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AN INTERACTIVE APPROACH TOTEACHING AND LEARNING USING

BEST PRACTICES

INTERACTIVELEARNING

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NON- NEGOTIABLES!!

“Negotiating the Non-

negotiables is not negotiable!”

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#1 ESSENTIAL QUESTION

What is the intended goal of the

lesson? What do you expect your

students to know by the

conclusion of the lesson? Remember—one essential

question per acquisition lesson,

Students must be able to answerthis question by the conclusion ofthe lesson.

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# 2 ACTIVATING

STRATEGY Something that gets students

actively thinking or making aconnection with the materialbeing presented for that day.

Make a connection to the contentor to the outside world to seehow much the students alreadyknow or remember.

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#3 RELEVANT 

VOCABULARY Keep your vocabulary limited to

what your students are able tohandle.

Make sure that it is actively used

in context throughout the lesson. Refer to and use the word

frequently.

Have your students interactivelyuse the word during the lesson.

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# 4 LIMITED LECTURE

After 12-15 minutes of lecture,

students should be engaged insome type of activity, even if itsonly for a few minutes.

1’s talk to 2’s….., draw apicture….., write a few sentencessummarizing or describing…..,within your groups…Whatquestions do you have about….

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# 5- GRAPHIC

ORGANIZERS Allows students to visually

categorize new informationor review old information. Have students present

information in colorful chartsin their notebooks or create

a foldable to move away frompages and pages of note-taking.

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# 7 HIGH ORDER

THINKING QUESTIONS Present your students with at

least 3 higher order thinkingquestions

This is “proof” that you arepresenting your students withchallenging work and meeting

the needs of your advancedlearners!

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# 8 SUMMARIZE

Bring the lesson to a close.

This is where you Assess your student’s ability

to effectively answer theessential question and findout whether you need to

extend or refine the skill.

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# 9 RIGOR

The activities should be

challenging and move at a“brisk-pace.” There should be no

opportunities during theblock where students get“bored’” or have nothing todo because the entire lessonis ACTIVE and

CHALLENGING!

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# 10 STUDENT-CENTERED

You do all the planning, and

 your students do all of theworking!

It is a partnership- If you effectively and successfullyplan; your students will

effectively and successfullywork and learn!!

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REMEMBER…

The use of technology as a

tool is a critical component. Itprovides students with 21st

century skills that are bothengaging and relevant to real-world applications.