Teach Like a Champion Ch 1-3

(Ch 3) True or False: The best way to find out if a student understood the information taught is to ask targeted questions over the material allowing them to demostrate their understanding.

(Ch 3) When students struggle to answer a targeted question, ______ reminds your class that you want honesty and that getting it wrong would not make you frustrated.

• Repeating yourself

• Calling on someone else

• Closing your eyes

• Smiling

(Ch 3) Targeted questions work best when

• You plan them in advance

• They are also on the STARR test

• The student already knows the correct answer

• You let the students ask you the question

(Ch 3) This technique allows you to gather data from a sample of students from around the room.

• Thumbs up, Thumbs down

• Cold Calling

• Turn and Talk

• Stop and Jot

(Ch 3) If we want lasting learning, we have to get things into long-term memory, and ______ is the best way to do that.

• Being a fun teacher

• Multiple Choice Questions

• Retrieval Practice

• STARR Testing

(Ch 2) ______ provide reminders of the most critical important steps and allow for precision and efficiency.

(Ch 2) By planning for _____, you're more likely to see the _____ if it happens and you're more likely to act on it.

(Ch 2) Planning for error is not just identifying the mistakes that might occur. It's planning ______.

• detailed lesson plans too.

• what you'd do about it too.

• your seating chart too.

• the unit test too.

(Ch 1) A well-developed ______ is the solution to the limitations of working memory.

(Ch 1) What is one proven way to eliminate inattentional blindness?

• Play music during class so it's not quiet.

• Walk around the room.

• Make the unexpected object or event less unexpected.

• Allow the students to work in pairs.