Teaching Strategies, Tactics, and Methods
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How to Implement De Bono’s Six Thinking Hats in Your Classroom
Description De Bono’s six thinking hats strategy asks learners to view an issue from multiple perspectives and vantage points. Depending on the hat a ... -
How to Implement Poster Presentations in Your Classroom
Description A poster presentation is an effective way to demonstrate knowledge and skills at the end of a lesson or unit. Provide learners with ... -
How to Implement Peer-Assisted Learning (PAL) into Your Classroom
Description For this strategy, the instructor may pair an excellent reader with a struggling one to help learners finish activities created to promote the ... -
How to Use a Learner-Instructor Conference to Boost Student Achievement
Description A learner-instructor conference is a one-on-one discussion between a learner and an instructor to take stock of a learner’s needs. The conference usually ... -
How to Implement Manipulatives in Your Classroom
Description Manipulatives are physical, educational toys that are used to support learning. Providing learners with physical manipulatives during learning allows them to visualize their ... -
How to Implement Differentiated Instruction in Your Classroom
Description Differentiated instruction is a teaching method that requires instructors to change their teaching styles and educational materials to meet the diverse needs of ... -
Segmenting Phoneme Sounds
Phoneme awareness is being able to separate words into different sounds and identify where each sound lies in the breakdown of a word. For ... -
How to Implement Prompting in Your Classroom
Description Prompting is an instructional strategy in which any one of several different cues (e.g., gestures, illustrations, photographs, modeling) is used to help a ... -
How to Implement Spaced Practice in Your Classroom
Description Spaced practice builds on simple repetition. Spaced practice involves gradually increasing the space between times you repeat something. The repetition of a task ... -
How to Implement Scaffolding in Your Classroom
Description A process in which an instructor adds supports for learners to enhance learning and aid in the mastery of tasks; the instructor accomplishes ...
