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Instructional and Learning Strategies
Aspect 1: The Syntax
Learning Goals
Instructional Strategies
Instructional Actions
Student Activities
Learner Goal: (mentor)
Use cognitive coaching skills and strategies to facilitate teacher use of technology in the teaching and learning environment.

Coaching / Mentoring


Facilitator

Utilize questioning strategies that clarify meaning, stimulate thinking and formulate new understanding


Create and maintain a trusting coaching/mentoring relationship

Set aside unproductive listening patterns

Meet face to face with mentor

Practiced questioning strategies with mentor

Research cognitive coaching strategies

Learner Goal:(mentor)

Plan and implement adult learning theory and strategies in teacher training.

Facilitator

Identify and use effective instructional design and strategies to facilitate adult learning.

 

 Create checklist for items to be completed before staff development
Teacher Goal:
Teachers will use technology to communicate information in different formats for diverse audiences

Facilitator

Modeling

 

Introduction
to class, objectives, goals

Facilitate

Explore ways of integrating spreadsheets into the foundation curriculum.

Identify TA TEKS to be addressed

Identify new terms

Model navigating in spreadsheets.

Create sample spreadsheet

Create graph from data in spreadsheet

Observe demonstration, follow instruction handout

 

Create lesson incorporating use of a spreadsheet in the foundation curriculum.
Teacher Goal:
Plan for modifications for diverse learners		 Facilitator Create materials to accommodate diverse learners Talk with district special ed personal
Teacher Goal:
Develop classroom management strategies for adult learners. 		Facilitator

Create materials for ADD and ADHD learners.

Create materials for advanced learners

 Talk with district special ed personal
Teacher Goal:
Use a pre and post assessment to determine learner's technology proficiencies		 Facilitator Use TA TEKS Self Assessment
Teacher Goal:
Facilitate the use of integrated technologies in foundation and enrichment curricular content.		 Facilitator

Create collaborative groups

Use Q^A to discuss how this could be used in content curriculum

 Create spreadsheet on topic of their choice and share with the class.
Aspect 2 - The Social System
Educators will work individually with peer and trainer support. Participants will be encouraged to work together in groups with the understanding of educators at higher levels of knowledge helping those at lower levels. Participants will monitor and assess progress throughout the presentation. Peer assessment will be encouraged.
Aspect 3 - The Role of the Instructor
The instructor will act as a facilitator. The instructor will introduce goals, objectives and activities, and lead discussions. The instructor will begin by addressing what learning objectives will be presented and the goals for the workshop. Time for guided practice and reflection of learning will be included. Time for Q&A at the end will culminate the training.
Aspect 4 - The Support System

Face-to-face meetings with mentor
emails to mentor
phone calls between teacher/mentor
Classroom computers
Campus computer lab
Server access
Projector
Word processing software
TA TEKS
Tutorial/instructional handouts
Grade level curriculum guide
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