Unit 8 Instructional Strategies

When implementing a teaching strategy, consider

• your students

• your teaching style

• your personality

• all of the above

What statement best summarizes the way teachers should view instructional strategies?

• One size fits all

• One size does not fit all

• Find one and stick with it

• No planning necessary

True or False: Learning objectives should be posted for all learners to see.

• True

• False

Teaching strategies in which the teacher acts as a facilitator or guide is an example of which?

• A Student-Centered classroom

• A Teacher-Centered classroom

Teaching strategies in which the teacher directs the learning process of students and is the sole sharer of all.

• Student-Centered Learning

• Teacher-Centered Learning

What should a teacher do if a lesson is not going well?

• Move on to a different lesson

• Stop the lesson and play a video

• Continue teaching anyway

• Pick up on cues from students and adjust smoothly

What should a teacher do if her students are not understanding the content?

• Give up and have a work day

• Be persistent, try using other instructional strategies

• Keep doing things the same. Students should learn the material eventually.

• Switch to a different lesson plan

In cooperative learning, ______________ are developed during group activities.

• humor

• social skills

• self portraits

• sand castles

You should allow students wait time before calling on a student for the answer.

• True

• False

• Sometime True

• Possibly True

A pause between asking a question and accepting an answer, designed to allow students to mentally process the question and to formulate their replies. 

• wait module

• lag time

• wait time

• wait technique