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10 Teaching Tips
1. Begin with
the end in mind. . .the end of the year, the end of the unit of study, the
end of the lesson. How do I want my learners to be different as a result
of the time they spend with me?
2. Make the use of
Wait Time as much as you can. It needs to be part of your daily lesson.
3. Help students access and use prior knowledge at the beginning of each new unit of study. Don't ever skip this step.
4. Use a wide
range of strategies to allow students to process and summarize their
learning both inside and outside of class; facilitate their analysis of what
works best for their own learning.
5. Help students
develop strong self-assessment habits that include analysis of effort
and errors followed by self-adjustment.
6. Use the
research on differences in learners (learning styles, multiple
intelligences, modality preferences, etc.) as a check and balance system on
your instructional decisions.
7. Make
learning active! Be sure that the students are the workers, not the
spectators watching me work.
8. Be thoughtful
about the levels/kinds of thinking required in standards and assessment
and use questions and assignments which mirror those levels.
9. Make the classroom
environment as much like life beyond the classroom as possible.
Double check my perceptions about that world. Students need to see the concepts in real-world situations.
10. Always remember: Kids are people
and deserve to be treated accordingly. Focus on learning rather than on compliance and control.
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