October 24, 2010. Today’s Class Define Direct Instruction Describe Gradual Release of Responsibility Observe a lesson and discuss the lesson design.

October 24, 2010

Today’s Class

Define Direct Instruction Describe Gradual Release of

Responsibility Observe a lesson and discuss the

lesson design

INTASC Standard #7 Instructional Planning Skills

(Interstate New Teacher Assessment & Support Consortium)

Plans instruction based on knowledge of subject matter, students, the community, and curriculum goals.

Direct Instruction (DI)

Whole-class instructionTeacher-Centered Instruction

Lecture

Target Teaching

Explicit Instruction

Teacher-led

DidacticExpository

Traditional

Deductive

Direct

Characteristics

Teacher delivers instruction

Teacher controls content

Content is organized and presented sequentially

Step-by-step directions

Single correct answer or process

Direct

Works best when:

Content is straightforward

Content would be difficult to master in indirect instruction

All students must master content

Advantages

Based on behavioralistic learning principals

Can increase academic learning time

Student achievement is predictable and manageable

Easy to implement

Disadvantages

Extrinsic motivation

Limited creative & divergent thinkingDirect

Teacher-centered so student activity is passive

Presenter must be knowledgeable, perceptive, engaging and motivating

Can be valuable if not overused

May conflict with student learning styles

Content often rapidly forgotten

Lecture

When a high degree of active learning has been explicitly planned, research show that direct instruction is one of the most effective and efficient forms

of teaching.

Lesson Design

What makes a good lesson? Recall some of the lessons you

explored What did you notice? What made them easy to understand? What format was used?

Make a list of criteria you think should be included in a lesson plan

Let’s Take a Look Research Building Blocks: Hints about Print

http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/research-building-blocks-hints-147.html?tab=4#tabs

Identifying and Classifying Verbs in Context

http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/identifying-classifying-verbs-context-788.html?tab=4#tabs

Fish Food, More or Less

http://illuminations.nctm.org/LessonDetail.aspx?ID=L739 Body Measurements

http://illuminations.nctm.org/LessonDetail.aspx?id=L659 Dictionary Game file:///F:/204%20fall%2010/FA

%202010/Vocab%20Lesson%20Plan.htm Graphing Precipitation

http://www.lessonplanspage.com/RainForestUnitA.htm

Things to Consider What is the purpose of the lesson? Is

it meaningful and relevant? How are the objectives written? Do the assessments match the

objectives? Are the steps of the lesson easy to

understand and follow? Are the activities engaging and meet

the needs of a variety of learners? How so?

First Look

Title & grade level Purpose

What students will learn and why they need to learn it Where it fits in with previous learning or future learning

Approved objective aligned to a learning standard Assessment

Determine student mastery If assessing a skill, it needs to be in the objective

The Cream• Materials• Time

– Single or multiple sessions• Procedure

– Beginning• Capture students’ attention

– Middle• Move from intro• To modeling with structured practice• To guided practice (feedback)• If you plan on assessing it, you need to teach it

– End (closure)– Step-by-step directions (Include time

allotments)– Another professional knows your intent

• Possible problems

Accommodations

Meet individual student needs Lower ability

Support Gifted

Challenge is NOT More of the same work

Physical ability Assistive Technology Adapting the

environment

Which part of a lesson is used to capture student interest and relate the importance the learning?

1 2 3 4

25% 25%25%25%1. Introduction2. Guided Practice3. Teacher Modeling4. Closure

The purpose of guided practice is to…

1 2 3 4

25% 25%25%25%1. Model the skill2. Set the stage for

learning3. Assess student

learning for purposes of a grade

4. Monitor student practice

Which type of assessment provides feedback throughout the lesson to promote student learning and guide instruction?

1 2

50%50%1. Formative2. Summative

Using instructional strategies that move from known to unknown are…

1 2 3

33% 33%33%1. Deductive2. Inductive3. Lecture

Using instructional strategies that move from unknown to known are…

1 2 3

33% 33%33%1. Deductive2. Inductive3. Lecture

Looking at lesson plans and determining what criteria made a quality plan would be considered…

1 2 3

33% 33%33%1. Deductive2. Inductive3. Lecture

Inductive or Deductive?

You want to teach students to use descriptive words in their writing. What approach would you take and what would it look like?

Inductive Deductive

This is just one of the many decisions you make as a teacher

Next Blog

For Wednesday, November 3 Let’s try VoiceThread!www.voicethread.com

Harrison’s VoiceThread

Next Time Re-read questioning section of Ch. 5 Review Questioning (Ch. 5, pp. 126-

130) Read Ch. 6, Indirect Instruction Think about your lesson plan and start

writing it (Due date, November 16) Some of class on Wednesday will be

for Classroom Management group meeting

IRE- take care of these and re-submit