Step 10: High Impact Instructional Strategies

21st Century "Survival" Skills (Tony Wagner, 2008)

  • Critical thinking and problem solving
  • Collaboration and leadership
  • Agility and adaptability
  • Initiative and entrepreneurialism
  • Effective oral and written communication
  • Accessing and analyzing information
  • Curiosity and imagination

21st Century Skills in the Digital Age (Connie Kamm, 2009)

  • Teamwork
  • Innovation
  • Creativity
  • Problem Solving
  • Flexibility
  • Adaptability
  • Commitment to continuous learning

Effective Teaching Strategies (Robert Marzano, Debra Pickering, and Jane Pollock, 2001)

  • Identifying similarities and differences
  • Summarizing and note-taking
  • Reinforcing effort and providing recognition
  • Homework and practice
  • Nonlinguistic representation
  • Cooperative learning
  • Setting objectives and providing feedback
  • Generating and testing hypotheses
  • Cues, questions, and advance organizers

High-Impact Instructional Strategies (Marzano Learning Map)

What works best in raising student achievement - > .60 Effect Size (John Hattie, 2015)

  • Self-Reported Grades
  • Response to Intervention
  • Classroom Discussion
  • Teacher Clarity
  • Reciprocal Teaching
  • Feedback
  • Providing Formative Evaluation
  • Acceleration
  • Creativity Programs
  • Self Questioning
  • Concept Mapping
  • Problem Solving Teaching

Aspects of Teaching Associated with Student Learning (John Hattie, 2009)

  • Paying deliberate attention to learning intentions and success criteria
  • Setting challenging tasks
  • Providing multiple opportunities for deliberate practice
  • Knowing when both the teacher and the student are successful in attaining these goals
  • Understanding the critical role of teaching appropriate learning strategies
  • Planning and talking about teaching
  • Ensuring that the teacher constantly seeks feedback information as to the success of his or her teaching