Effective Teaching Strategies
High motivation and engagement in learning have consistently been linked to
reduced dropout rates and increased levels of student success (Blank, 1997; Dev,
1997; Kushman, 2000; Woods, 1995).
With the implementation of NCLB and an increase in accountability, teachers have
been forced to expand and reach higher than ever before. All students are
expected to achieve, regardless of disability and/or subgroup. The implications
of failure are numerous not only for the teacher but the school and district
as well.
Research consistently shows that the more time students spend involved in
learning activities, the more they learn. Through the use of research-based
instructional strategies educators will see the correlation between engagement
and student achievement. Participants in this training will work with high yield
strategies that make the greatest impact on student achievement. Teachers and
administrators will discover the powerful gains of these techniques and gain
practical ideas for implementing them in every classroom. The classroom will be
transformed!
Researcher Robert Marzano has completed a meta-analysis of 35 years of
educational research. Through the analysis, Marzano, Pickering and Pollock have
identified 9 research-based instructional strategies that have the greatest
impact on student achievement. In addition, a tenth strategy found through the
research of Douglas Reeves has added non-fiction writing to the list.
Participants will learn how to turn their classroom into a student-centered
environment where the teacher serves as the facilitator.
Effective Teaching Strategies
- Identifying Similarities and Differences
- Summarizing and Note Taking
- Reinforcing Effort and Providing Recognition
- Homework and Practice
- Nonlinguistic Representation
- Cooperative Learning
- Setting Objectives and Providing Feedback
- Generating and Testing Hypothesis
- Cues, Questions, and Advance Organizers
- Non-Fiction Writing