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Models of Teaching. EEX 3257 Spring 2006. Motivation to Learn. Teacher Characteristics A safe and orderly classroom Instructional factors. Knowledge of subject Learning and human development Adapting instruction Strategies Motivation and management. Communication skills Planning
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Models of Teaching EEX 3257 Spring 2006
Motivation to Learn • Teacher Characteristics • A safe and orderly classroom • Instructional factors
Knowledge of subject Learning and human development Adapting instruction Strategies Motivation and management Communication skills Planning Assessment Commitment Partnership INTASC Principles(Interstate New Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium)
Identify learning objectives Select teaching strategies Provide examples and representations Encourage active student involvement on learning Guide students Continually monitor evidence of learning Teaching for Understanding
What factors influence choice of strategy? • Teacher • Student • Content
Strategies Questioning Organizing lessons Providing feedback Ending lessons with review and closure Models Designed for specific forms of content and to develop critical-thinking abilities Include a series of specific steps Grounded in learning theory Supported by motivation theory Strategies vs Models
Theories of Learning • Behavioral theory • Cognitive theory
Behavioral Theory • Learning is • Change in behavior • Result of experience • Learning depends upon • Reinforcement • Punishment
Cognitive Theory • Theories of learning primarily concerned with: • Perception • Problem solving • Information processing • Understanding • Seeks to understand: • . The nature of information • How information is organized and acquired • How information can be recalled and analyzed or modified
Evaluation Synthesis Analysis Application Comprehension Knowledge Creating Evaluating Analyzing Applying Understanding Remembering Bloom’s Taxonomy: Original and Revised (Based on Pohl, 2000, Learning to Think, Thinking to Learn, p. 8)
Bloom’s Practice • Choose a lesson topic • Using the handouts, develop an objective or activity and questions related to your lesson topic for each level of Bloom’s taxonomy