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Effective Strategies for Improving Learning: Identifying Similarities & Differences

Join Erik Jespersen as he presents classroom instruction that focuses on the effective strategy of identifying similarities and differences to enhance student learning. This session will cover various visual organizers, such as Venn diagrams, comparison matrices, and classification charts. Don't miss out on this valuable opportunity to improve your teaching techniques!

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Effective Strategies for Improving Learning: Identifying Similarities & Differences

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  1.       “In 1765, Parliament passed the Stamp Act, which, as any American high school student can tell you, was an act that apparently had something to do with stamps.” • -Dave Berry

  2. Classroom instruction that works…Presented by Erik Jespersen McNary High School Instructional Coach What is the most important service we should provide to our students as high school educators? SKSD literacy model

  3. Today’s objective • TO DEMONSTRATE HOW IDENTIFYING SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES IS AN EFFECTIVE STRATEGY FOR IMPROVING STUDENT LEARNING. • The emphasis of today’s lesson is specifically geared toward the use of visualorganizers.

  4. What I plan to model today • Effective use of the software program PowerPoint • And other modes of visual stimuli • Movement in the classroom • A healthy balance of instructor led and student led learning • Humor as an effective tool to maintain student interest • (especially if the student(s) would rather be someplace else)

  5. http://celticinstruction.blogspot.com/Identifying similarities and differences. Comparing Venn DiagramComparison MatrixComparison Web MetaphorsOne example of a Metaphor AnalogiesModel of an Analogy ClassifyingClassification ChartsClassification Webs

  6. Which was the worst war in history?

  7. Is this only useful in classes like Mr. Borresen’s? • Science? • Math? • P.E.? • Side conversation

  8. What have we learned today? • There are four major components to Identifying similarities and differences. What are they? • Compare • Classify • Metaphors • Analogies • http://celticinstruction.blogspot.com/

  9. What are the three examples of comparing that we covered today? Venn DiagramComparison MatrixComparison Web

  10. http://celticinstruction.blogspot.com/ • What are the two examples of classifying that we covered today? Classification ChartsClassification Webs

  11. http://celticinstruction.blogspot.com/ • What is the risk of risk of not reaching all of our learners? • Is there anything more thrilling and satisfying than seeing that “light” go on in their heads?

  12. http://celticinstruction.blogspot.com/ • Do you use any identifying similarities & differences strategies in your classroom? • Would you like to see what other teachers are up to? • Send me an attachment this week and I will post it to the blog. • Or better yet, you could post it yourself!!!

  13. Next month I would like to have a gallery walk of examples of what you have done in your classrooms. • Not required • Very useful

  14. We have five minutes left • Now the tables have turned… • You are now the coach and I am now the instructor. What sort of observations do you have for me? • Did I achieve my objectives?

  15. OCTOBER 15TH

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