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Knowledge of Instructional Strategies
Knowledge of Instructional Strategies
Effective instructional strategies aid in giving students the chance and opportunity to become actively involved in their own learning. When these strategies are implemented correctly, they can also support students in reaching their learning goals such as improving their problem-solving skills, becoming better at managing their time, and thinking more creatively.
"When you choose instructional activities for your classes, consider primarily whether an activity will lead to learning and what kind of learning you want to encourage." (Evertson & Emmer, Chapter 7, Pg. 132)
Instructional Strategies Infographic.pdfInteractive Instruction
Interactive learning focuses on students' gaining information through social interaction. It is designed to promote student engagement & understanding and strengthen communication skills. My philosophy is driven greatly by positive reinforcement which emphasizes the importance of motivating students to learn. When students feel that sense of motivation to be vulnerable, their participation will rise. Interactive learning and positive reinforcement work hand in hand with one another. Theorist Haim Ginott greatly encourages the use of communication in the classroom. Ginott believes interaction between peers fosters a positive learning environment and good behavior. The biggest factor teachers need to be aware of is how important it is for them to normalize the use of positive interactions in the classroom.
Independent Learning
Independent learning is all about empowering students to take responsibility for their learning. Students are in control, they are in charge of their success. In my classroom philosophy, I note that student responsibility plays a vital role in classroom management. When children are given the chance to self-regulate their learning; they learn the importance of goal-setting and monitoring the quality of their work. Theorists Redl & Wattenburg believe students behave differently when they are in a group than they would individually. It is important for teachers to take this into account when planning lessons & activities and managing their classroom. Every child is different and getting to know them personally is the first step to creating an openly independent environment.
Evidence of Experiential Learning in a Lesson
The lesson I have attached is a lesson called "Learning with Empathy". I chose to use this lesson as my sample because it is a perfect example of the incorporation of experiential learning. Experiential Learning is a process of learning by doing. The activities in this lesson engage students in real-world situations such as responding to situations using empathy and describing one's emotions. One of the biggest aspects of this lesson is to give students hands-on experience with working in unison with classmates and chances to open their minds up to the idea of empathy. This is a lesson children can take out of the classroom and use in their day-to-day activities. That's what builds this connection to Experiential Learning. This instructional strategy gives children the opportunity to learn through experience. The most unfiltered way to teach is through providing students with real and authentic experiences.
Adaptation is so important to me because each and every student deserves an equal opportunity to learn, whether it is in a different way than another student. This lesson can be adapted easily for different schools and communities because empathy is a key skill that every child needs to acquire. This information can be very well-known or a whole new concept to a group of children, how well the students grasp the concept depends on how passionate the teacher is about the topic.
Adaptation of the Lesson
Adapting lessons means making changes to the instruction to allow students equal opportunities to learn the information being taught. It means giving every student a chance, a chance to learn. Adaptations to a lesson can include modifications and accommodations, these are essential for making a lesson plan diverse. For this lesson, I had already noted a few ways this lesson could be adapted or differentiated, but there are always more ways lessons can be changed to meet students needs. The main forms of differentiation I noted in my lesson plan were to modify the amount of work or the use of group versus individual work time. After learning about the classroom management theorists, another adaptation I would make goes back to the idea of student responsibility. Instead of assigning what will be group work and what will be individual work ahead of time, I would give the students choices. I would explain the activity at hand and allow students to choose whether they would do their best work on their own, with a peer, or in a small group. I believe this would show my students that I trust them and they are responsible for their own learning. When they take responsibility for how they perform an activity into their hands I believe they will strengthen their knowledge of the topic at hand.
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