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Effective Teaching

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






2. 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.






3. Every 50 Minutes






4. 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.






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






7. 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.






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






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






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

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11. 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






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






13. Statements - sometimes inferential in nature - that describe a relationship between two or more concepts. A law or principle is a generalization that is accepted as truth. Must be able to transfer information to other things- application.






14. 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).






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






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






17. 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) -






18. 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






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






20. Prior knowledge interferes with new learning






21. Bandura - Moslow - Vygotsky






22. Pavlov - Watson - Thorndike - and Skinner






23. 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






24. 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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25. 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?






26. 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






27. 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-






28. 15 minutes






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






30. 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






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






32. 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)






33. To select - to judge - to assess - to compare - to appraise - to distinguish - to evaluate - to decide - to determine






34. No more than 22 seconds






35. 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






36. A puzzle with a hidden meaning






37. 20 minutes per 50 minute period






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






39. Crossword puzzles - word searches - cryptograms - anagrams






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






41. Categories - sets - or classes with common characteristics. A concept has 5 characteristics: Name - definition - characteristics - examples - and place in a hierarchy. Piaget: If schema is inaccurate - students will be confused. If this is the case -






42. 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






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






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






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






46. 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!






47. External catalyst that encourages behaviors (rewards and punishments). Begin with this and then move toward intrinsic. Examples: praise - grades - food - tokens - attention getters (how you open your lesson)






48. Knowing basic facts and information






49. 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






50. 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