C&I 204: Lesson Design

1. C&I 204: Lesson Design Questioning and Indirect Instruction October 31, 2011

2. Today’s Class • Discuss Questioning Strategies • Describe Indirect Instruction • Peer Review Lesson Plans • Embed VoiceThread in the Blog

3. Questioning Strategies • Quick Write- List 5 questioning strategies to keep in mind when having classroom discussions with students.

4. What types of questions can we ask? • Essential (deep, significant and overarching) • Clarification (to gain additional information) • Organizing and Planning Questions (establish process or check understanding) • Probing (Get students to explore deeper) • Divergent (Open-ended with more than one right answer) http://fno.org/nov97/toolkit.html

5. What’s it look like? • Watch the video • What do you see the teacher doing? • Identify the different questioning techniques and the questioning strategies http://learner.org/vod/vod_window.html?pid=1892 (#6, 22:30, 34:00)

6. Discovery Problem-centered Inquiry Indirect Instruction Constructivistm Student-led Project-centered Inductive Student-Centered Instruction

7. 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

8. 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

9. Indirect Advantages High level of student involvement Takes advantage of student interests and curiosity Offers diverse possibilities Reduces fear of incorrect answers Deeper understanding of content Fosters creativity and interpersonal skills Disadvantages Time consuming Outcomes less predictable

10. What’s your intent? Direct Instruction • Facts, rules, action sequences • Remembering, understanding , and applying Indirect Instruction • Concepts, patterns, abstractions • Analyzing, evaluating, creating Must consider student ability and available resources

11. Directinstruction can fail because of student passivity and boredom. • Indirectinstruction may fail because the teacher does not: • Define the tasks. • Provide adequate structure and monitoring. • Hold students accountable. Consider combining both strategies

12. Indirect Instruction in the Classroom • Writer’s Workshop • Centers • Inquiry • Projects http://www.learner.org/vod/vod_window.html?pid=1732

13. Some critics say that direct instruction stifles students and limits teacher creativity because it is systematic and scripted. Others say that indirect instruction is too time consuming and unproductive in this day and age of standard testing and accountability. What do you think?

14. Lesson Plan Peer Review • Find the people who have the same candy as you • Discuss your lesson plans • Do your objective and your assessments match? • Are the steps clear • How might you pose your questions • Does your time seem reasonable? • If you need transitions. How will you do it? • What questions do you have?

15. Next Time • Blog Post #4 due on Wednesday, November 2 • Read Ch. 4, Differentiating Instruction for Diverse Learners