Characteristics of Effective Instruction
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Student Centered Classroom
Students: 1. Are directly involved and invested in their own learning 2. Use prior knowledge to construct new learning 3. Reflect on their own thinking 4. Recognize the move appropriate strategy in problem solving |
Teaching for Understanding
Thought-provoking activities such as: 1. Explaining 2. Finding evidence and examples 3. Generalizing 4. Applying 5. Making analogies 6. Representing the topic in new ways |
Assessment for Learning
Provide students with: 1. Clear learning targets 2. Examples of strong and weak work 3. Regular descriptive feedback 4. Ability to self-assess, track learning, and set goals |
Rigor and Relevance
Lessons are: 1. Cognitively demanding 2. Challenges students to apply the standards to the real world 3. Complex and open-ended situations |
Teaching for Learner Differences
Teachers: 1. Determine effectiveness of instruction 2. Use data to guide instructional decisions 3. Ensure all students have access to Core instruction |
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The best summation of this transformation is a
shift from "teaching" to "learning."
In the past, it was the teacher's job to teach, the student's job to learn. If they didn't learn, the blame fell onto the student. "Just like their dad...", "Not trying hard enough...", "Just doesn't care...", "Well, he had Mrs..... last year, no wonder..." and on and on the list goes. The shift to a student-centered classroom is just that, making sure that we are teaching so they are actually learning. It is still the teacher's job to provide excellent lessons
and it is still the student's job to learn, but
both are responsible and work in tandem to reach the set objectives.
It is not about teaching, it is about learning.
Below you will find examples of HOW to put students at the center of the learning.
shift from "teaching" to "learning."
In the past, it was the teacher's job to teach, the student's job to learn. If they didn't learn, the blame fell onto the student. "Just like their dad...", "Not trying hard enough...", "Just doesn't care...", "Well, he had Mrs..... last year, no wonder..." and on and on the list goes. The shift to a student-centered classroom is just that, making sure that we are teaching so they are actually learning. It is still the teacher's job to provide excellent lessons
and it is still the student's job to learn, but
both are responsible and work in tandem to reach the set objectives.
It is not about teaching, it is about learning.
Below you will find examples of HOW to put students at the center of the learning.
Student Centered Classroom
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