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Best Practice

Best Practice. Where did the term “Best Practice” originate?. Modeled from the professions of law, medicine, and architecture, where “good practice” or “best practice” are used to describe solid, reputable, state-of-the-art work in a field. Components of Best Practice. Student Centered

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Best Practice

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  1. Best Practice Where did the term “Best Practice” originate?

  2. Modeled from the professions of law, medicine, and architecture, where “good practice” or “best practice” are used to describe solid, reputable, state-of-the-art work in a field.

  3. Components of Best Practice • Student Centered • Cognitive Developmental • Social and Interpersonal

  4. Resources for Best Practice in the Content-Writing • The National Council of Teachers of English suggest the following internet resources: • http://www.readwritethink.org • http://www.writingproject.org • http://www.twc.org • http://ncte.org

  5. Resources for Best Practice in the Content-Math • The National Council of Teachers of Mathemetics suggest the following internet resources: • http://www.nctm.org • http://www.mathematicallycorrect.com/ • http://www.mathematicallysane.com/ • http://balancedassessment.concord.org/ • http://www.exemplars.com/ • www.mathcurriculumcenter.org/

  6. Resources for Best Practice in the Content-Math • The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics suggest the following internet resources: • http://www.nctm.org • http://www.mathematicallycorrect.com/ • http://www.mathematicallysane.com/ • http://balancedassessment.concord.org/ • http://www.exemplars.com/ • www.mathcurriculumcenter.org/ • http://matti.usu.edu/nlvm/nav/vlibrary.html

  7. Resources for Best Practice in the Content-Science • The American Association for the Advancement of Science suggest the following internet resources: • http://www.project2061.org • http://www.learner.org • http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/teachers/resources/subject.html • http://www.sciencelinks.com • http://web.mit.edu/invent

  8. Resources for Best Practice in the Content-Social Studies • The National Council for Social Studies suggest the following internet resources: • http://www.mcrel.org/lesson-plans/index.asp • http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/nchs • http://www.ncee.net/resources/lessons.php • http://www.ncss.org • http://nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/standards/matrix.html • http://www.si.edu • http://edsitement.neh.gov/

  9. Resources for Best Practice in the Content-Visual Art, Music, Dance and Theater • The National Arts Education Association suggest the following internet resources: • http://www.artsedge.kennedy-center.org • http://aep-arts.org • http://naea-reston.org • http://getty.edu/artsednet • http://www.capeweb.org

  10. Principals of Best Practice Learning More: Less Whole class teacher directed instruction Classroom time devoted to fill-in- the blank worksheets, workbooks, and other seatwork Attempts by teachers to thinly “cover” large amounts of material in every subject Tracking or leveling students into “ability groups” • Responsibility transferred to students for their work • Attention to affective needs and varying cognitive styles of individual students • Diverse roles for teachers, including coaching, demonstrating, and modeling • Deep study of smaller number of topics, so that students internalize the fields way of inquiry

  11. Principals of Best Practice Learning • Read handout regarding Recommendations for Teaching in the Content Areas: • Writing • Math • Science • Social Studies • Arts

  12. Outcomes of Best Practice • The only acceptable label is a student’s name • Kids should not have to earn their way into the “regular education” classroom; instead, it should be the home of all students, whenever possible • All children can meet the same educational standards, but not all at the same way or at the same time. • Successful learning requires strong relationships • Caring is ok, pity is not • All students deserve the dignity of taking risks and doing challenging work • No child should ever be moved out of a regular classroom unless there is a written plan to bring him/her back. • Medication should be the last, not the first, resort

  13. Prepare for Best Practice Class Discussion Next Month:

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