Instructional Practices

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A variety of instructional practices should be used regularly in the classroom to promote student understanding of concepts and enhance learning.

____ Individualized learning ____ Seminar discussion

____ Whole-group instruction ____ Choral student work

____ Learning activity package ____ Student working a problem aloud

____ Student reporting ____ Guided practice

____ Small-group work ____ Guest instructor/speaker

____ Games ____ Organized debate

____ Peer tutoring or team learning ____ Project work (individual or group)

____ Role playing or simulations ____ Independent practice

____ Brainstorming or circles of knowledge ____ Portfolio work

____ Student reading aloud ____ Skits or role playing

____ Teacher lecture ____ Concept mapping

____ Teacher demonstration ____ Question - Answer session

____ Tiered assignments ____ Modeling

____ Class discussion ____ Writing essays or extended responses

____ Independent student work ____ Lab work

____ Socratic dialogue ____ Singing

____ Drawing ____ Tiered assignments

Forms of Feedback

____ Questioning/Answering ____ Repeating student answer

____ Short answer quiz ____ Modifying student response

____ Written composition ____ Applying the student's response

____ Teacher critique ____ Comparing student responses

____ Peer evaluation ____ Summarizing student responses