Syntax

Instructional and Learning Strategies Cynthia Petty MTTC Fall 2006

Aspect 1: The Syntax
Learner Goals	Instructional Strategies	Actions to Accomplish my goals
Professional-Develop my coaching skills to encourage my mentee in the use of reflection to enhance planning and teaching.	Independent Study Guided	Interactive Readings Participate in on-line community with other MTTC participants
Professional-Manage the learning environment in an organized and collaborative manner.	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	Learner Activities
Learn how to assess data to set future learning goals.	Direct Instruction Guided Practice Brainstorming Questioning	Coach mentee to create described staff development opportunity.	Create Plan for Staff Development Brainstorm Learn/practice with web comprehensive curriculum assessment tool (Webccat) and spreadsheet data.
Adult learners will use assessment tools to create TEKS driven assessment to support foundation and curricular content.	Direct Instruction Discussion	Connect to prior learning/data previously accumulated Monitor and adjust--selection of TEKS to drive student learning.	Listen Participate "Preferential" seating, work in pairs Teachers with limited eyesight--seating location, desktop settings

Aspect 2: The Social System
Educators will work individually with peer and trainer support. Cooperation among the trainees will allow educators at higher levels of technology expertise to help those with less confidence or experience.
Aspect 3: Instructor's Role
The instructor will begin by addressing what information will be presented and the goals for the presentation. This will allow educators to monitor and assess progress throughout the presentation. Time for guided practice will be included. Reflection process at the end will culminate the training.
Aspect 4: Support System
Instructional materials TEKS for foundation and enrishment curricular Previously disaggregated data from benchmark assessments Handouts created for educator use Communication Capabilities One on one meetings with my mentee Email, phone, face to face Technologies Web comprehensive curriculum assessment tool Computer lab with internet access LCD projector