Maximizing Instructional Time Pl Pla Focusing on the

Maximizing Instructional Time Pl. Pla Focusing on the Middle

Purposes for Strategies Used in the Beginning of a Lesson • • • Build background knowledge about the concept Activate prior knowledge Discuss/ Introduce unfamiliar vocabulary Emphasize important concepts for the day Grab their attention/Set the stage for learning • Generate questions/ make predictions • Set a purpose for reading, listening, or viewing

Theory: Primacy/Recency The brain remembers what comes first and last – the middle is fuzzy!

Primacy – Recency Activity P M R Sharp Suture Thread Syringe Haystack Eye Pin Hurt Injection Point Thimble Pain Button Sewing

Remember: Chunking Text and Time Research on the Brain and Attention Spans tells us that it is very important to chunk the text or the lesson. • Grades K - 2 equals 5 – 7 minutes • Grades 3 - 7 equals 8 – 15 minutes • Grades 8 -12 equals 20 – 25 minutes

Purposes for Strategies used as a During Lesson Activity • Engage with the text Hot Rod, Say Something, Coding the Text, Turn and Talk • Verify and formulate predictions Anticipation Guides, Five Word Predictions • Summarize text Hot Rod, Read Talk Write, Mega Listeners • Self-monitor comprehension Jot chart, 3 -2 -1, Margin Notes • Explore content Key words, Think-Pair-Share, Jig Saw, Quadrant Cards • Integrate new information with prior knowledge Insert, KWL

GIST Using the article provided, create a summary of a the assigned passage using exactly 20 words Be prepared to share your summary

Teaching is not the presentation of information by the teacher, but the engagement of the learner with the information. Engaging Teens in Their Own Learning

HOW WE LEARN Learning Pyramid 1% 10% 20% 30% Fill out worksheet Reading Assignment 50% 70% 80% 95% 98% Lecture Using only visuals Lecture with visuals Discussion with others Having a personal experience – Making connections (hands on) Teaching someone else Use art, drama, music, movement – Integrated curriculum with content 9

Can we help students learn hard information if we make it fun for them to do?

Look at Your Lesson: Using the Learning Pyramid, ask yourself the following questions about your last lesson… • How many strategies were you able to use? • Were you able to connect various strategies to achieve maximum results? • Did your lesson include any of the bottom strategies in the pyramid where you get the most “bang for your buck”?