Instructional and Learning Strategies
Cynthia Petty
MTTC
Fall 2006
Aspect 1: The Syntax
Learner Goals
Instructional Strategies
Actions to Accomplish my goals
Professional-Improve and enhance my mentoring skills to facilitate teacher planning of learner-centered lessons that will promote success for each student at all level of Bloom's Taxonomy.

Independent Study

 

Guided

Interactive Readings

On-line Research into connections with technology/Bloom's

Participate in on-line community with other MTTC participants

Professional-Improve my questioning strategies in order help the mentee plan and implement lessons that address the needs of the diver learner and improve student learning with concrete samples and hands-on work. Collaboration Practice questioning and coaching strategies with peer coaching partners.

Use feedback from peers and mentee to adjust strategies.
Learner Goals Instructional Strategies Instructor Actions Student Activities
Teacher will use classroom management strategies to create and support an organized classroom atmosphere, conducive to group work and collaboration--especially targeting the needs of diverse learners. Direct Instruction

Guided Practice

Brainstorming

Questioning
Present Impress tutorials
Coach teacher to create described lessons

Create Lesson Plan

Brainstorm

Learn/practice with Impress software

Student will be able to demonstrate the importance of scientific research by making connections to the way we live in modern times.

Direct Instruction

Discussion
Interwrite tablet-graphic organizer inventors/contributions
(Information will be used for multi-media product to support student research and collaboration)

Listen

Participate in class

Student with ADHD--preferential seating, work in pairs

Student with limited eyesight--intellikeys

ELL Students-guide picture selection with interwrite tablet, work in pairs

Student will be able to identify important scientists and their contributions. Discussion


Direct Instruction


Brainstorming

Classroom Discussion to explore connections between scientists and the impact of their research

Read from "Time for Kids-Inventors"

Interwrite tablet-Create class chart--inventors/inventions


Listen

Participate as ,identifying inventors and their contributions

 

Aspect 2: The Social System
Students will work within the classroom in pairs and also in groups. Pairs will decide on 2 inventors and inventions and research about these inventors. Pairs will work together as a group to create a storyboard for multi-media project. Pairs will work to support each other and within the group to address needs of the diverse students within the class.
Aspect 3: Instructor's Role
The instructor will give rubrics at the beginning of the project so students can monitor and assess progress throughout the study. Material and information will be presented to the students as the lesson progresses.
Aspect 4: Support System

Instructional materials
Time for Kids: Inventors Series

Technical materials
Interwrite tablet
LCD projector
Star Office Impress
Computer Lab

Assistive Technologies
Interwrite Tablet
Intellikeys