SIX STEPS IN DIRECTINSTRUCTION


1. Review previously learned material

·        A short review before/ with the new lesson‘s interest approach

·        Check & grade previous homework

·        Put problems on the board ( can be part of bell-work)

·        Re-teach if necessary

2.    State objectives for the lesson

     Students should know what is to be taught

    -Stated clearly

    -Written on the board

    -Handed out

     Follow the objective

     Use them to develop evaluations

 

3.    Present new material

 

     Your teaching depends on your analysis and preparation

     Organize content

     From general to specific

     From lower level objectives to higher

     From previous information to new material Lectures

§  Be aware of attention spans

§  Be aware of the number of major points made

§  Be repetitious

§  Review and summarize

§  Demonstrations

-Learning Activity, experiment, demonstration

-WOW em!


-Allow students to practice immediately

1.             Guided practice with corrective feedback

·         Guided and independentpractice

·         Teacher controls & monitors guided

·         Teacher evaluates & corrects independent

·         Questions should be prepared in advance

2.             Assign independent practice with corrective feedback

·         Homework

·         A formative step, not a summative step

·         Worksheets

3.             Review periodically with corrective feedback if necessary

·         Check homework promptly

·         Base new instruction on results

·         Re-teach if necessary

-          Learning Activity, experiment, demonstration

-          WOW em!

-          Allow students to practice immediately

4.    Guided practice with corrective feedback

·        Guided and independent practice

·        Teacher controls & monitors guided

·        Teacher evaluates & corrects independent

·        Questions should be prepared in advance

5.    Assign independent practice with corrective feedback

·        Homework

·        A formative step, not a summative step

·        Worksheets

6.    Review periodically with corrective feedback if necessary

·        Base new instruction on results

·        Check homework promptly

·        Re-teach if necessary


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