Blog 6

 

It is time to complete blog number six. Please respond to the following prompt. Remember, I am looking for connections between what you see in the field and what you have learned in the course. Please indicate the topic and write two-three paragraphs on the topic.

What strategies does the teacher use to actively engage the students? How effective are these?

BEST TEACHING PRACTICES

PROMPTING

Providing additional cues and questions to help a student who has answered something incorrectly

SCAFFOLDING

Instructional assistance that teachers use to assist learners in a task to produce high rates of success

OVERLAPPING

A teacher's ability to attend to two issues simultaneously

ORGANIZED BODIES OF KNOWLEDGE

Topics that connect facts, concepts, principles

WAIT TIME

The period of silence after a question is asked and after a student is called on to answer

QUESTIONING FREQUENCY

The number of questions a teacher asks during a given period of instructional time

WITHITNESS

A teacher's awareness of what is going on in all parts of the classroom

FEEDBACK

Information about current understanding that can be used to promote new learning

CLOSURE

A form of review occurring at the end of a lesson

EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION

The practice of calling on all students-both volunteers and non volunteers-as equally as possible.

This is a list of tools for "Active Engagement" in the classroom.  Each active can be effective in keeping the class engaged.  However, a teacher needs to evaluate which activity will work best for their students and classrooms, one active may be more effective than another.