Standard 8

Poll

Question of the day

What skill below would you like to master? 

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Standard 8

​Instructional Strategies

by Shuxuan Emma Yang

Multiple Select

Assessment of InTASC Standard 6 is about

• formative and summative assessment.

• how students feel about assessment.

• Analysing data to meet learning objectives and student learning needs.

• accommodations and modifications in assessments.

Multiple Select

InTASC Standard 7 as planning for instruction suggests candidates to plan instructions that

• supports every student.

• helps students to meet rigorous learning goals.

• creates a teacher-centered classroom.

• help students to pass the exam.

Multiple Choice

Do you still remember what is our topic today?

What is Standard 8 about?

• application of content

• content knowledge

• instructional strategies

• learner development

Overview Effect​

​“No one said we should go to the moon to look at the earth.” - Frank White

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​Standard 6 - Assessment

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​Standard 7 - Planning for Instruction

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​Standard 8 - Instructional strategies

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​connections?

​Standard 8

The candidate understands and uses a variety of instructional strategies to encourage learners to develop deep understanding of content areas and their connections, and to build skills to apply knowledge in meaningful ways.​

​Teaching for Understanding

​Facts versus Understanding

​Thinking about ourselves...

​Standard 8

The candidate understands and uses a variety of instructional strategies to encourage learners to develop deep understanding of content areas and their connections, and to build skills to apply knowledge in meaningful ways.​

​To get an outstanding, we need...

• The candidate continuously monitors student learning, applies appropriate instructional strategies, incorporates technology, and adjusts instruction based on assessment data to support student learning.

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• The candidate regularly and effectively asks questions to stimulate discussion that serves different purposes (e.g., probing for student understanding, helping students articulate their ideas and thinking process, stimulating curiosity) and helps students develop higher order thinking skills. Furthermore, the candidate varies his/her role in the instructional process (e.g., instructor, facilitator, coach, audience) as appropriate to meet student learning needs.

Open Ended

Some simple teaching strategies you used in your class?

just a few words

​Some categories -

what we can present in our videos

• ​checks for understanding (formative and summative assessment)

• ​monitors independent and group work

• ​uses efficient questioning techniques (higher order thinking strategies)

• ​activating strategies

• ​limited lectures (student-centered)

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​Rigorous

​A jigsaw activity https://www.edutopia.org/stw-school-turnaround-student-engagement-video

• Narrowing the achievement gap (Emma)

• ​Essential Question (Emma)

• ​Activating Strategy (Angela)

• ​Relevant Vocabulary (Pato)

• ​Limited Lecture (Ambreen)

• ​Graphic Organizer (Alexis)

• ​​Student Movement (Isabel)

• ​Higher Order Thinking Questions (Tianshu)

• ​Summarize (Kim)

• ​Rigorous (David)

• ​Student Centered (Dylan)

​References

​1. Isabel. E. (2021) InTASC Standard 5 presentation. Teachnow program. From: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1jmCFOC0HVSHI5-GBjdWN4LHklImR4O7vtsRMETAlH6E/edit#slide=id.gefb3b99f89_0_0.

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​2. Perkins, D. N. (2014). Future wise: Educating our children for a changing world.

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​3. Shana.O. (2011). 10 Powerful Instructional Strategies. Edutopia. From: https://www.edutopia.org/stw-school-turnaround-student-engagement-video