C&I 204: Planning C&I 204: Planning InstructionInstruction

October 26, 2011October 26, 2011

Today’s ClassToday’s Class

Discuss Direct Instruction Lesson Discuss Direct Instruction Lesson PlanPlan

Describe Indirect InstructionDescribe Indirect Instruction Discuss Questioning StrategiesDiscuss Questioning Strategies Classroom Management Group Classroom Management Group

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For Wednesday, November 3For Wednesday, November 3 Let’s try VoiceThread!Let’s try VoiceThread!

www.voicethread.comwww.voicethread.com

Harrison’s VoiceThreadHarrison’s VoiceThread

What does this look What does this look like?like?

55thth grade Reading lesson grade Reading lessonhttp://www.learner.org/vod/http://www.learner.org/vod/

vod_window.html?pid=2198 vod_window.html?pid=2198 How does the teacher deliver the lesson?How does the teacher deliver the lesson?

IntroductionIntroduction ModelModel Guide PracticeGuide Practice Wrap upWrap up Is this inductive or deductive instruction?Is this inductive or deductive instruction? Look for other things he does that are Look for other things he does that are

effective (transitions, accommodates for effective (transitions, accommodates for various learning styles)various learning styles)

The Lesson PlanThe Lesson Plan

Using the lesson plan templateUsing the lesson plan template

The 5The 5thth grade plan grade plan

Lesson plan: Due November 16.Lesson plan: Due November 16.

Questioning StrategiesQuestioning Strategies

Quick Write- List 5 questioning Quick Write- List 5 questioning strategies to keep in mind when strategies to keep in mind when having classroom discussions with having classroom discussions with students.students.

What types of What types of questions can we ask?questions can we ask?

Essential (deep, significant and Essential (deep, significant and overarching)overarching)

Clarification (to gain additional Clarification (to gain additional information)information)

Organizing and Planning Questions Organizing and Planning Questions (establish process or check undestanding)(establish process or check undestanding)

Probing (Get students to explore deeper)Probing (Get students to explore deeper) Divergent (Open-ended with more than Divergent (Open-ended with more than

one right answer)one right answer)

http://fno.org/nov97/toolkit.htmlhttp://fno.org/nov97/toolkit.html

What’s it look like?What’s it look like?

Watch the videoWatch the video What do you see the teacher What do you see the teacher

doing?doing? Identify the different questioning Identify the different questioning

techniques and the questioning techniques and the questioning strategiesstrategies

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Indirect Instruction

Student-Centered

Instruction

Problem-

centered

Project-centered

Student-led

Inquiry

Discovery

Constructivistm

Inductive

Indirect

Characteristics•Teachers provide students with access to information•Emphasis on experiential learning•Often involves real world problems and concepts•Relies on use of print, non-print, and human resources•Rarely a single correct answer•Teachers work and learn with students•Students make decisions about their own learning•More control over pacing

Indirect

Works best when:

Thinking outcome are desired

Process is as important as product

Need is to investigate or discover

More than one appropriate answer

Focus is personalized understanding & long-term retention

Indirect

AdvantagesHigh level of student involvementTakes advantage of student interests and curiosityOffers diverse possibilitiesReduces fear of incorrect answersDeeper understanding of contentFosters creativity and interpersonal skills

Disadvantages Time consumingOutcomes less predictable

What’s your intent?What’s your intent?

Direct InstructionDirect Instruction

Facts, rules, Facts, rules, action sequencesaction sequences

Remembering, Remembering, understanding , understanding , and applyingand applying

Indirect InstructionIndirect Instruction

Concepts, patterns, Concepts, patterns, abstractionsabstractions

Analyzing, Analyzing, evaluating, creatingevaluating, creating

Must consider student ability and available resources

Must consider student ability and available resources

Direct instructionDirect instruction can fail because can fail because of student passivity and boredom.of student passivity and boredom.

Indirect instructionIndirect instruction may fail may fail because the teacher does because the teacher does notnot::– Define the tasks.Define the tasks.– Provide adequate structure and Provide adequate structure and

monitoring.monitoring.– Hold students accountable.Hold students accountable.

Consider combining both strategies

Consider combining both strategies

Indirect Instruction in Indirect Instruction in the Classroomthe Classroom Writer’s WorkshopWriter’s Workshop CentersCenters InquiryInquiry ProjectsProjects

Some critics say that direct Some critics say that direct instruction stifles students and instruction stifles students and limits teacher creativity because it limits teacher creativity because it is systematic and scripted. Others is systematic and scripted. Others say that indirect instruction is too say that indirect instruction is too time consuming and unproductive time consuming and unproductive in this day and age of standard in this day and age of standard testing and accountability. What do testing and accountability. What do you think? you think?

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Review Questioning Review Questioning (Ch. 5, pp. (Ch. 5, pp. 126-130) 126-130) and Ch. 6, and Ch. 6, Indirect Indirect InstructionInstruction

Work on your lesson plansWork on your lesson plans Bring a draft of your Instructional Bring a draft of your Instructional

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