Teacher Input (TIP), which includes things such as lectures, modeling, demonstrating, thinking aloud, etc. Ideally, TIP works fluidly with Student Active Participation, (SAP). When presenting new material, it is important to gradually release responsibility to the students. For example:

Me—Teacher Model and Think-Aloud 1

We—Teacher Model and Think-Aloud 2; teacher works through the material with students interacting with teacher 

Two—Guided Practice; students work with a partner(s) before they work on their own

You—Student independent practice

Students should be actively manipulating content (engaged in learning) through reading, writing, talking, etc. Examples include: Graphic organizers, magnet summaries, T-Charts for notes, Cornell notes, partner reading, ERT (Everyone Read To...), vocabulary building strategies, Think-Write-Pair-Share, Turn and Talk, etc. The resources below are chalk full of ideas, templates, and examples.

Lesson Design

Writing Clear Objectives

Accessing/Assessing/Augmenting Relevant Knowledge

Teacher Input & Student Active Participation

Identifying Student Success

SEL & Lesson Design