Really good set of tips for helping keep the students engaged in the classroom. The article isn’t that long so give it a read!
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Teacher Magazine: Teaching Secrets: How to Deliver Instruction That Sizzles
Great tips for effective lectures
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the secret to effective lesson planning and instructional delivery. I call it: “the student perspective factor”—a teacher’s awareness of her students’ state-of-mind, individually and collectively, throughout the lesson.
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Effective lessons incorporate meaningful objectives, procedures and assessments, and weave in standards and expectations.
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How to Put Your Awareness to Work
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Overplan
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Make the topic come alive
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Get personal
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Connect to real life
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Active engagement
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Keep your “withitness” level set on high
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Specific feedback
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As I plan lessons, my written objectives answer three questions: What will students be learning? What will they be doing? How will I know when I have taught it and they have learned it?
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Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.
I ran across this article this week, there are some really helpful ideas and tips for quality teaching.
By: ktenkely on April 27, 2010
at 3:15 pm