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Maximizing Instructional Time

Maximizing Instructional Time. PlPla. Focusing on the Middle. Purposes for Strategies Used in the Beginning of a Lesson. Build background knowledge about the concept Activate prior knowledge Discuss/ Introduce unfamiliar vocabulary Emphasize important concepts for the day

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Maximizing Instructional Time

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  1. Maximizing Instructional Time PlPla Focusing on the Middle

  2. Purposes for Strategies Used in the Beginning of a Lesson • Build background knowledge about the concept • Activate prior knowledge • Discuss/ Introduceunfamiliar vocabulary • Emphasizeimportant concepts for the day • Grabtheir attention/Set the stage for learning • Generatequestions/ make predictions • Set a purpose for reading, listening, or viewing

  3. Theory: Primacy/Recency The brain remembers what comes first and last – the middle is fuzzy!

  4. Primacy – Recency Activity

  5. Remember: Chunking Text and Time Research on the Brain and Attention Spans tells us that it is very important to chunk the text or the lesson. • Grades K - 2 equals 5 – 7 minutes • Grades 3 - 7 equals 8 – 15 minutes • Grades 8 -12 equals 20 – 25 minutes

  6. Purposes for Strategies used as a During Lesson Activity • Engagewith the text Hot Rod, Say Something, Coding the Text, Turn and Talk • Verify and formulatepredictions Anticipation Guides, Five Word Predictions • Summarizetext Hot Rod, Read Talk Write, Mega Listeners • Self-monitor comprehension Jot chart, 3-2-1,Margin Notes • Explorecontent Key words, Think-Pair-Share, Jig Saw, Quadrant Cards • Integratenew information with prior knowledge Insert, KWL

  7. GIST Using the article provided, create a summary of a the assigned passage using exactly 20 words Be prepared to share your summary

  8. Teaching is not the presentation of information by the teacher, but the engagement of the learner with the information. Engaging Teens in Their Own Learning

  9. HOW WE LEARN 1% 10% 20% 30% 50% 70% 80% 95% 98% Learning Pyramid Fill out worksheet Reading Assignment Lecture Using only visuals Lecture with visuals Discussion with others Having a personal experience – Making connections (hands on) Teaching someone else Use art, drama, music, movement – Integrated curriculum with content

  10. Can we help students learn hard information if we make it fun for them to do?

  11. Look at Your Lesson: Using the Learning Pyramid, ask yourself the following questions about your last lesson… • How many strategies were you able to use? • Were you able to connect various strategies to achieve maximum results? • Did your lesson include any of the bottom strategies in the pyramid where you get the most “bang for your buck”?

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