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Effective Teaching

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1. Facts: small bits of knowledge- must know facts in order to understand concepts. The goal is to get them to conceptualization.






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






3. Application of material (vs. learning: change in behavior).






4. 15 minutes






5. There are 7 stages of development. Children must go through one stage in order to get to the next stage. Degeneration of brain cells is from lack of use - not a product of age. Some teachers teaching the curriculum and students do not learn - because






6. 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.






7. Mental operations from the lowest level of simple recall of information to complex evaluative processes. What they will be able to do in class.






8. 1. Compare/contrast activities - 2. Summarizing and note taking - 3. Homework and class practice - 4. Non linguistic representation (concept maps - pictures - graphs - kinesthetic activity: vary routine- humans are visual learners) - 5. Cooperative l






9. 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






10. Locomotor skills - from the low-level simple manipulation of materials to the higher level of communication of ideas - and finally to the highest level of creative performance (music and art).






11. 1.) There is value in recognizing cultural diversity and a richness added to learning and culture that was not present previously in American culture. 2.) All students should have a full and equal opportunity to learn. 3.) Educational reform seeks to






12. Piaget - Gagna - Bruner - Ausubel - Erikson - Vygoslsky.






13. Prior knowledge interferes with new learning






14. 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






15. To apply - to employ - to relate - to predict - to use






16. 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?






17. Patterns and connections that CHANGE with experiences. When triggered - the connections that have been constructed by the brain reassemble into the patterns that make up memory. With experiences - dendrites grow and make connections with other neuron






18. 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






19. WHAT is taught in the classroom. Usually in written form. Example: textbook. Without content knowledge - it's impossible to teach.






20. 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.






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






22. 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






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






24. Synthesis: Divergent - original thinking - proposal - design or story. Example: What's a good name for OR What would the U.S. be like if the British had won...






25. 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






26. 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.






27. Prior knowledge went away and nothing goes forward.






28. A puzzle with a hidden meaning






29. 20 minutes per 50 minute period






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






31. A process that energizes and directs behavioral outcomes. Extrinsic and intrinsic.






32. The oldest most widely used form of curriculum broken into 3 categories: Common Content - Special Content - and Elective Content.






33. Crossword puzzles - word searches - cryptograms - anagrams






34. To create - to propose - to integrate - to plan - to design - to synthesize - to formulate - to perceive - to organize - to prepare - to develop - to compile - to incorporate - to visualize






35. Practice makes perfect is a fundamental learning tool. Base the curriculum on the different stages [7 total] students are on. Use senses to mix up learning. You will vary your instructional routine many times!






36. 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)






37. You want prior learning to contribute to recent learning in a positive transfer. Large group teaching makes it impossible. Goal is to have positive transfer.






38. 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!






39. Every 50 Minutes






40. Enthusiasm - knowledge - organization - clarity teaching - vary instructional routine






41. 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






42. 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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43. 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






44. How to communicate - observe and infer.






45. To translate - to prepare - to interpret - to distinguish - to conclude to predict - to estimate - to differentiate - to recognize - to explain - to summarize - to demonstrate - to paraphrase - to indicate - to make predictions






46. Concept Maps - Reading Strategies - Questioning Techniques - Magic Square - Dichotomous Key - Cooperative Learning - Individualized Learning Packet - Puzzles and Information - Problem-solving activities.






47. To define - to distinguish - to recall - to recognize - to develop - to outline - to identify






48. 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






49. 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






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-







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