Read! Highlight! Hot Dog!– Teacher students note taking skills– Students read and take notes– Tell students what to highlight– Fold paper in half like a hot dog and make a

review sheet of highlighted material• Google “Foldables” for lots of resources

Direct Instruction(Delivery of Content)

• Lecture (Make it SHORT!!!!)• Pass the Folder• Fact Bugs or Funky Folders• Jigsaw• Vocabulary Graphic Organizer• Concept Maps• Venn Diagrams• Class Paragraphs