M4A1 Effective Instruction

The teacher grabs student attention at the beginning of a lesson.

• Purpose

• Input

• Modeling

• Anticipatory Set

Students see the teacher demonstrate the skill, strategy, or concept to be learned.

• Modeling

• Checking for Understanding

• Guided Practice

• Independent Practice

_______________________ involves a teacher using varied questioning strategies to see if students "get it".

Practice is supervised by the teacher who intervenes to ensure students are progressing toward meeting the objective.

• Independent Practice

• Modeling

• Guided Practice

• Closure

The teacher asks students to practice on their own.

• Closure

• Independent Practice

• Guided Practice

• Input

The___________________ is a short activity or prompt that focuses student attention.

The teacher makes sure students understand the material.

• Closure

• Guided Practice

• Independent Practice

• Checking for Understanding

A concrete demonstration of what the final product should look like is called _____________________.

The ____________ of a lesson includes the what/how/why of what students will learn.

New knowledge is presented to students through multiple strategies.

• Anticipatory Set

• Purpose

• Input

• Modeling