Direct Instruction

Analysis of Teaching Situation Procedure The main teaching strategy used was direct instruction. Part One – Recap of addition and revision of previous knowledge Class started by referring back to what was taught previously. The teacher went through some simple summation questions (e.g. 2+2+2+3) with the student, recapping the method of addition - “Doubles”, “Near Doubles” (i.e. 2+2=4 and 2+3=2+2+1 and 4+5 is a “Near Doubles” pair again). Part Two – Building up to the topic Then teacher then went

Learning Target • I know what evidence is, what it is used for, and why it is important. • I can read a nonfiction article and determine the central idea of the text, and how that central idea is conveyed in the text. • I can know how to use the R.A.C.E. strategy to respond to a constructed response question. • I can use the Georgia Milestone Seven Point Two-Trait Rubric to evaluate and score multiple good and bad examples of informative/ explanatory constructed response question responses

in which those principles are applied makes a big difference in ways students with culturally and linguistically diversity receive an instruction. During the class observation, some relevant aspects called my attentions. These aspects included all instructions provided, the learning setting, student’s behavior and discipline, and teacher’s expectations. Instructions are essential tools employed to provide guidance and directions to what students are expected to perform and be able to bolster skills

The School My practicum placement school is small and in an older building within a small town. According to my clinical supervisor, the majority of students are Caucasian and more than half receive free lunch. The administrative staff seems highly focused on literacy and test scores, but have not seen good results in the past. The teachers often voice concerns over the lack of support from the administration. The Classroom The Kindergarten inclusion classroom, I observed, is on the backside of

Question # 1 When is the Direct Instruction model most effective? Analyze how instruction can be differentiated related to content, process, and product. Direct Instruction model is a popular, teacher-directed approach for addressing factual, procedural, and conceptual knowledge in all content areas and grade levels. It uses straightforward, explicit teaching techniques, usually to teach a specific skill. (Clare R. Kilbane & Natalie B. Milman, 2014). The direct instruction model is a most effective

Direct instruction (D.I) was chosen for this lesson because it was the best way for my students to retain the information in the lesson. In Learning to Teach by Richard Arends (2015), he states that it is also a great strategy when it comes to relaying informational-oriented subjects, like reading (p.310). Having the information be straight forward and simple helps my students understand what is being presented and why. Informing my students of the expectations before the lesson sets the behavior

Tone and Imagery in The School Children   Louise Gluck's  The School Children  may provide some shock for readers as it twists and turns through a school day marked by eerie abnormalities.  Gluck successfully uses visual imagery to convey a deeper meaning to a fourteen-line poem about children, teachers and parents.  These three groups come to life through the descriptive poem that allows readers to form their own conclusions.  Though Gluck’s meaning is never clearly

in her article that according to research in reading interventions, four intervention themes that have been found to be effective for students with emotional behavior. These interventions themes are Student Engagement, Peer Tutoring programs, Direct Instruction Curriculum, and Progress Monitoring. Of the four intervention themes, I would like to focus on two of them to use in the classroom with George. The first one would be Student Engagement. By permitting George to pick points of interest, the teacher

When working as a JROTC instructor there are many steps in which an instructor must take in order to be a JROTC instructor. There are many certifications that they must go through before even being considered for the job. They must have military experience at a certain rank, they must also pass many requirements that they would normally pass in a military unit. The must show the ability to train others without having to treat students like they are in the military. For some career Soldiers they may

Culturally Relevant Environment Promoting diversity and equality in education is essential both for teachers and for students. The main goal of holistic learning is to create a classroom environment where each student can thrive in learning as well as understand that the individual characteristics are meant to make people unique and not different. This means creating a classroom environment that is inclusive of all learners. A teacher should design an environment that pays attention to the needs