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Effective Teaching

Subject : teaching
Instructions:
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1. Every 50 Minutes






2. Word or phrase formed from rearranging letters. Example: Elvis=lives - horse=?






3. Prior knowledge interferes with new learning






4. Analysis: Critical thinking; identifying reasons and motives; making inferences based on specific data; analyzing conclusions to see if supported by evidence. Example: What influenced the writings of OR Why was DC chosen as the capital?






5. Objectives must be organized and planned. Statement that describes what the student will be able to do upon completion of the instructional experience. Example: the student will be able to name all 50 states. Must be able to measure it!






6. Knowing how to do something in steps- teaches mind structure and organization.






7. Bandura - Moslow - Vygotsky






8. Feelings - attitudes - and values from lower levels of acquisition to the highest level of internalization and action. We want them to value what they learn.






9. Crossword puzzles - word searches - cryptograms - anagrams






10. Evaluation: Judging the worth of an idea - notion - theory - thesis - proposition - information - or opinion. Informed opinion or decision. Example: Which U.S. senator is the most effective?






11. A study of 25 -000 high school students determined that 3 major influences on academic achievement are: Ability (what the kid has) - motivation (teacher and kid) - quality of instruction (teacher-critical to children)






12. Internal catalyst that comes from within the individual; a natural tendency to seek out and conquer challenges and pursue personal interests. Learning is often the reward. This is student centered. Examples: values (parents now want values taught) -






13. 1.) Gaining Attention - 2.) Objectives - 3.) Recall of Prior Learning - 4.) Presenting the Stimulus - 5.) Providing Learning Guidance - 6.) Eliciting Performance - 7.) Providing Feedback - 8.) Assessing Performance - 9.) Enhancing Retention and Trans

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14. The brain processes incoming sensory data through its different regions. The brain thinks in WHOLES - not pieces. It stores in pieces however - all in different places. We retrieve in pieces- deductive process- whole to part. Example: the brain does






15. Changes in school achievement as well as changes in attitude and motivation. Example of Teaching Strategies: group work - role play - cooperative learning - demonstration - learning centers - and discussion.






16. Comprehension: Demonstrating understanding of the materials; transforming - reorganizing - interpreting. Example: Explain in your own words OR What is the main idea of...






17. 1.) Help teachers plan WHAT they are going to teach (not HOW they are going to teach). 2.) Help teachers create test questions that align with what has been taught (as indicated by the objective). Plan/organize- what. objectives must match test quest






18. Transition is CRITICAL: Planning - Preparing - Presenting. 1.) Plan objectives and relate to relevancy and interest needs of students - 2.) Prepare the lesson sequence and allot approximate times for the lesson segments - 3.) Organize lesson: a) atte

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19. Most crime occurs between 4 pm and 7 pm. About one-fourth of the children in the U.S. live in poverty (< $18 -000). More than one-half of all students in the U.S. are being raised by a single parent.






20. Strategy used to help students categorize attributes of a specific concept (e.g. hurricanes - gulf coast region - verbs - etc.) In advance of the lesson - the teacher must determine: the name of the concept - concept definition - conceptual attribute






21. 1.) Anticipatory Set - 2.) The Objective and It's Purpose - 3.) Input - 4.) Modeling - 5.) Check for Understanding - 6.) Guided Practice - 7.) Independent Practice (HW) - 8.) Closure

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22. PREVIEW - QUESTION - READ - REFLECT - RECITE - REVIEW: Teach them how to look for the main points.






23. Targets his/her audience and writes it for specific needs of the individual - provides for individual accomplishment and differentiation in students - and requires inordinate amount of time to create.






24. Designed to teach reading comprehension strategies. SUMMARIZING the content of a passage - ASKING a question about the central point - CLARIFYING the difficult parts of the material - and PREDICTING what will come next. Have them read the statement t






25. Pavlov - Watson - Thorndike - and Skinner






26. Knowing basic facts and information






27. How to communicate - observe and infer.






28. Teacher creates curriculum and activities for a student who is allowed to progress at his/her own rate. To create this: write content section (length varies from paragraph to 1-2 pages); number of content sections varies - content is followed by comp






29. Teach - Manage - Assess (often neglected). All of these are intertwined






30. 1.) Ability to observe objectively (making an inference. Filled with adjectives or do you cut to the chase? Do not involve adjectives) - 2.) ability to communicate clearly (giving directions you must be specific) - 3.) ability to infer/make assumptio






31. Content as it relates to student interests and real life.






32. Changes in overt behavior of the learner. Examples of Teaching Strategies: Computers - games - worksheets - reading - lecture - homework - individualized learning packet.






33. Reading Strategy: Who are the CHARACTERS - What is the AIM of the story - what PROBLEM happens - how is the problem SOLVED?






34. Cooperative learning (ability group ~ 5 members) - learning centers - group work - think-pair-share - jigsaw - panel discussion - symposium (members present their side) - debate - round table.






35. Knowing when or under what conditions to use knowledge and procedures... 'If this - then this...' Logic: order of events.






36. Knowledge - Comprehension - Application - Analysis - Synthesis - Evaluation... Three Domains of Learning: Cognitive - Affective - Psychomotor

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37. Organization of information through visual representations: concept maps - graphic organizers - webs - advanced organizer - schematic - Venn diagram.






38. You want all children to have mastery of the content. IF they do not do well the first time - reteach the material in a different way. 1.) Teach 2.) Test/Assess 3.) Reteach 4.) Retesting (using correctives). Be sure that you alter your teaching to th






39. 15 minutes






40. 20 minutes per 50 minute period






41. HOW curriculum is implemented in the classroom. Example: problem solving - puzzles - etc.






42. Questions should be posed by the teacher that guide reflective thought and critical thinking. They should move beyond rote memory answers.The best approach is to: PLAN and WRITE your questions in advance of classroom discussion (so students don't tak






43. 1.) Objectives - 2.) TEKS - 3.) Attention Getter - 4.) Content Delivery (15 minutes: lecture - lesson-discussion - demonstration) - 5.) Activities 6.) Closure of Lesson - 7.) Assessment. Discussion first - activity second.






44. Each person has a different role. Most effective group collaborative out there - Jobs vary depending on the assignment. Individual and group accountability. Individual grades - peer evaluations - assess at the end of every day! 80% retention






45. Knowledge: Recognizing and recalling information. About 90 percent of learning doesn't get passed knowledge. Example: What is the capital of...






46. Cause and Effect Organization - Sequence Chart - Main-Idea Organizers - Network Diagrams - Magic Square - Dichotomous Key.






47. Application: Using information to solve a problem with a single correct answer. Example: Which principle is demonstrated in...






48. Changes in the mental structures that contain information and procedures for operating on information. Examples of Teaching Strategies: Audio-visual aide - experiments - hands-on-activities - concept maps - mnemonics - reports - and homework.






49. In any type of problem solving - the student is actively involved in deriving a solution to a problem/dilemma posed by the teacher. Problem solving can take many forms in a classroom situation: geographical mapping - experiments - scavenger hunts - t






50. KWL- What do I already KNOW - What do I WANT to know - End of the reading/activity - what have I LEARNED. READS- REVIEW headings and subheadings - EXAMINE boldface words - ASK - 'what do I expect to learn?' - DO it-read - SUMMARIZE in your own words-