Teacher explains a cognitive strategy or procedure, models the strategy, provides guided practice and feedback as students internalize the strategy.
Coaching
Teacher makes criterion-referenced observations about performance and makes immediate, specific feedback.
Independent Study
Teacher encourages individuals or small groups of students to explore self-selected areas of study.
Socratic Questioning
Teacher poses a carefully constructed sequence of questions to help students improve their logical reasoning and critical thinking skills.
Inquiry-based Instruction
Teacher poses a task, problem, or intriguing situation, which students will explore across small changes in the data set, and generate insights about the problem and/or solutions.