What are teaching strategies? Teaching strategies are methods and techniques that a teacher will use to support their pupils or students through the learning process; a teacher will chose the teaching strategy most suitable to the topic being studied, the level of expertise of the learner, and the stage in their learning journey.
What are the Most Effective Teaching Strategies? Why? EFFECTIVE: Actions of the teacher that elevate or lift cognition of learners The simple question is, “Is it working for you and your students as evidenced by learning outcomes?” What teaching strategies are most commonly used in your schools that DO NOT WORK? WHY?
Flipped Classroom One of the modern methodologies that has gained more popularity in recent years, Flipped Classroom is a pedagogical approach in which the traditional elements of the lesson taught by the teacher are reversed – the primary educational materials are studied by the students at home and, then, worked on in the classroom.
Project-Based Learning PBL allows students to acquire key knowledge and skills through the development of projects that respond to real-life problems. Starting from a concrete problem, instead of the traditional theoretical and abstract model, sees notable improvements in students’ ability to retain knowledge as well as the opportunity to develop complex competencies such as critical thinking, communication, collaboration or the problem solving.
Project on micro organisms Students were sick with flu Find out why they were sick Find out how they can not get sick
Ask questions Research Collaborate Feedback Come up with an idea how to explain to students how not to get sick.
One group made a video on connection between hand washing and avoiding flu. Other group made posters on micro organisms who spread virus
The students presented their projects in front of parents and teachers.
Students practiced: Critical thinking Collaboration Communication The project was not about memorizing but learning about a problem and coming up with a solution
Differentiation Differentiate your teaching by allocating tasks based on students abilities, to ensure no one gets left behind. Assigning classroom activities according to students unique learning needs means individuals with higher academic capabilities are stretched and those who are struggling get the appropriate support..
Teachers can differentiate at least four classroom elements based on student readiness, interest, or learning profile: Content – what the student needs to learn or how the student will get access to the information; Process – activities in which the student engages in order to make sense of or master the content; Products – culminating projects that ask the student to rehearse, apply, and extend what he or she has learned in a unit; and Learning environment – the way the classroom works and feels.
Inquiry-based instruction Pose thought-provoking questions which inspire your students to think for themselves and become more independent learners. Encouraging students to ask questions and investigate their own ideas helps improve their problem-solving skills as well as gain a deeper understanding of academic concepts.
The 4 Types of Inquiry-Based Learning 1. The Structured Inquiry Approach 2. The Open-Ended Inquiry Approach 3. The Problem-Based Inquiry Approach 4. The Guided Inquiry Approach
Benefits of Inquiry-Based Learning 1. Encourages Critical Thinking 2. Improves Problem-Solving Skills 3. Encourages Creativity 4. Improves Communication Skills 5. Connects Learning to the Real World 6. Helps Students Understand Complex Topics 7. Encourages Engaged Learning
Inquiry-Based Learning Examples 1. Science Experiments 2. Field Trips 3. Classroom Debates 4. Projects 5. Group Work
Strategies and Tips for Implementing Inquiry-Based Learning 1. Start with a Question 2. Allow for Exploration 3. Encourage Discussion 4. Provide Resources 5. Summarize What Was Learned
Summarizing
to express the most important facts or ideas about something or someone in a short and clear form Summarizing to provide a clear statement of the important points
Activity Summarize this text
Summary can be……
Advantages Help to understand and remember what we read. Helps us to find the main points and key details. Provide a clear overview of the topic. Saves time during test review. Increase efficiency. Improves leaner's memory.
Snowballing Questions
Snowballing Question Resources (handouts , video , audio etc) Past paper questions and MCQs Read carefully alone Think , pair , share Discuss and answer the questionnaire Produce best answer Justifications Sum up ideas Conclusion
Advantages Involvement of students Logical thinking Teacher – students interaction Student – students interaction Construction of knowledge Inductive approach STT Higher
Cooperative Learning
Group work Provide resources/hand outs Answers the questions Open ended questions Feedback Discussion on feedback Individual test How does it work?
Participation of all Construct a common viewpoint Careful reading habit Duties according to ability Common understanding Teambuilding Honor Reasoning/Logical viewpoint Advantages
Flow charts/diagrams/ drawings
Flowchart A flowchart is a type of diagram that represents workflow or process . Or It shows the break down of a task into separate steps .
Common Flowchart Symbols
Diagrams Diagrams are pictorial presentation of quantitative data.
Drawings the art or technique of producing images on a surface, usually on paper with ink , graphite , chalk, charcoal , or crayon .
Advantages Simplify Ideas and Boost Understanding. Enhance Quality of Teaching Plan. Improve Learning Interests. Provide a clear overview of the topic. Increase efficiency . Develop effective analyzer Make problem solver. Learner’s Memory will be enhance.
Interrogating the text
Read alone Highlight Key points Make Questions Work in groups Sum up the ideas Conclusion Interrogating the text
Advantages Involvement of Students Critical thinking Teacher – students interaction Student – students interaction Construction of knowledge Enhance STT
Tommy Smith lived with his father and mother in a lovely little house . Tommy had everything a child could want. There was a beautiful garden at the back of the house. In it there were a swing and a slide and a climbing frame. There was even a treehouse for young Tommy to play in. Tommy had his own room in which there was a large box of toys. _______________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ Activity
Brainstorming Its a group discussion to produce ideas or solve problems. Brainstorming is a process for generating new ideas.
4. Build the item 2. Generate Ideas 1. State the Problem Method 3. Select a Solution 6. Present Result 5. Evaluation
Advantages Involvement of students Teacher - Students interaction Students - Students interaction Social interaction help learning process Confidence building, confirmation of individual concepts………construction of knowledge Increase student talk time Hands on demonstration and exercises (pics, worksheet, quiz, demos, etc.) ( Need discussion)
Peer Teaching
Objective To provide positive role models positive peer influences and opportunities which help young learner to develop a positive self concept, self acceptance and high self esteem
How does it work? Pair explanation of completed task Reading of selected text Explanation of the essence to the partner Question answer session in pair
Defining Peer Tutoring Peer tutoring is when students work with each other to learn and progress. Students are usually paired up or in small groups: High level students mixed with lower level students Helps deepen understanding through conversing with peer / scaffolding Engages students in their “Zones of Proximal Development”
Visualization Bring dull academic concepts to life with visual and practical learning experiences, helping your students to understand how their schooling applies in the real-world. Examples include using the interactive whiteboard to display photos, audio clips and videos, as well as encouraging your students to get out of their seats with classroom experiments and local field trips.
Draw a grid on the whiteboard or a piece of paper. Write some categories (ex: plants, songs, cars, grocery items, etc.) down one side of the grid and write alphabet letters across the top. It doesn’t need to be the whole alphabet. The goal is to try to think up a word for each letter and category. How to make it simpler: have your student think of as many words that fit into the category as they can without worrying about the beginning letter How to make it harder: give the student fewer letter options, or even just one letter, that all the words in the category have to start with. For example, you may pick grocery items that start with the letter b. Optional: Time the student to make it more competitive. How to Teach Visualizing Before Reading
Give your student a simple noun with no description, for example a flower. Then ask them to picture the flower and say, “Draw what’s in your mind.” How to Teach Visualizing During Reading Add descriptive details to help students practice more complex visualizing. For example, you could say, “I’m thinking of a crazy sunflower that’s as tall as a tree and has purple leaves.” Then ask them to picture it and say, “Draw what’s in your mind.” You can work up to reading descriptions of settings, characters, and events from books out loud and have students draw what they’re visualizing.