Teaching Strategies, Tactics, and Methods
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How to Implement the Big Paper: Building a Silent Conversation Teaching Strategy in Your Classroom
Description This discussion method utilizes writing and silence as tools to help learners explore a topic in depth. In a Big Paper discussion, learners ... -
How to Assign Roles for a Group Work Teaching Strategy in Your Classroom
Description Assigning learner’s roles can be an effective way to structure group work. Sometimes, specific learners assume too much responsibility for a group’s work, ... -
Implementing the Theory of Multiple Intelligences in Your Classroom
Description Learners have different learning styles (or more accurately, different learning preferences). One theory proposes that there are eight “intelligences.” A learner may have some ... -
How to Use the Zone of Proximal Development Theory in Your Lesson Planning
Description A theory of learning developed by Lev Vygotsky states that children learn when they undertake difficult tasks beyond their capabilities and receive assistance ... -
How to Implement the Drop Everything and Read Strategy into Your Classroom
Description The drop everything and read (DEAR) strategy involves getting learners to stop what they are doing and read for 10 minutes. It is ... -
How to Facilitate a Classroom Debate
Description Getting learners to debate an idea is an excellent way of getting them to build coherent and logical arguments in defense of a ... -
Using Worked Examples to Increase Student Achievement
Description A worked example is a finished piece of work that learners can look to as models for their work product. A worked example ... -
How to Implement KWL Charts in Your Classroom
Description A KWL chart is a kind of graphic organizer that can be used during a learning activity to help learners keep track of ... -
How to Implement the Devil’s Advocate Strategy in Your Classroom
Description A devil’s advocate is a person who argues against a point of view to poke holes in it. The devil’s advocate does not ... -
How to Use the Silent Conversation Strategy in Your Classroom
Description A silent conversation is used to get learners to communicate without having them speak up in front of the class. Learners write their ...
