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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
http://learner.org/vod/vod_window.html?http://learner.org/vod/vod_window.html?pid=1892 (#6, 20:00, 27:00)pid=1892 (#6, 20:00, 27:00)
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?