The Fundamental 5
It is a framework based on the long term implementation of 5 critical practices that will lead to quality instruction by improving instructional rigor, relevance, and student performance. 1. Frame the Lesson: Post and introduce learning objective before the lesson and ensure objective was met by the end of the lesson.
2. Work in the Power Zone: Stay in close proximity of students to identify and address students academic and/or behavioral needs. 3. Frequent Small Group Purposeful Talk about the learning: After every 10-15 minutes of teaching, allow students to discuss with smaller groups using pre designed questions or sentence stems. 4. Recognize and Reinforce: Praise students on their effort and be personalize recognition. 5. Write Critically: Provide time during the lesson for students to write for the purpose of organizing, clarifying, defending, refuting, analyzing, dissecting, connecting, and/ expanding on ideas or concepts. Growth MindsetFind information about growth mindset, discover how learning mindsets can affect student performance, and explore strategies that support student confidence.
Since the growth mindset is linked to the belief that you can grow your intelligence, you can guide students toward embracing growth when you use specific types of praise.
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Best PracticesThis article highlights 5 highly effective practices that researcher John Hattie found in his 15 years of research that were linked with student achievement of K-12 children.
This article provides us with some of the best pedagogical practices that are research-based.
This one provides 5 best practices for reframing the role of the teacher is a flipped classroom.
PBL (Project Based LEarning)The elements of the Essential Project Design.
Here you will find the steps taken by a school in Texas that has shown growth in many areas by using PBL in every subject with every student.
It offers a glimpse into aspects of teacher practice in successful PBL settings.
Tools for academic intervention and assessmentThe FreeReading Comprehension activities are organized into three categories: Introduce, Reintroduce and Build Mastery.
Effective RTI strategies for teachers-Tier 1, 2, and 3Classroom Management Tips |